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Overview

Cynthia A. Cambardella was affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the study of soil health, soil nutrient dynamics, and sustainable agricultural practices within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science.

The scientist's contributions were published in multiple venues, including:

  • Geoderma
  • Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment
  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Quality

The topics covered in Cynthia A. Cambardella's work addressed several key areas:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

The subfields within Environmental Science and Agricultural Sciences that featured prominently in their research included:

  • Soil Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science

Cynthia A. Cambardella co-authored multiple studies with several frequent collaborators, highlighting ongoing cooperative research efforts. These co-authors included Douglas L. Karlen, Kathleen Delate, Márcio Renato Nunes, Thomas B. Moorman, and Sabrina J. Ruis.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Cambardella were:

  • Biological soil health indicators respond to tillage intensity: A US meta-analysis, 2020, Geoderma
  • How does tillage intensity affect chemical soil health indicators? A United States meta-analysis, 2020, Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment
  • Assessing biological soil health through decomposition of inexpensive household items, 2021, Applied Soil Ecology
  • Organic cropping systems enhance soil health indicators in a Mollisol of the US Corn Belt, 2024, Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Organic production reduces subsurface nitrate leaching and maintains crop yields in a US Mollisol, 2025, Journal of Environmental Quality

The work involved extensive meta-analyses and field studies to evaluate the impact of agricultural practices such as tillage intensity and organic cropping systems on soil indicators and nutrient leaching, contributing to the understanding of environmental sustainability in agriculture.

Best Publications

  • FIELD-SCALE VARIABILITY OF SOIL PROPERTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA SOILS

    C. A. Cambardella;T. B. Moorman;T. B. Parkin;D. L. Karlen

  • Particulate soil organic-matter changes across a grassland cultivation sequence

    C. A. Cambardella;E. T. Elliott

  • The Soil Management Assessment Framework

    Susan S. Andrews;Douglas L. Karlen;Cynthia A. Cambardella

  • Nitrogen Management Strategies to Reduce Nitrate Leaching in Tile-Drained Midwestern Soils

    Dana L. Dinnes;Douglas L. Karlen;Dan B. Jaynes;Thomas C. Kaspar

  • Carbon and Nitrogen Distribution in Aggregates from Cultivated and Native Grassland Soils

    C. A. Cambardella;E. T. Elliott

  • Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter Fractions from Cultivated Grassland Soils

    C. A. Cambardella;E. T. Elliott

  • Nitrate Loss in Subsurface Drainage as Affected by Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate

    D.B. Jaynes;T.S. Colvin;D.L. Karlen;C.A. Cambardella

  • Root-Derived Carbon and the Formation and Stabilization of Aggregates

    W.J. Gale;C.A. Cambardella;T.B. Bailey

  • Understanding and Enhancing Soil Biological Health: The Solution for Reversing Soil Degradation

    R. Michael Lehman;Cynthia A. Cambardella;Diane E. Stott;Veronica Acosta-Martinez

  • Crop Rotation Effects on Soil Quality at Three Northern Corn/Soybean Belt Locations

    Douglas L. Karlen;Eric G. Hurley;Susan S. Andrews;Cynthia A. Cambardella

  • HYPHAL UPTAKE AND TRANSPORT OF NITROGEN FROM TWO 15N‐LABELLED SOURCES BY GLOMUS MOSSEAE, A VESICULAR‐ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS *

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  • Methods for physical separation and characterization of soil organic matter fractions

    C.A. Cambardella;E.T. Elliott

  • Carbon Dynamics of Surface Residue– and Root-derived Organic Matter under Simulated No-till

    W. J. Gale;C. A. Cambardella

  • Spatial Analysis of Soil Fertility Parameters

    C. A. Cambardella;D. L. Karlen

  • Physical separation of soil organic matter

    E.T. Elliott;C.A. Cambardella

  • Potentially Mineralizable Nitrogen as an Indicator of Biologically Active Soil Nitrogen

    Laurie E. Drinkwater;Cynthia A. Cambardella;Jean D. Reeder;Charles W. Rice

  • Water Quality in Walnut Creek Watershed: Nitrate-Nitrogen in Soils, Subsurface Drainage Water, and Shallow Groundwater

    C. A. Cambardella;T. B. Moorman;D. B. Jaynes;J. L. Hatfield

  • Biological soil health indicators respond to tillage intensity: A US meta-analysis

    Márcio R. Nunes;Douglas L. Karlen;Kristen S. Veum;Thomas B. Moorman

  • Aggregate-Size Stability Distribution and Soil Stability

    C. O. Márquez;V. J. Garcia;Cynthia A. Cambardella;Richard C. Schultz

  • Nitrogen fertilizer effects on soil carbon balances in Midwestern U.S. agricultural systems

    Ann E. Russell;Cynthia A. Cambardella;David A. Laird;Dan B. Jaynes

  • Contrasting effects of elevated CO2 on old and new soil carbon pools

    Z.G. Cardon;Z.G. Cardon;B.A. Hungate;B.A. Hungate;C.A. Cambardella;F.S. Chapin;F.S. Chapin

  • Agroecosystem Performance during Transition to Certified Organic Grain Production

    Kathleen Delate;Cynthia A. Cambardella

  • Soil quality response to long-term tillage and crop rotation practices

    Douglas L. Karlen;Cynthia A. Cambardella;John L. Kovar;Thomas S. Colvin

  • Organic Farming, Soil Health, and Food Quality: Considering Possible Links

    Jennifer Reeve;Lori A. Hoagland;Juan J. Villalba;Patrick M. Carr

  • A preliminary watershed scale soil quality assessment in north central Iowa, USA

    Douglas L. Karlen;Mark D. Tomer;Jerry Neppel;Cynthia A. Cambardella

  • Review and Interpretation: Nitrogen Management Strategies to Reduce Nitrate Leaching in Tile-Drained Midwestern Soils

    Dana L. Dinnes;Douglas L. Karlen;Dan B. Jaynes;Thomas C. Kaspar

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas L. Karlen
Douglas L. Karlen Iowa State University
Thomas B. Moorman
Thomas B. Moorman Agricultural Research Service
Matt Liebman
Matt Liebman Iowa State University
Tom L. Richard
Tom L. Richard Pennsylvania State University
Jerry L. Hatfield
Jerry L. Hatfield Iowa State University
Rameshwar S. Kanwar
Rameshwar S. Kanwar Iowa State University
Dan B. Jaynes
Dan B. Jaynes Agricultural Research Service
Timothy B. Parkin
Timothy B. Parkin Agricultural Research Service
Thomas M. Isenhart
Thomas M. Isenhart Iowa State University
Mark D. Tomer
Mark D. Tomer US Department of Agriculture

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