Flyway Flooding Impacts with Dr. Amitava Chatterjee | Field, Lab, Earth Podcast

Dr. Amitava Chatterjee discusses how flooding agricultural fields for conservation purposes impacts soil.

The Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB) serves as a critical stopover habitat for migratory birds traveling between Canada and Central and South America, presenting both challenges and opportunities for habitat conservation. To support these birds, farmers in the region flood agricultural fields in the winter, creating temporary wetlands that provide habitat and essential food sources. This practice has increased bird stopovers but raises concerns about soil health, as flooding can alter soil properties. In this episode of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, Dr. Amitava Chatterjee shares his insights on research related to the effects of flooding on soil properties in agricultural lands in the LMRB and how it contributes to maintaining sustainable stopover habitats for migratory birds. If you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe to us here on this channel or anywhere podcasts are found.


Featured Article, Full Episode Show Notes, and Transcripts
“Shallow water habitat management influences soil CO2 efflux from agricultural fields in the Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB), USA” published in Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment Journal:
https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20365

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Resources
“Flooding Fields May Be a Win-Win For Farmers and Birds in the Mississippi Delta” article: https://tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/a...
“Flooding Fields in the Mississippi Delta Helps Crop Yields—and Shorebirds” article: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/fl...
“Soil carbon mineralization, enzyme activities, and crop residue decomposition under varying soil moisture regime” article in Soil Science Society of America Journal: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20601
https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/1...
Conservation Incentive Program: Winter-Flooded Rice Fields for Waterfowl Habitat:    • Conservation Incentive Program: Winte...  
MDWFP Waterfowl Program - Mississippi Land Conservation Assistance Network: https://www.mississippilandcan.org/lo...
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