Healthy soils are fundamental to sustainable rangelands, but soils function in obscurity. This is reflected in the below ground black-box mentality often attributed to soils. Transformational changes get the attention of land managers and the public for example, soil erosion associated with the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. This provides benchmarks for the context of importance in maintaining healthy soils for the productive capacity of rangelands. Benefits of soil health include enhanced soil water-holding capacity and appropriate nutrient cycling, which increases rangelands resilience to weather variability and predicted climate change.
Derner, J. D., Stanley, C. C., & Ellis, C. (2016). Usable science: Soil health. Rangelands, 38(2), 64-67.
