Louise Bellet

New research is exploring another crucial ecosystem function to agriculture — the role shelterbelts play 
in maintaining soil fertility by sustaining soil biological activity

Scientists and environmental agencies inform us that agriculture on the prairie, like in most parts of the world, is becoming more vulnerable as climate changes, energy cost rises and natural resources including organic matter and biodiversity are depleted. This increased vulnerability not only threatens food security at a global scale (the Canadian Prairies contributes to