“Data‐driven” versus “question‐driven” research – Baveye …

One can easily make the case that in in general, given the inherent complexity and heterogeneity of the material we work with, it is pointless to acquire data in the absence of a clear question that requires an answer. 1 Indeed, very different information about organic matter needs to be obtained, depending on whether one ...

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Unearthing perspectives: the new health law

Source: Commission. The health dashboard supports the Commission proposal for a health law and indicators proposed by the Mission of the EU’s research and innovation programme Horizon , revealing that the most common types of degradation appear to be loss of organic carbon (53%), the loss of ...

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Global Atlas – ESDAC – Commission

Global Atlas. The Atlas describes as habitat for the diversity of organisms that live under our feet. At the same time, it draws attention to the threats to , such as invasive species, pollution, intensive land use pracu0002tices or climate change. The Atlas provides current solutions for a sustainable ...

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Bringing soils to life in the human and social sciences

Abstract. Despite their key importance for ecosystems and societies, soils have long remained a peripheral topic in the human and social sciences. Our paper aims to account for the recent, fast-growing literature in human and social sciences on soils. We first highlight social sciences’ shared concern for unsettling common visions of as ...

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Zoom into : Journal of and EU …

The British Society of (BSSS) is delighted to announce the next Zoom into webinar will take place on Wednesday 7 February from 12:00 - 1:00pm (UK time) and is free of charge to register. Join Professor Jenni Dungait, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of , and Dr Cristina Arias-Navarro, Scientific Project ...

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Organic carbon in Austria – Status quo and foreseeable …

In forest soils, about 20% of SOC are stored in the organic surface layer and 80% in the mineral . Mountain grasslands have similar SOC stocks as forests. Extensively and intensively used grasslands in low altitudes have lower SOC stocks than mountain grasslands. The SOC stock in cropland is lower than in grasslands.

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