Soil Scientist Directory

Background is one of our most important resources and fulfills many ecological functions such as storage and filtration of water and nutrients, transformation of chemical compounds and nutrients, biomass production, and carbon storage. Such functions support ecosystem services provided by soils, which need to be protected to protect fertility. However, soils often ...

The LUCAS- survey already monitors most of the properties needed to estimate multifunctionality using the Navigator DSS. Crucial attributes that are still missing for monitoring functions at the scale include bulk density and biological data (van Leeuwen et al., 2017).

Background to Position & Project. This competition seeks to recruit a postdoctoral researcher focused on modelling the impact of management on ecosystem carbon flows and changes in organic carbon (SOC). This position will join a well-resourced team of permanent and contract staff investigating the impact of management on C fluxes and have ...

High-yielding forage grass cultivars increase root biomass and organic carbon stocks compared with mixed-species permanent pasture in temperate . Andrew S. Gregory, Adrian Joynes, Elizabeth R. Dixon, Deborah A. Beaumont, Phil J. Murray, Mike W. Humphreys, Goetz M. Richter, Jennifer A. J. Dungait. , e13160.

These 24 colours show the global classification of major types. Each type has its physical, chemical and biological properties, as it is composed of minerals, organic matter, air and water, and hosts many living organisms. classification is important because it reflects not only these properties, but also how soils were formed ...

, a component of land, is considered polluted when contaminants adversely affect human health or the environment. With every step we take, we could be standing on top of a very different mix and concentration of contaminants in the ground. The large variation of contaminants, soils, and climatic and land use conditions makes it costly to ...

degradation can have serious negative impacts on agricultural production and the environment. However, it is only since the 1980s that awareness on the negative impacts of agricultural intensification on water and resources has been expressed in agricultural policies and conservation interventions (see Louwagie et al.in this volume).