Soil quality – A critical review - ScienceDirect
2018年5月1日 · In contrast, soil quality is not limited to the degree of soil pollution, but is commonly defined much more broadly as “the capacity of a soil to function within ecosystem and land-use boundaries to sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental quality, and promote plant and animal health” (Doran and Parkin, 1994, Doran and Parkin ...
Soil quality - Wikipedia
Soil quality reflects how well a soil performs the functions of maintaining biodiversity and productivity, partitioning water and solute flow, filtering and buffering, nutrient cycling, and providing support for plants and other structures.
Introduction to Soils: Soil Quality - Penn State Extension
Soil quality is the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation. Soil fertility is the ability of a soil to provide the nutrients needed by crop plants to grow.
Soil Quality: Concepts, Importance, Indicators, and ...
2022年4月14日 · Soil quality is the capacity of a particular type of soil to perform function within a natural or managed ecosystem to preserve plants and animals, maintain or enhance climate quality, and support human health and urban environment. Urban soil quality is directly related to human health and industry and urban development.
Soil Health Assessment - Natural Resources Conservation Service
Our natural resource conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damage caused by floods and other natural disasters.
Soil Quality - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Soil quality is defined as the capacity of a soil to function, within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation (Karlen et al., 1997).
The concept and future prospects of soil health | Nature ...
2020年8月25日 · Soil health affects human and planetary health through crop production, quality, storage and transportation; food quality and taste; soil contamination; or through climate change, recreation...