Soil quality – A critical review

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue , 2018, Pages 105-125

  Bünemann, Else K ^a   Bongiorno, Giulia ^a,b   Bai, Zhanguo ^c   Creamer, Rachel E ^b   De Deyn, Gerlinde ^b   de Goede, Ron ^b   Fleskens, Luuk ^b   Geissen, Violette ^b   Kuyper, Thom W ^b   Mäder, Paul ^a   Pulleman, Mirjam ^b,d   Sukkel, Wijnand ^b   van Groenigen, Jan Willem ^b   Brussaard, Lijbert ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service; Indicator; Land quality; Minimum data set; Monitoring; Soil capability; Soil fertility; Soil function; Soil health; Soil threat; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; LAND USE; QUALITY CONTROL;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; LAND QUALITY; MINIMUM DATA SET; SOIL CAPABILITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL FUNCTION; SOIL HEALTH; SOIL THREATS; SOILS QUALITIES; STAKEHOLDER;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAND USE CHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY;

EID: 85041833715     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.01.030     Document Type: Review

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