Defining and assessing soil quality

Defining Soil Quality for a Sustainable Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 3-21

  Doran, John W ^a   Parkin, Timothy B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological indicator; Chemical indicator; Ecosystems function; Physical indicator; Soil function; Soil management practices; Soil properties; Soil quality; Soil quality index

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102328609     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub35.c1     Document Type: Chapter

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