landscape architecture and urban applications. Soil can perform many functions and these include functions related to the natural ecosystems, agricultural...

Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the Earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical...

atmosphere as a habitat for organisms All of these functions, in their turn, modify the soil and its properties. Soil science has two basic branches of study: edaphology...

Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other...

meet the needs of human and non-human life. Soil quality reflects how well a soil performs the functions of maintaining biodiversity and productivity...

Soil health is a state of a soil meeting its range of ecosystem functions as appropriate to its environment. In more colloquial terms, the health of soil...

effect on soil ecosystems. The soil is home to circa 59% of the world's biodiversity. The links between soil organisms and soil functions are complex...

wide variety of sigmoid functions including the logistic and hyperbolic tangent functions have been used as the activation function of artificial neurons...

of the landscape, they maintain important soil functions in the environment. The plants found in hydric soils often have aerenchyma, internal spaces in...

Soil ecology studies interactions among soil organisms, and their environment. It is particularly concerned with the cycling of nutrients, soil aggregate...

In soil science, pedotransfer functions (PTF) are predictive functions of certain soil properties using data from soil surveys. The term pedotransfer...

capacity, soil reaction to certain use, soil functions, soil degradation measures, etc. Map Soil science Soil survey Pedometric mapping Digital soil mapping...

provide regulatory ecosystem services. SOM is especially critical for soil functions and quality. The benefits of SOM result from several complex, interactive...

Soil production function refers to the rate of bedrock weathering into soil as a function of soil thickness. A general model suggests that the rate of...

settlements, roads, and businesses). Soil sealing and land take together leads to the complete loss of soil functions, including its biological, physical...

razor-sharp, and one edge is serrated for cutting through roots and tough soil. Functions include a knife, a saw, a digging tool, or a measuring device for planting...

Soil microbiology is the study of microorganisms in soil, their functions, and how they affect soil properties. It is believed that between two and four...

nearly all physical, chemical and biological properties and functions of soil. Together with soil erosion, it is regarded as the "costliest and most serious...

qualities such as soil fertility. Soil biology Soil ecology Soil functions Soil life Trophic cascade Food web Entomopathogenic nematode "Soil Biology Primer...

Tilth is a physical condition of soil, especially in relation to its suitability for planting or growing a crop. Factors that determine tilth include the...

functions. For instance, soil bulk density can be predicted using easily measured soil properties such as soil texture, pH and organic matter. Soil testing...

Environmental soil science addresses both the fundamental and applied aspects of the field including: buffers and surface water quality, vadose zone functions, septic...

piecewise-differentiable functions, PDIFF. Important sub-classes of piecewise linear functions include the continuous piecewise linear functions and the convex...

fertility - Soil food web - Soil functions - Soil gradation - Soil guideline value - Soil health - Soil horizon - Soil inoculant - Soil life - Soil liquefaction...

some engineering function. Soil bioengineering is an effective tool for treatment of a variety of unstable and / or eroding sites. Soil bioengineering techniques...

Disease suppressive soils function to prevent the establishment of pathogens in the rhizosphere of plants. These soils develop through the establishment...

Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity (alkalinity) of a soil. Soil pH is a key characteristic that can be used to make informative analysis both...

whereas other nutrients including nitrogen are typically obtained from the soil (exceptions include some parasitic or carnivorous plants). Plants must obtain...

rice farming. Green manures usually perform multiple functions that include soil improvement and soil protection: Leguminous green manures such as clover...

designing a constructed soil is to replicate the physical, chemical, and biological functions of natural soils. The target soil properties depend on the...