SOIL QUALITY is how well soil does what we want it to do. More specifically, soil quality is
the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function, within natural or managed ecosystem …

Soil is a complex body that exists as many types, each with diverse properties that may vary
widely across time and space as a function of many factors. This complexity makes the …

Soil—the thin, unconsolidated, vertically differentiated portion of the Earth's surface—is
ubiquitous and often ignored despite its many important environmental and life-sustaining …

The concept of soil quality was conceived in the early 1990s as a parallel to those of air and
water quality in response to concerns about soil'health,'sustainability and …

Soil quality is a measure of the capacity of a soil to perform necessary functions. Definitions
of soil quality depends on human uses of soil and functions of soil within natural and …

Background Interest in soil quality and health has grown with awareness that soil is central
to the cycle of life on earth. Soils support the growth of plants and microorganisms, regulate …

BACKGROUND Soil health is defined as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital
living system, by recognizing that it contains biological elements that are key to ecosystem …

For humankind, soil is the esence of life and health. As with air and water, human life could
not be sustained without the soil because it is the source of most of our food. The economic …

This essay summarizes deliberation by the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Ad Hoc
Committee on Soil Quality (S‐581) and was written to spur discussion among SSSA …

This essay summarizes deliberation by the SoilScience Society or America (SSSA) Ad Hoc
Committee on Soil Quality (S-581) and was writtento spur discussion among SSSA …