This chapter provides a review on the state of soil visible–near infrared (vis–NIR)
spectroscopy. Our intention is for the review to serve as a source of up-to-date information …

Soil health is presented as an integrative property that reflects the capacity of soil to respond
to agricultural intervention, so that it continues to support both the agricultural production …

Soil health is the capacity of soil to function as a vital living system, within ecosystem and
land-use boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water …

Erosion rates and annual soil loss tolerance (T) values in evaluations of soil management
practices have served as focal points for soil quality (SQ) research and assessment …

Soil quality (SQ) assessment has long been a challenging issue, since soils present high
variability in properties and functions. This paper aims to increase the understanding of SQ …

Interest in the quality and health of soil has been stimulated by recent awareness that soil is
vital to both production of food and fiber and global ecosystems function. Soil health, or …

Interest in evaluating soil quality has been stimulated by increasing awareness that soil is a
critically important component of the earth's biosphere. Defining indicators of soil quality is …

Foresters have always relied on a knowledge of chemical and physical properties of soils to
assess capacity of sites to support productive forests. Recently, the need for assessing soil …

The concept of soil quality gives rise to more controversy than that of water or air quality.
However, despite the difficulty in providing a definition, the maintenance of soil quality is …

This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's
leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis …