All soils harbor microaggregates, ie, compound soil structures smaller than 250 µm. These
microaggregates are composed of diverse mineral, organic and biotic materials that are …

Air-drying and wetting of air-dried soil samples with water (ie, rewetting) are widely used
sample treatments in soil analyses. It is recognized that both air-drying and rewetting of soil …

Aggregate hierarchy, a fundamental soil feature controlling various physical and
biogeochemical processes, is well-studied for soils dominated by crystalline minerals but not …

Background Knowledge of soil aggregate formation and stability is essential, as this is
important for maintaining soil functions. Aims This study aimed to investigate the influence of …

Mechanical stability of soil aggregates is important for resisting external disturbances in
slope soils. Biochar (BC) is widely used in slope remediation. However, biochar application …

Several beneficial soil functions are linked to aggregates, but how the formation and stability
depend on the presence of colloidal-and nanosized (1000–1 nm) bulding blocks is still …

The functions of soils are intimately linked to their three‐dimensional pore space and the
associated biogeochemical interfaces, mirrored in the complex structure that developed …

Colloidal organo–mineral associations contribute to soil organic matter (OM) preservation
and mainly occur in two forms:(i) as water-dispersible colloids that are potentially mobile …

Application of ultrasound to disperse soil aggregates has been critical in enabling
researchers to separate and analyze aggregate building blocks that include organic and …

Numerous approaches have been developed to isolate fast and slow cycling soil organic
carbon (SOC) pools using physical and chemical fractionation. Most of these methods are …