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The changing concept of soil quality
Abstract
Soil quality concerns are not new, but each time we come to them we use a slightly different approach because our understanding of soils has increased and the questions that scientists and society ask have changed. Productivity and suitability for different beneficial uses of soil have been major themes in soil quality, but there are other approaches. It is useful to consider the changing concept of soil quality so we can put our present concerns in the context of the other ideas as we seek to reverse soil degradation and improve soil quality Suitability for various beneficial uses is probably the oldest and one of the most frequently used concepts of soil quality. Often this concept is related to the quantity of crops produced, but it can also be related to quality. Soil health, as it determines human health, is expressed through crop quality. Because soil is a unique habitat for a wide diversity of biota, various biological parameters have been used in defining soil quality. A further refinement is to define soil quality in terms of the various functions that soils perform in ecosystems, such as recycling of nutrients, partitioning …
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“The term soil health originates from the observation that soil quality in fl uences the health of animals and humans via the quality of crops (e.g. Warkentin, 1995).”
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- Authors
- Warkentin, B. P.
- Corresponding author
- Warkentin, Benno P.
- Venue
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1995-05
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 226-228
- ISSN
- 0022-4561 (ISSN-L)
- 1941-3300
- OpenAlex
- W2338363575
- Cited by
- 146
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 9.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Science and Environmental Management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Keywords
- soil quality, soil health, soil productivity, soil suitability, soil degradation, soil functions, ecosystem services, soil organisms, nutrient cycling
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