The nature and properties of soils; a college text of edaphology

Lyon, T. L.; Buckman, Harry Oliver

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“…The earliest definition of the soil was that it is a medium for plant growth. Known as the ''edaphological'' concept of soil, this view prevailed in soil science early in the 20th century (e.g., Lyon and Buckman, 1922). This view is still emphasized where soil fertility is the primary concern and the focus is on physical and chemical soil attributes important for plant growth with little regard for conditions external to the rooting medium.…”

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Historical development of key concepts in pedology

Bockheim¹,

Gennadiyev²,

Hammer³

et al. 2005

Geoderma

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Historical development of key concepts in pedology

Bockheim¹,

Gennadiyev²,

Hammer³

et al. 2005

Geoderma

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“…Soil ecology has been a recognized field of study for a number of years (e.g. Lyon and Buckman, 1929). This research area considers how chemical, physical and mineralogical properties affect organisms and how they, in turn, affect soils.…”

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Biogeosciences survey

Martin

Johnson

2012

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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The biogeosciences are a rapidly expanding field, and for this reason the full scope of possible topics falling under this heading is not always recognized. The biogeosciences cover all fields of the biological sciences and their interactions with the relevant Earth spheres (i.e. atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere), and are studied over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. While interdisciplinary work has been recognized for many years, it is recommended that all biogeosciences studies should ultimately strive to understand process operation and feedbacks, and in doing so a common ground to approaches of study can be defined. The notion of multidisciplinary versus interdisciplinary research is considered herein. It is by following an approach of explanation-based science that the complex interplay of biological and environmental processes can be understood best. Understanding of system behaviour and functioning should be a core goal of biogeosciences research. This review offers a proposed classification and summary of the full range of topics falling under the umbrella of the biogeosciences, and in doing so sets the stage for a future series of progress reports focusing on recent developments in the biogeosciences.

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Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Pedogenesis Through Chemical Weathering, Hydrologic Fluxes, and Bioturbation

Hunt

Egli

Faybishenko

2021

Hydrogeology, Chemical Weathering, and Soil Formation

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A review of the status of fundamental research into soil genesis and development is given, together with a discussion of the outstanding problems from various perspectives, such as the geological, hydrological, and soil ecological points of view. The urgency of understanding what soil is, how it forms and evolves, relates fundamentally to its connection with the cycling of water and those elements of deep significance to biology, e.g. carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, as well as to the uptake and fate of the (mostly) solar energy input. The coupling is inherent in the close relationships between soil genesis and the formative process of chemical weathering, together with its abiotic drawdown of atmospheric carbon, as well as the relationship between soil evolution and the biological processes that change the soil. Each of these phases links soils to the atmospheric carbon composition and the Earth's climate system. More recently, the link between soil formation and Earth's water cycle has become clearer with the recognition that field weathering rates are more likely flux-limited (water, organic acids, and reaction products) than kinetics-limited. While a link between water and CO2 drawdown appears explicit in the photosynthetic reaction, the relationship between plant productivity and transpiration fundamentally links water and cycling of elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus. The summary is intended to place the works of the present book into the context of present research efforts and future goals.

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The nature and properties of soils; a college text of edaphology

Cited by 5 publications

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Historical development of key concepts in pedology

Historical development of key concepts in pedology

Biogeosciences survey

Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Pedogenesis Through Chemical Weathering, Hydrologic Fluxes, and Bioturbation

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