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Game Changer in Soil Science. The Anthropocene in soil science and pedology.

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 2019
AbstractThe venerable science of pedology, initiated in the 19thcentury as the study of the natural factors of soil formation, is adapting to the demands of the Anthropocene, the geologic time during which planet Earth and its soils are transitioning from natural to human‐natural systems.
D. Richter
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International gender equity in soil science

European Journal of Soil Science, 2021
Previous studies have indicated that diversity is a concern in soil science, including how this relates to gender equity. However, gender equity data for soil science are extremely limited, with only the USA having a current relatively extensive study ...
L. Dawson, E. Brevik, L. Reyes-Sánchez
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A soil science renaissance [PDF]

Geoderma, 2008
The renaissance was an intellectually-rich period following a period of stasis in the medieval period. Something analogous appears to be currently taking place in soil science where novel approaches to thought are combined with a revival of ideas from the past.
Alfred E. Hartemink, Alex B. McBratney
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Race and racism in soil science

European Journal of Soil Science, 2020
Soil science is one of the least diverse fields within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Because demographics of groups and institutions provide a window into the culture, climate, equity and inclusion of minoritized scholars, we ...
A. Berhe, T. Ghezzehei
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Soil Science

Dictionary of Geotourism, 2019
The Department of Soil Science provides undergraduate and graduate education in agricultural, environmental, and natural resource aspects of soils. Areas of emphasis include soil ecology; soil erosion and tillage management; soil fertility and plant ...
G. Leeper, N. Uren, R. Bryant
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The challenge for the soil science community to contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Soil use and management, 2019
Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by 193 Governments at the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2015 for achievement by 2030.
J. Bouma, L. Montanarella, G. Evanylo
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A review of preferential water flow in soil science

Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 2018
: A better understanding of preferential water flow is important because water-related crises, i.e., water scarcity and security, are strongly associated with water retention rates in different landscapes.
Ying-hu Zhang, Zhenming Zhang, Ziwen Ma, Jingxiao Chen, Jalaluddin Akbar, Shuyan Zhang, C. Che, Mingxiang Zhang, A. Cerdà   +8 more
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The joy of teaching soil science

Geoderma, 2014
The fundamental purposes of teaching are to impart knowledge, insight, and inspiration. Around the world, university teaching principles are changing as students also gain knowledge and inspiration in ways other than in the class room. Likewise, the soil science discipline is evolving as there is a new set of tools and techniques available by which we ...
Hartemink, A. E., Balks, M. R., Chen, Z. S., Drohan, P., Field, D. J., Krasilnikov, P., Lowe, D. J., Rabenhorst, M., van Rees, K., Schad, P., Schipper, L. A., Sonneveld, M., Walter, Christian   +12 more
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SOIL SCIENCE AS A BASIC SCIENCE

Soil Science, 1991
Soil science has evolved along two tracks. The agricultural research establishment has fostered the trial-and-error empirical approach which has led to great benefits to agriculture but has been less effective at developing soil science as a science.
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