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Geochemical signatures and weathering rates in soils derived from different granites in contrasting climatic locations

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Agronomy, 2018
We studied the mineralogical properties and chemical composition of different granites using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy coupled with scanning electron microscopy to understand the relationship between granite signatures and soil characteristics,
Ygor Jacques Agra Bezerra da Silva   +5 more
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Precise Land Evaluation Implementation of the Regional Spatial Plan in the Sleman Regency to Maintain Human Health and Food Security

open access: yesAgriHealth, 2023
Agricultural land in Sleman Regency has changed many functions, including constructing toll roads and settlements. The conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land, without being balanced by the creation of new farmland, resulted in the ...
Isnaeni Sri Wahyuti   +3 more
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Increase in soil organic carbon by agricultural intensification in northern China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Acknowledgements. This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 31370527 and 31261140367) and the National Science and Technology Support Program of China (no. 2012BAD14B01-2).
Lal, R.   +4 more
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Reconciling critical zone science with ecosystem and soil science—a personal-scientist perspective

open access: yesFrontiers in Water, 2023
The critical zone has been the subject of much discussion and debate as a term in the ecosystem, soil and earth system science communities, and there is a need to reconcile how this term is used within these disciplines.
Kathleen A. Lohse
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Selected research opportunities in soil physics Oportunidades selecionadas de pesquisa em física do solo

open access: yesScientia Agricola, 1997
Selected research opportunities are discussed in order to guide soil science research, with emphasis on soil physics, with the aim of improving agricultural productivity and environmental quality.Oportunidades selecionadas de pesquisa são discutidas para
D.R. Nielsen   +3 more
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Les sols, nouvelle frontière pour les savoirs et les politiques de l’environnement

open access: yesRevue d'anthropologie des connaissances, 2020
Despite its vital importance for ecosystems and societies, soil largely remains understood as an inert base, a backdrop for the biological and social life that exists at its surface. This special issue looks at the dynamics of production, circulation and
Germain Meulemans, Céline Granjou
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Tomography in soil science

open access: yesDokuchaev Soil Bulletin, 2016
The main advantages of applying computed tomography to studying soil samples include non-invasiveness, independence of the moisture content in the samples and the possibility for mathematical modelling. The methodological problems of this imaging technique include restrictions of the sample size, resolution limitations and segmentation difficulties.
SKVORTSOVA E.B.   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Entering the digital world (Pedometrics 2009) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Development in pedometrics has not only shaped the research agenda in soil science but also attracted the attention of practitioners from other communities such as environmental modelling and land management who require digital information on soils.
Huang, Yuanfang   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Fortifications and Paleo-Landscape of the Troitskii Urai I Hillfort

open access: yesПоволжская археология, 2019
The paper features the results of a comprehensive study of the fortifications of the Troitskii-Urai I hillfort. An analysis of a rampart section using the archaeological, geomorphological, palynological and soil science methods has made it possible to ...
Chizhevsky Andrei A.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A 360° perspective of women in soil science focused on the U.S

open access: yesFrontiers in Soil Science, 2023
Gender parity and equity concerns in soil science have been reported in the United States and at global scale. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes have discouraged women away from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research ...
Sabine Grunwald, Samira Daroub
doaj   +1 more source

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