Soil health: definitions, history, key concepts and hurdles

Author(s)
Wander, Michelle M.
Language
EnglishAbstract
This chapter reviews the history and trajectory of soil quality and soil health as global scientific objectives. Sections review definitions and drivers, key concepts, and hurdles that change this field of effort before considering evolving methodologies.
Keywords
soil quality; soil health; normative science; proxy indicators; resistance and resilenceISBN
9781801466110Publisher
Burleigh Dodds Science PublishingPublication date and place
Cambridge, 2023Imprint
Burleigh Dodds Science PublishingSeries
Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science,Classification
Soil science, sedimentology
Sustainable agriculture
Agricultural science
Agronomy & crop production