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===Beyond Existing Indicators: Incorporating Soil Biology=== | ===Beyond Existing Indicators: Incorporating Soil Biology=== | ||
[[File:23 micro biomass.png|thumb|border| | [[File:23 micro biomass.png|thumb|border|right|top|upright=2.0|alt=Alt|Measuring microbial biomass a biologically-focused indicator of soil health integrates physical, chemical, and biological indicators.]] | ||
==Soil Health and Agriculture== | ==Soil Health and Agriculture== | ||
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===Physical Disturbances=== | ===Physical Disturbances=== | ||
===Inputs=== | ===Inputs=== | ||
===Water Availability=== | ===Water Availability=== | ||
===Crop Rotation=== | ===Crop Rotation=== | ||
===Mitigation=== | ===Mitigation=== | ||
Revision as of 00:00, 15 March 2016
Introduction
The Living Soil
Soil Quality vs. Soil Health
The physical, chemical, and biological interactions driven by soil microorganisms in a healthy soil support a complex food web, including human beings.
Much like the success of the human body is measured by its health, soil health is a measure of a complex set of biological, chemical and physical interactions which are driven by microbial processes. The soil supports and sustains most life forms on earth, but it is the work of microorganisms that give soil its unique life giving properties.
