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===Soil Quality vs. Soil Health===
===Soil Quality vs. Soil Health===
[[File:11 living soil.jpg|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.  
[[File:11 living soil.jpg|frame|border|right|text-top|upright|alt=Alt|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.  





Revision as of 23:03, 14 March 2016

Introduction

The Living Soil

Soil Quality vs. Soil Health

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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.


Definitions and Indicators

FAO

NRCS

Beyond Existing Indicators: Incorporating Soil Biology

Soil Health and Agriculture

Physical Disturbances

Inputs

Water Availability

Crop Rotation

Mitigation

Microbes and Soil Disease Suppression: A Case for Soil Health

Current Research

References