Soil compaction

URI: https://soilwise-he.github.io/soil-health#SoilCompaction

Definition

Soil compaction harms the physical structure of soils and thus affects important ecological and economic soil functions, by reducing pore volume and pore continuity as well as particle surface accessibility.

Exact match

• http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7163

affects

soil biological activity

affects

Rooting

affects

Soil biochemical processes

isCausedBy

Heavy machinery

isCausedBy

Operations at critical soil moisture levels

isCausedBy

soil physical degradation

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food production

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plant health

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Subsoil

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Particle surface accessibility

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Pore continuity

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Pore volume

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fibre production

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Rainwater infiltration

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Hydraulic conductivity

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Waterlogging

causes

Soil erosion