Soil degradation

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

Definition

Soil degradation can be defined as a decline in soil quality, resulting in the reduced functioning of the soil.

Broaders

• land degradation

Exact match

• http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7168

isCausedBy

SOM loss

isPreventedBy

soil rehabilitation

RO_0002212

soil services

RO_0002212

water conservation

RO_0002212

productivity

RO_0002212

nutrients

RO_0002212

soil conditions

RO_0002212

climate resilience

RO_0002212

soil functioning

source

Johnson1997

source

Status of the world's soil resources

source

Bone2010

source

Stolte2016

related

soil quality

related

functional soil carbon indicator

related

SOC content

related

soil services

isIndicatedBy

soil function indicators

isIndicatedBy

soil threats