Soil indicators

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

Also known as soil indicator

Definition

Soil indicators are soil attributes that provide substantial information on soil functions.

Narrowers

• agricultural area under severe erosion

• area of organic soils

• available water capacity

• compaction susceptibility

• contaminated sites

• extent of organic soils

• gross nutrient balance

• soil biodiversity potential

• soil carbon stocks

• soil contamination

• soil erosion

• soil erosion by water

• soil erosion rates per unit of land cover

• soil nutrient availability

• soil pollution

• soil sealing

• topsoil nitrogen concentration

• topsoil phosphorous concentration

• trends in SOC stocks in cropland

• wind erosion rate

isUsedIn

• assesses: SoilDegradation

source

Vogel2020

source

EC2017

source

Maes2020

source

mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services

related

soil functions

related

soil attributes

P1889

soil parameters

indicates

soil functions