Soil indicators

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

Definition

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

Narrowers

• agricultural area under severe erosion

• compaction susceptibility

• contaminated sites

• extent of organic soils

• gross nutrient balance

• soil erosion rates per unit of land cover

• soil sealing

• topsoil nitrogen concentration

• topsoil phosphorous concentration

• trends in SOC stocks in cropland

• water erosion

• wind erosion rate

includes

soil nutrient availability

includes

soil biodiversity potential

includes

soil sealing

includes

soil contamination or pollution

includes

Soil erosion

includes

available water capacity

includes

soil carbon stocks

T4FS_0000577

soil functions

source

Maes2020

source

Vogel2020

related

soil attributes

P1889

soil parameters

assesses

soil degradation