Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-23-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-23-2024
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15 Jan 2024
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Perspectives on the misconception of levitating soil aggregates

Gina Garland, John Koestel, Alice Johannes, Olivier Heller, Sebastian Doetterl, Dani Or, and Thomas Keller

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The concept of soil aggregates is hotly debated, leading to confusion about their function or relevancy to soil processes. We propose that the use of conceptual figures showing detached and isolated aggregates can be misleading and has contributed to this skepticism. Here, we conceptually illustrate how aggregates can form and dissipate within the context of undisturbed soils, highlighting the fact that aggregates do not necessarily need to have distinct physical boundaries.