Articles | Volume 5, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-1-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-1-2019
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10 Jan 2019
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Refining physical aspects of soil quality and soil health when exploring the effects of soil degradation and climate change on biomass production: an Italian case study

Antonello Bonfante, Fabio Terribile, and Johan Bouma

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This study is restricted to soil physical aspects of soil quality and health with the objective to define procedures with worldwide rather than only regional applicability, reflecting modern developments in soil physical research and focusing on important questions regarding possible effects of soil degradation and climate change.