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Soil science
That science dealing with soils as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.
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Mineralization
Earth science; Soil science
The conversion of an element from an organic form to an inorganic state as a result of microbial activity.
Soil productivity
Earth science; Soil science
The output of a specified plant or group of plants under a defined set of management practices.
Forest productivity
Earth science; Soil science
The capacity of a forest to produce specific products (i.e. biomass, lumber) over time as influenced by the interaction of vegetative manipulation and abiotic factors (i.e. soil, climate, ...
Gibbs free energy (G)
Earth science; Soil science
The thermodynamic potential for a system whose independent variables are the absolute temperature, applied pressure, mass variables, and other independent, extensive variables. The change in Gibbs ...
Mass balance
Earth science; Soil science
Used as an indicator of the accuracy of numerical computations. The mass balance is the absolute error in the water volume computation, i.e., sum of the net flux through the domain and the net ...
Ferrods
Earth science; Soil science
Spodosols that have more than six times as much free iron (elemental) than organic carbon in the spodic horizon. Ferrods are rarely saturated with water or do not have characteristics associated ...
Litter
Earth science; Soil science
The surface layer of the forest floor which is not in an advanced stage of decomposition, usually consisting of freshly fallen leaves, needles, twigs, stems, bark, and fruits.
