Soil ecologySoil ecology is the study of the interactions among soil organisms, and between biotic and abiotic aspects of the soil environment. It is particularly concerned with the cycling of nutrients, formation and stabilization of the pore structure, the spread and vitality of pathogens, and the biodiversity of this rich biological community. Soil is made up of a multitude of physical, chemical, and biological entities, with many interactions occurring among them. Soil is a variable mixture of broken and weathered minerals and decaying organic matter.
Index of soil-related articlesThis is an index of articles relating to soil. Acid sulfate soil Acrisol Active layer Agricultural soil science Akadama Albeluvisols Alfisols Alkali soil Andisols Angle of repose Antigo (soil) Anthrosol Aridisols Atriplex Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated - Baer's law Bama (soil) Barren vegetation Base-richness Bay mud Bearing capacity Bentonite Berkshire (soil) Bevameter Biochar Biogeology Blandford (soil) Blue goo Bog Brickearth Brown earth Brown podzolic Calca
BiogeochemistryBiogeochemistry is the scientific discipline that involves the study of the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes and reactions that govern the composition of the natural environment (including the biosphere, the cryosphere, the hydrosphere, the pedosphere, the atmosphere, and the lithosphere). In particular, biogeochemistry is the study of biogeochemical cycles, the cycles of chemical elements such as carbon and nitrogen, and their interactions with and incorporation into living things transported through earth scale biological systems in space and time.
PedologyPedology (from Greek: πέδον, pedon, "soil"; and λόγος, logos, "study") is a discipline within soil science which focuses on understanding and characterizing soil formation, evolution, and the theoretical frameworks for modeling soil bodies, often in the context of the natural environment. Pedology is often seen as one of two main branches of soil inquiry, the other being edaphology which is traditionally more agronomically oriented and focuses on how soil properties influence plant communities (natural or cultivated).
