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Soil quality assessment requires an interdisciplinary approach. This is illustrated for the case of eroding agricultural land. The’ soil Life’ and ‘Production Half-Life’ concepts are introduced.
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Biot, Y.J., Lu, X.X. (1993). Introducing The’ soil-Life’ and ‘Production Half-Life’ Concepts to Assess the Importance of Soil Quality Deterioration. In: Eijsackers, H.J.P., Hamers, T. (eds) Integrated Soil and Sediment Research: A Basis for Proper Protection. Soil & Environment, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2008-1_9
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