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IUSS News<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1000 days until the World Congress of Soil Science in 2022 (WCSS22)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The logo of the WCSS22 was launched by the British Society of Soil Science on Nov. 4.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What is it?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0The WCSS is a leading international soil science conference, held every 4 years in different countries and attended by over 3000 soil scientists from around the globe. The next Congress is being organised by the British Society of Soil Science on behalf of the International Union of Soil Sciences. The Congress theme,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2018Soil Science \u2013 crossing boundaries, changing society\u2019<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0will focus on the link between soil and society, with sessions covering soil systems, soil processes, soil management and how we interact with and use soils around the world. There will be opportunities for specialist workshops and discussion sessions across a wide range of soil disciplines. The core programme is supported by tours and a cultural and arts programme for delegates and the wider public to explore our diverse environment and culture.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Where and when is it?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>The Congress will take place at the award winning and world-class Scottish Event Campus, a riverside venue minutes from central Glasgow in Scotland, UK. The Congress is between 31st July – 5th August 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Who should attend?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Research scientists, policy makers, regulators, NGOs and anyone who has an interest in the sustainable use of soils.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why should I attend?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>At a time of global concern for our planet and its growing population, managing our soils sustainably has never been as important. 90% of our food comes from soil, as does all of our timber and other fibre. Soil, and the ecosystems it supports, have a huge role in mitigating against climate change, is a vast reservoir of biodiversity, plays a significant role in flood management and contains key evidence of past civilisations. Our understanding of the importance of these functions is developing rapidly and the Congress provides the ideal setting to discover the international state of the art in these critical global issues and an opportunity to connect across all who work with and rely on soils.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Follow us on Twitter: @Soil_Science and @WorldSoils2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.soils.org.uk\/wcss2022<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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STOP\u00a0SOIL\u00a0DEGRADATION\u00a0and the\u00a0IUSS\u2019s educative project to achieve it<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4th Soil in the Environment Conference:\u00a0SITE\u00a02020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Soil Science Society of Poland invites you to participate in the \u201c4th Soil in the Environment Conference:\u00a0SITE\u00a02020\u201d, this invitation going especially to Young Researchers involved in soil science. The Conference will be held on 28th June \u2013 1st July 2020 in Toru\u0144, a beautiful medieval city in the north of Poland.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/site-torun-2020<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Challenge stop soil erosion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Spanish Soil Science Society organizes a school contest \u201cChallenge stop soil erosion\u201d.\u00a0IUSS\u00a0invites you to send your drawing to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>edafoeduca@upv.es<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Official recognition of Dr. Jaume Porta Casanellas life-long service<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The University of Lleida Spain congratulates its Rector (1993-2003) and Professor Emeritus of Edaphology and Agricultural Chemistry: On October 3, the University of Lleida paid tribute to Dr. Jaume Porta Casanellas with the putting up of a plaque in the\u00a0CCCT\u00a0library that now bears the name \u201cJaume Porta Library\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.macs.udl.cat\/ca\/noticies\/Biblioteca-Jaume-Porta\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Porta is Former President of the Spanish Society of Soil Science, author of the \u201cMultilingual Dictionary of Soil Science\u201d (Spanish, Catalan, Galician and Portuguese, with equivalences in French and English), founder of the Spanish Journal of Soil Science and author of the most popular Edaphology book in Latin America.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Latin-American Soil Science Society honours Dr. Jaume Porta Casanellas for his contributions to the teaching of Edaphology in Mexico and throughout Latin-America.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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General News<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Soil Day 2019 \u2013 Take action!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FAO\u00a0is pleased to follow up with you about this year\u2019s World Soil Day campaign. Everything is ready to get started!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>The website<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0has been updated with all brand-new World Soil Day 2019 visual and #<\/span><\/span><\/span>StopSoilErosion<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and #<\/span><\/span><\/span>WorldSoilDay<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0are the official hashtags of the campaign. Attached you can find some ideas to \u201cGet involved\u201d with promotional activities around the world, as we are counting on the participation of all\u00a0FAO\u00a0offices with all partners to make the campaign a success.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Are you already planning to celebrate\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>World Soil Day \u2013 5 December<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>? Don\u2019t forget to register your event on the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>global interactive map<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0to be part of the story!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are a number of campaign materials available posters, infographic, key message cards, a video animation, animated giphies, information on actions in the field and digital and print assets. Most material is available in all UN languages.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Now,\u00a0TAKE\u00a0ACTION! Get involved in the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Greening the Future: Photo Challenge<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0(<\/span><\/span><\/span>All UN languages<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>): Cover the soil with plants and take a #<\/span><\/span><\/span>StopSoilErosion<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0pledge by sharing your photos on socials (using the campaign hashtags)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and send it to us<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0by 5 December.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Last but not least, remember that the most exciting\u00a0WSD\u00a02019 celebration can candidate to win\u00a0USD\u00a015 000 for next\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Many thanks for your support,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0FAO\u00a0World Soil Day Team<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.fao.org\/world-soil-day\/en\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Call for Abstracts: \u201cAtmosphere \u2013 plant \u2013 soil: organic and inorganic carbon in the critical zone\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We invite abstract submissions to a European Geosciences Union (EGU) session exploring organic and inorganic soil carbon across multiple soil interfaces at different spatial and temporal scales in the critical zone.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0EGU\u00a0General Assembly will bring together soil scientists from around the world and will take place in Vienna between the 3rd and 8th May 2020. Submissions are invited from researchers in all sub-disciplines and all career stages of soil science.\u00a0The deadline for abstract submissions is the 15th January, 12:00\u00a0GMT. In addition, the deadline for financial support applications is the 1st.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/egucarbon<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

If you have any questions about the session, contact Dan Evans on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>d.evans3@lancaster.ac.uk<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Listen to the Field, Lab, Earth latest podcast on Soil Health with Dr. Ryan Stewart<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Field, Lab, Earth is the podcast all about past and present advances in the fields of agronomic, crop, soil, and environmental sciences. A joint production of the Tri-Societies, the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, it features interviews with authors published in our journals, books, and magazines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to the podcast:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/field-lab-earth\/id1398459753<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[From:\u00a0ASA-CSSA-SSSA\u00a0Science Policy Report: 30 October 2019]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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DIG\u00a0IT! The Secrets of Soil.\u00a0SSSA\u2019s Dig It! Exhibit panels are online and available for free download!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History developed the\u00a0DIG\u00a0IT! The Secrets of Soil display in 2006, and the Soil Science Society of America was its founding sponsor. Now Dig It! has a new life, in the form of \u201cDig It!\u00a0DIY\u201d, an online, downloadable set of infographic panels and an online guide. And, it\u2019s free \u2013 in thanks partly to another grant from\u00a0SSSA\u00a0via the Agronomic Science Foundation (ASF). You can even make a public display at a library, or other public space!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.soils.org\/discover-soils\/dig-it<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[From:\u00a0ASA-CSSA-SSSA\u00a0Science Policy Report: 27 November 2019]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Forensic Science Toolbox: Examining Changes in Soil Biodiversity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dead animals, or carrion, are an undeniable part of every ecosystem. Carcasses are a source of high-quality food for scavengers and insects, and as they decompose, they create local patches of nutrient\u2013rich \u201chotspots\u201d within the soil that are areas of increased microbial activity. \u2026 Vertebrate decomposition research, or taphonomy, also has an important place in the medico-legal field of forensic science. In forensic taphonomy, the focus is on documenting the manner and progression of human decomposition, usually with the specific intent of estimating time since death, or the post-mortem interval (PMI).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org\/blog-beneath-our-feet\/2019\/10\/29\/the-forensic-science-toolbox-examining-changes-in-soil-biodiversity<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[From:\u00a0GSBI\u00a0Newsletter \u2013 November 2019 ]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Soil Organic Matter (SOM) fractions for 186\u00a0LUCAS-2009 soil samples (grassland, forest)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Land management for C sequestration is most often informed by bulk soil C inventories, without considering the form in which C is stored, its capacity, persistency and N demand. Recent frameworks suggest that soil C accrual, its persistence and response to N availability can be better described if\u00a0SOM\u00a0is broadly divided into a Particulate Organic Matter (POM) and a Mineral Associated Organic Matter (MAOM) pool. In the published study,\u00a0LUCAS\u00a0was used to determine topsoil C and N storage in European forests and grasslands on 9415 geo-referenced points and separate by size\u00a0POM\u00a0(2000-53 \u03bcm) and\u00a0MAOM\u00a0(<53 \u03bcm) in more than 180 subsamples. The methodology and more details can be found\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>in the relevant publication<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Nature Geoscience.\u00a0 Data and R scripts are available in\u00a0ESDAC:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/content\/soil-organic-matter-som-fractions<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[From:\u00a0ESDAC\u00a0Newsletter No 120, October-November 2019]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ENSA – JRC Workshop (Amsterdam, 19-20 September 2019)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This JRC-European Network on Soil Awareness (ENSA) meeting took place as part of the \u201cSummer of Soil\u201d in Fruittuin Van West Organic Farm, Amsterdam, during September 19-20, 2019. The conference was open to everyone with in interest in raising awareness of soils as well as other interest groups (planners, teachers, and local authorities). Presentations are available:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/networkcooperations\/european-network-soil-awareness<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[From: ESDAC Newsletter No 120, October-November 2019]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Land and Soil Management Award – by the European Landowners’ Organization<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The prize rewards land use and soil management practices mitigating soil threats i.e. soil degradation, erosion, reduction of organic matter content, diffuse contamination, and compaction as well as the reduction of soil biodiversity, salinization, sealing, flooding and landslides. In doing so, the award sheds light on outstanding achievements, encouraging new concepts of land and soil protection and their implementation in land management, as well as enhancing awareness about the importance of land and soil functions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.europeanlandowners.org\/awards\/soil-land-award<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Uncovering how microbes in the soil influence our health and our food<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When Bill Robertson, a soil scientist at the University of Arkansas, wants to check whether a field is healthy, he doesn\u2019t reach for some high-tech gadget. He grabs a pair of men\u2019s 100 percent cotton underwear.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI call it the \u2018Soil Your Undies\u2019 test,\u201d he said, describing how he buries the underwear two to four inches deep, leaving the waistband showing so he can find them and dig them up five weeks later.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSoil creatures \u2014 bacteria, fungi and nematodes \u2014 eat cellulose, and those briefs are basically cellulose,\u201d Robertson explained. \u201cIf that soil is alive then, after five weeks, [the underwear] should fall apart like a wet newspaper.\u201d If, on the other hand, the soil isn\u2019t thriving, then what is left is a dirty, but intact, set of briefs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/science\/uncovering-how-microbes-in-the-soil-influence-our-health-and-our-food\/2019\/09\/27\/81634f54-a4ba-11e9-bd56-eac6bb02d01d_story.html?fbclid=IwAR03EuWWqONfhjYbT1pDGbq8mETs7tRTBGYymx6osprWqqUbsmtq_rSbXWs<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Soil Organic Carbon \u2013 Centered Sustainable Soil Management \u2013 An Affordable Solution<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As part of a natural process, a healthy soil stores more carbon than the sum of the carbon contained in the atmosphere and vegetation. Based on soil organic matter\u2019s stabilization mechanisms (i.e., physical, chemical, biochemical, microbial and ecological), soil carbon can remain stored in the soil for thousands of years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/i7235en\/I7235EN.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1H_qleQzyhzkE3DfiCmyu8b2Kap363Cl0dJky5cwknSuRO6aVE0fqcvMU<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Conferences, Meetings and Workshops<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

IUSS\u00a0Commission 1.4 Soil Classification Conference in Mexico<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We would like to remind you on the following deadlines:
\nNovember 30: Final deadline for registration and payment for the Field Workshop.
\nDecember 15: Deadline for abstract submission for the Conference.
\nJanuary 15: Notification of abstract acceptance.
\nJanuary 31: Deadline for early-bird registration for the Conference.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For the participants the following dates are important:
\nApril 16: Arrival at the airport of Monterrey. At 3 p.m., you will be collected for transport to Cuatro Ci\u00e9nagas, where the Field Workshop starts.
\nApril 21: The Field Workshop ends in Quer\u00e9taro in the evening. People, who participate only at the Conference and not at the Field Workshop, should also arrive at this day in Quer\u00e9taro, i.e. fly into Mexico City and take the bus to Quer\u00e9taro.
\nApril 22 \u2013 24: Conference in Quer\u00e9taro.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/iscc2020.org\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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8th International Crop Science Congress<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

21 \u2013 25 June 2020, Saskatoon, Canada.
\nWith many requests coming through to be part of the program at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>#ICSC2020<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, we have opened up a Call for Presentations where you as a researcher, scientist, student or organization can submit a request to host a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Workshop, Forum, Discussion Group or Panel<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>crop science, genetics, breeding, biotechnology & agriculture, agronomy, climate change & food security<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>, or any number of key industry topics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.icsc2020.com\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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2020 ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meeting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nov. 8-11, Phoenix, AZ, USA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Share your Science at next year\u2019s ASA, CSSA, SSSA\u00a0 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, November 8-11. The meeting will feature over 3,500 technical presentations, along with a host of networking events and award ceremonies. It\u2019s the premiere opportunity for professionals working in agronomic, crop, soil, and related sciences to present, meet and learn from their peers, expand their knowledge base, and take advantage of an abundance of networking opportunities to enhance their career.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Please, save the date!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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2021<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WRB field workshop 2021 in Iceland<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Olafur Arnalds and his colleagues are organizing the tour.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The dates are:
\nArrival: June 9
\nTour: June 10 – 17
\nDeparture: June 18<\/p>\n

You will be informed about the application for participation and other details by September 30, 2020.
\nPlease, save the date.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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New publications<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Soils as records of Past and Present. From soil surveys to archaeological sites: research strategies for interpreting soil characteristics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Edited by Judit De\u00e1k, Carole Ampe and Jari Hinsch Mikkelsen. Published by Raakvlak, Archaeology, Monuments and Landscapes of Bruges and Hinterland, Belgium,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>www.raakvlak.be<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 320 pages, ISBN 978 90 76297 811.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book is available as printed book for the price of 55 euros + shipping (5 Euros in BeNeLux, 10 Euros in Europe and 15 Euros outside of Europe). If you are interested in purchasing a copy please contact\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>info@raakvlak.be<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. In addition it will be available as an open access online document (<\/span><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.3417724<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0starting from 01.03.2020.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The table of contents can be consulted on the website of the meeting:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.4terres.ch\/gamb19\/index.html<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. Each individual paper is already accessible as an open access online document and the authors keep the copyright of their work.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book was edited on the occasion of the meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2018Soils as records of Past and Present: the geoarchaeological approach. Focus on: is there time for fieldwork today?\u2019<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0that was held on the 6<\/span><\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>\u00a0and 7<\/span><\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>\u00a0of November 2019 in Bruges (Belgium). With this book, we would like to honour all the scientific contributions of Roger Langohr, who manages to fascinate, motivate and promote scientists that are active in various research fields and come from all parts of the world.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the past few decades, soil science has contributed greatly to the discussions on past and present environmental changes, as well as to the understanding of various topics of human impact on landscapes and the environment. This book aims to address these complex issues and demonstrates how they are approached and unravelled through past and current interdisciplinary research. The twenty-one papers that compose this book focus on a broad range of subjects and cover a wide geographical scope with soils and related questions presented from Belgium, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland. The peer-reviewed papers are grouped in five main chapters: Present and past soilscapes and land use (1), Natural and anthropogenic soil forming factors and processes (2), Archaeology and soil science, unravelling the complexity (3), Past climates and environments (4), and Present and future use of soil data (5). These contributions testify that an interdisciplinary approach, which has long been advocated by Roger Langohr, works well and proves it to be a successful tactic.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

[By Judit De\u00e1k, Carole Ampe, Jari Hinsch Mikkelsen, Mariebelle Deceuninck]<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Soil Degradation, Restoration and Management in a Global Change Context, Volume 4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Serial Volume Editor: Paulo Pereira. 1st Edition of Volume 4 published in the series Advances in Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection by Academic Press on 28th October 2019. 536 pages, Paperback ISBN: 9780128164150, eBook ISBN: 9780128164167. Price paperback: USD 175.20, price eBook: USD 175.20.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This tome explores a wide breadth of emerging and state-of-the-art technologies and provides the best practices to manage soils affected by degradation. Soils are the base of life, thus a sustainable soil management is crucial in a context of global environmental change. Chapters in this new release include Soil degradation, processes, future treats and possible solutions, Agriculture and grazing environments, Abandoned and afforested lands, Environments affected by fire, Mining environments, Urban areas, and Lands affected by war.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/books\/soil-degradation-restoration-and-management-in-a-global-change-context\/pereira\/978-0-12-816415-0<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Global Change and Forest Soils: Cultivating Stewardship of a Finite Natural Resource, Volume 36<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Series Volume Editors: Matt Busse Christian Giardina Dave Morris Deborah Page-Dumroese; 1st Edition of Volume 36 in the series Developments in Soil Science published by Elsevier on 22nd November 2019, 538 pages, Paperback ISBN: 9780444639981, price paperback: USD 140.00.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Global Change and Forest Soils: Cultivating Stewardship of a Finite Natural Resource, Volume 36,\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>provides a state-of-the-science summary and synthesis of global forest soils that identifies concerns, issues and opportunities for soil adaptation and mitigation as external pressures from global changes arise. Where, how and why some soils are resilient to global change while others are at risk is explored, as are upcoming train wrecks and success stories across boreal, temperate, and tropical forests. Each chapter offers multiple sections written by leading soil scientists who comment on wildfires, climate change and forest harvesting effects, while also introducing examples of current global issues.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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