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Soil quality
Capacity of soil to perform ecosystem services / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Soil quality refers to the condition of soil based on its capacity to perform ecosystem services that meet the needs of human and non-human life.[1][2][3][4]
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Soil quality reflects how well a soil performs the functions of maintaining biodiversity and productivity, partitioning water and solute flow, filtering and buffering, nutrient cycling, and providing support for plants and other structures. Soil management has a major impact on soil quality.
Soil quality relates to soil functions. Unlike water or air, for which established standards have been set, soil quality is difficult to define or quantify.