Soil aggregate stability

Soil aggregate stability is a measure of the ability of soil aggregates—soil particles that bind together—to resist breaking apart when exposed to external forces such as water erosion and wind erosion, shrinking and swelling processes, and tillage.^[1]^[2] Soil aggregate stability is a measure of soil structure^[3] and can be affected by soil management.^[4]

^ Papadopoulos, A.; Bird, N. R. A.; Whitmore, A. P.; Mooney, S. J. (June 2009). "Investigating the effects of organic and conventional management on soil aggregate stability using X-ray computed tomography". European Journal of Soil Science. 60 (3): 360–368. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01126.x. ISSN 1351-0754. S2CID 95139822.
^ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (2008). "Soil Quality Indicators: Aggregate Stability" (PDF). nrcs.usda.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
^ Six, J.; Elliott, E. T.; Paustian, K. (2000-05-01). "Soil Structure and Soil Organic Matter II. A Normalized Stability Index and the Effect of Mineralogy". Soil Science Society of America Journal. 64 (3): 1042–1049. doi:10.2136/sssaj2000.6431042x. ISSN 1435-0661.
^ Six, Johan (1998). "Aggregation and Soil Organic Matter Accumulation in Cultivated and Native Grassland Soils". Soil Science Society of America Journal. 62 (5): 1042–1049. Bibcode:1998SSASJ..62.1367S. doi:10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200050032x. S2CID 129023852.

[1] Papadopoulos, A.; Bird, N. R. A.; Whitmore, A. P.; Mooney, S. J. (June 2009). "Investigating the effects of organic and conventional management on soil aggregate stability using X-ray computed tomography". European Journal of Soil Science. 60 (3): 360–368. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01126.x. ISSN 1351-0754. S2CID 95139822.

[2] USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (2008). "Soil Quality Indicators: Aggregate Stability" (PDF). nrcs.usda.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2018-04-27.

[Six_2000-3] Six, J.; Elliott, E. T.; Paustian, K. (2000-05-01). "Soil Structure and Soil Organic Matter II. A Normalized Stability Index and the Effect of Mineralogy". Soil Science Society of America Journal. 64 (3): 1042–1049. doi:10.2136/sssaj2000.6431042x. ISSN 1435-0661.

[4] Six, Johan (1998). "Aggregation and Soil Organic Matter Accumulation in Cultivated and Native Grassland Soils". Soil Science Society of America Journal. 62 (5): 1042–1049. Bibcode:1998SSASJ..62.1367S. doi:10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200050032x. S2CID 129023852.

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