The interdisciplinary nature of <i>SOIL</i>
The holistic study of soils requires an interdisciplinary approach involving biologists, chemists, geologists, and physicists, amongst others, something that has been true from the earliest days of the field. In more recent years this list has grown to include anthropologists, economists, engineers,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-01-01
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| Series: | SOIL |
| Online Access: | http://www.soil-journal.net/1/117/2015/soil-1-117-2015.pdf |
| Summary: | The holistic study of soils requires an interdisciplinary approach involving
biologists, chemists, geologists, and physicists, amongst others, something
that has been true from the earliest days of the field. In more recent years
this list has grown to include anthropologists, economists, engineers,
medical professionals, military professionals, sociologists, and even
artists. This approach has been strengthened and reinforced as current
research continues to use experts trained in both soil science and related
fields and by the wide array of issues impacting the world that require an
in-depth understanding of soils. Of fundamental importance amongst these
issues are biodiversity, biofuels/energy security, climate change, ecosystem
services, food security, human health, land degradation, and water security,
each representing a critical challenge for research. In order to establish a
benchmark for the type of research that we seek to publish in each issue of
<i>SOIL</i>, we have outlined the interdisciplinary nature of soil science research we are
looking for. This includes a focus on the myriad ways soil science can be
used to expand investigation into a more holistic and therefore richer
approach to soil research. In addition, a selection of invited review papers
are published in this first issue of <i>SOIL</i> that address the study of soils and
the ways in which soil investigations are essential to other related fields.
We hope that both this editorial and the papers in the first issue will serve
as examples of the kinds of topics we would like to see published in <i>SOIL</i> and
will stimulate excitement among our readers and authors to participate in
this new venture. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-3971 2199-398X |