Edaphosphere: A Perspective of Soil Inside the Biosphere
The integration of soil into ecology in the current climate crisis is essential for correct environmental management. Soil is a part of ecosystems; above all, it is a component of the biosphere. It is necessary to establish a definition of soil that integrates biota and biodiversity without losing s...
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| author | Brian Herreño Federico De la Colina María José Delgado-Iniesta |
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| description | The integration of soil into ecology in the current climate crisis is essential for correct environmental management. Soil is a part of ecosystems; above all, it is a component of the biosphere. It is necessary to establish a definition of soil that integrates biota and biodiversity without losing sight of the historical development of edaphology, the science that studies soil. In this opinion article, we proposes a definition for all soils grouped together in the edaphosphere, which is, in fact, a subsystem of the biosphere. In addition, we highlight the importance of the definition of soil provided by Vasily Dokuchaev, the founder of edaphology, with respect to the integration of soil into the biosphere and the differences between the concepts of pedosphere and edaphosphere. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-401cf984b03f4640a0df2f74327f52f12023-11-19T10:17:49ZengMDPI AGEarth2673-48342023-09-014369169710.3390/earth4030036Edaphosphere: A Perspective of Soil Inside the BiosphereBrian Herreño0Federico De la Colina1María José Delgado-Iniesta2Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Geology and Soil Science, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainUnit of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Zacatecas 99500, MexicoDepartment of Agricultural Chemistry, Geology and Soil Science, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainThe integration of soil into ecology in the current climate crisis is essential for correct environmental management. Soil is a part of ecosystems; above all, it is a component of the biosphere. It is necessary to establish a definition of soil that integrates biota and biodiversity without losing sight of the historical development of edaphology, the science that studies soil. In this opinion article, we proposes a definition for all soils grouped together in the edaphosphere, which is, in fact, a subsystem of the biosphere. In addition, we highlight the importance of the definition of soil provided by Vasily Dokuchaev, the founder of edaphology, with respect to the integration of soil into the biosphere and the differences between the concepts of pedosphere and edaphosphere.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4834/4/3/36edaphologybiodiversitydokuchaevecologyenvironmentearth systems |
| spellingShingle | Brian Herreño Federico De la Colina María José Delgado-Iniesta Edaphosphere: A Perspective of Soil Inside the Biosphere Earth edaphology biodiversity dokuchaev ecology environment earth systems |
| title | Edaphosphere: A Perspective of Soil Inside the Biosphere |
| title_full | Edaphosphere: A Perspective of Soil Inside the Biosphere |
| title_fullStr | Edaphosphere: A Perspective of Soil Inside the Biosphere |
| title_full_unstemmed | Edaphosphere: A Perspective of Soil Inside the Biosphere |
| title_short | Edaphosphere: A Perspective of Soil Inside the Biosphere |
| title_sort | edaphosphere a perspective of soil inside the biosphere |
| topic | edaphology biodiversity dokuchaev ecology environment earth systems |
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