An ecosystem approach to assess soil quality in organically and conventionally managed farms in Iceland and Austria

Intensive agricultural production can be an important driver for the loss of long-term soil quality. For this reason, the European Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) network adopted four pairs of agricultural CZO sites that differ in their management: conventional or organic. The CZO sites include two...

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Main Authors: J. P. van Leeuwen, T. Lehtinen, G. J. Lair, J. Bloem, L. Hemerik, K. V. Ragnarsdóttir, G. Gísladóttir, J. S. Newton, P. C. de Ruiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-01-01
Series:SOIL
Online Access:http://www.soil-journal.net/1/83/2015/soil-1-83-2015.pdf