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Soil stability and resilience: The interplay between biological and physical recovery from stress
Reference
BBS/E/C/00004729
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Andrew Whitmore
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr Chris Watts
Institution
Rothamsted Research
Department
Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
30,838
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/11/2004
End date
31/05/2006
Duration
19 months
Abstract
The ability of soil to resist (stability) and recover from (resilience) environmental stress are key components of sustainability. We propose to conduct a multi-phase project to (i) derive methods for assessing biological and physical resilience, (ii) assess the resilience of field soil with particular attention to the effect of soil management, and (iii) investigate fundamental soil properties that affect resilience, the interdependency between biological and physical resilience, and the remediation of damaged soil through improving resilience. The research will provide soil scientists with a framework for assessing soil resilience that is supported by a fundamental understanding of the processes involved.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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