Award details

Soil stability and resilience: The interplay between biological and physical recovery from stress

Reference	D17562/2
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Andrew Whitmore
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Rothamsted Research
Department	Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	55,630
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
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 that 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

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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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D17562 Soil stability and resilience: The interplay between biological and physical recovery from stress

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