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Connecting soils to life in conservation planning, nutrient cycling, and planetary science

Journal Article · · Earth-Science Reviews
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  1. University of California, Davis, CA (United States)

Soil supports life by serving as a living, breathing fabric that connects the atmosphere to the Earth's crust. The study of soil science and pedology, or the study of soil in the natural environment, spans scales, disciplines, and societies worldwide. Soil science continues to grow and evolve as a field given advancements in analytical tools, capabilities, and a growing emphasis on integrating research across disciplines. A pressing need exists to more strongly incorporate the study of soil, and soil scientists, into research networks, initiatives, and collaborations. This review presents three research areas focused on questions of central interest to scientists, students, and government agencies alike: 1) How do the properties of soil influence the selection of habitat and survival by organisms, especially threatened and endangered species struggling in the face of climate change and habitat loss during the Anthropocene? 2) How do we disentangle the heterogeneity of abiotic and biotic processes that transform minerals and release life-supporting nutrients to soil, especially at the nano- to microscale where mineral-water-microbe interactions occur? and 3) How can soil science advance the search for life and habitable environments on Mars and beyond- from distinguishing biosignatures to better utilizing terrestrial analogs on Earth for planetary exploration? This review also highlights the tools, resources, and expertise that soil scientists bring to interdisciplinary teams focused on questions centered belowground, whether the research areas involve conservation organizations, industry, the classroom, or government agencies working to resolve global challenges and sustain a future for all.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory; National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830; 49828; 51465; CAREER EAR-1945659
OSTI ID:
1908910
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2424205
Journal Information:
Earth-Science Reviews, Vol. 237; ISSN 0012-8252
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Production, standing biomass and natural abundance of 15 N and 13 C in ectomycorrhizal mycelia collected at different soil depths in two forest types journal March 2004
Microstructural damage evolution and its effect on fracture behavior of concrete subjected to freeze-thaw cycles journal July 2018
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Microscale soil structures foster organic matter stabilization in permafrost soils journal May 2017
Ectomycorrhizal fungi and past high CO 2 atmospheres enhance mineral weathering through increased below-ground carbon-energy fluxes journal July 2014
Differential weathering of basaltic and granitic catchments from concentration–discharge relationships journal October 2016
Use of human-made nesting structures by wild bees in an urban environment journal March 2016
Ice nucleation by fertile soil dusts: relative importance of mineral and biogenic components journal January 2014
Evidence for the Role of Subterranean Termites (Reticulitermes spp.) in Temperate Forest Soil Nutrient Cycling journal September 2018
Processes, spatio-temporal factors and measurements of current erosion in the French Southern Alps: a review journal January 2003
Temperature response of soil organic matter mineralisation in arctic soil profiles journal September 2015
The NASA Astrobiology Roadmap journal August 2008
Properties and bioavailability of particulate and mineral-associated organic matter in Arctic permafrost soils, Lower Kolyma Region, Russia: Organic matter stabilization in permafrost soils journal June 2015
Soil modification by termites in a sandy-soil vegetation in the Brazilian Atlantic rain forest journal August 2013
Morphological and Genetic Sequences of Carbonate Accumulation in Desert Soils journal January 1966
Micromorphological Characteristic of Different-Aged Cryosols from the East Part of Lena River Delta, Siberia, Russia journal March 2021
Influence of landscape position and vegetation on long-term weathering rates at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA journal July 2004
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