Towards a soil health diagnostic tool to preserve and improve ecosystem services of Belgian soils

A healthy soil is able to perform many ecosystem services, such as plant production, water cycle regulation, biodiversity support, or climate regulation. An accurate assessment of soil health is an important step in implementing soil conservation and improvement practices for policy makers, soil professionals, and citizens. Many soil health indices have been developed for this purpose. They consist of a soil health score resulting from the aggregation of different types of soil parameters (chemical, physical, or biological). Most soil health indices, however, are tailored to a particular land... Mehr ...