Soil structure is an important omission in Earth System Models

oleh: Simone Fatichi, Dani Or, Robert Walko, Harry Vereecken, Michael H. Young, Teamrat A. Ghezzehei, Tomislav Hengl, Stefan Kollet, Nurit Agam, Roni Avissar

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-01-01

Deskripsi

The effect of soil structure is not included in most Earth System Models. The authors here introduce and evaluate the consequences at local and global scale of modifying hydraulic properties of soils in response to biological activity—a process significantly changing soil structure.