Sentence examples for a functioning soil from inspiring English sources

The reestablishment of the soil biota and a functioning soil ecosystem is important to the nutrient cycling mentioned above.

A diffusion tube technique was used to measure the effective diffusivity through NAPL in unsaturated soils as a function of soil type (or pore size distribution), water saturation (milliliter water/milliliter void), and NAPL saturation (milliliter NAPL/milliliter void).

The use of DWTRs as an amendment to urban horticultural soils may provide a low-cost means of immobilizing trace metals without limiting plant uptake of applied fertilizer P. Additional study is required to quantify trace element release from DWTR-amended soils as a function of soil oxidation-reduction status.

Surfactant effects on water infiltration and on percolation in soils are a function of soil type and surfactant characteristics (Kuhnt 1993).

Diffusion column experiments were carried out to measure the effective diffusivity of argon gas through air as a function of soil moisture content and soil physical characteristics.

BEAMS parameterizes soil decomposition as a function of soil temperature and water content i.e. CENTURY.

Soil moisture impact on the decomposition rate follows the CENTURY model C-Fix accounts for the impact of temperature on soil respiration, using a temperature dependency factor and a site-specific rate constant (based on flux measurements) [100] BEAMS parameterizes soil decomposition as a function of soil temperature and water content i.e. CENTURY.

We did, however, find that the sensitivity of the impact of LAI time variability on soil moisture estimation was a function of soil parameters.

Soil water conditions are a function of soil properties, available water from precipitation, and evapotranspiration.

Soil water content is a function of soil matric potential ψ under equilibrium conditions, and this relationship θ can be described by different types of water retention curves.

However, it remains a challenge to accurately and efficiently assess the soil's capability and condition as a function of soil change.