The phrase "and patterns of soil" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing various characteristics or types of soil in a scientific or agricultural context.
Example: "The study focused on the composition of different types of earth and patterns of soil found in the region."
Alternatives: "and soil characteristics" or "and soil types".
Quantification of the actual rates and patterns of soil loss is necessary for designing efficient degradation control strategies.
Notably, changing climate and land use have resulted in rapid vegetation shifts, which alter the rates and patterns of soil erosion in dryland systems.
Accurate data on soil erosion rates by wind and patterns of soil movement are essential for guiding control planning in Gonghe Basin, north-east of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
To date, most studies have focused on individual fields of limited extent, but estimated rates and patterns of soil redistribution require upscaling to catchment level.
Projecting the extent to which elevated [CO2] may reduce the drought sensitivity of C3 crops like wheat is more complicated, as enhanced leaf growth under elevated [CO2] in C3 crops may lead to increased water use, depending on the vigor of the crop and patterns of soil water depletion35,38.
At the experimental scale (<10 m2), we examined the spatial correlation structure and patterns of soil properties in a recently disturbed and reclaimed pipeline scar and adjacent undisturbed sagebrush steppe in 2009.
These findings also suggest complex interaction between topography and direction of tillage, which ultimately determines the intensity and pattern of soil redistribution.
This study identified the spatial structure and patterns of surface soil moisture as the primary step in understanding hydrologic processes in a natural forested headwater catchment.
These processes near field boundaries should be characterised and taken into account in a future version of the model to accurately simulate rates and patterns of past soil redistribution in fragmented cultivated hillslopes.
The model evaluation showed that the simulated magnitude and spatial patterns of soil redistribution and SOC stocks are in good agreement with field observations.
Soil consists of mineral matter, organic matter and pore space; porosity of the soil and water movement through it depend on the soil structure, texture of mineral matter, amount of organic matter, and the patterns of soil compaction and disturbance.
