Agriculture Reference
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Increase in soil
quality and NPP
Physical
Protection Stable
Micro-aggregates
Chemical
Protection and
Transformation
Decrease in losses
of nutrients
Increase in
Residence Time
Biomass Input
into
he Pedosphere
Biochemical
Protection:
Humification
Improvement in
soil biodiversity
Translocation
into sub-soil
Improvement in
water quality
Deposition in
depressional sites
fIguRe 18.4
Mechanisms of soil carbon sequestration and protection against microbial
processes.
Enhances
aeration
Improves H
2
O
retention and
transmission
Increases root
growth and
proliferation
Increases CH
4
oxidation
Decreases losses of
H
2
O and nutrients
from the ecosystem
Improving
soil
aggregation
Increases use
efficiency of
input
Reduces N
2
O
emission
Increases Net
Ecosystem
Productivity
Increases
elemental
cycling
Enhances soil
resilience
fIguRe 18.5
Positive feedback and synergistic impacts of improving soil aggregation.
