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Soil Science Challenges in a New Era: A Transdisciplinary Overview of Relevant Topics

Simone Di PrimaSimone Di PrimaWim De VriesYang YuPanos PanagosErika S. SantosEric C. BrevikMarta DondiniOrsolya ValkóLuca SalvatiClaudia RojasVinod KumarManuel López-vicenteEmmanuelle VaudourMaria De Lourdes Mendonça-santosJesús Rodrigo-cominoJesús Rodrigo-cominoManuel PulidoAndrés Rodríguez-seijoMaja RadziemskaHamid Reza PourghasemiNoura Bakr

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Process (engineering)Climate changeSoil science010501 environmental sciences[SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study01 natural sciences12. Responsible consumptionrehabilitationsoil and human health11. SustainabilityDuurzaam Bodemgebruiklcsh:Environmental sciences0105 earth and related environmental sciencesGeneral Environmental SciencedegradationSustainable Soil Use2. Zero hungerSustainable developmentlcsh:GE1-350WIMEKsoil modeling04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesbiogeochemical cycles15. Life on landSoil contamination6. Clean waterSoloEnvironmental Systems Analysis13. Climate actionMilieusysteemanalyseGreenhouse gasSoil processes040103 agronomy & agricultureErosion0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesEnvironmental scienceSoil conservationbiogeochemical cycles; degradation; rehabilitation; soil and human health; soil modeling; Soil researchsoil researchSoil research

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Transdisciplinary approaches that provide holistic views are essential to properly understand soil processes and the importance of soil to society and will be crucial in the future to integrate distinct disciplines into soil studies. A myriad of challenges faces soil science at the beginning of the 2020s. The main aim of this overview is to assess past achievements and current challenges regarding soil threats such as ero-sion and soil contamination related to different United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) including (1) sustainable food production, (2) ensure healthy lives and reduce environmental risks (SDG3), (3) ensure water availability (SDG6), and (4) enhanced soil carbon sequestration because of climate change (SDG13). Twenty experts from different disciplines related to soil sciences offer perspectives on important research directions. Special attention must be paid to some concerns such as (1) effective soil conservation strategies; (2) new computational technolo-gies, models, and in situ measurements that will bring new insights to in-soil process at spatiotemporal scales, their relationships, dynamics, and thresholds; (3) impacts of human activities, wildfires, and climate change on soil microorganisms and thereby on biogeochemical cycles and water relationships; (4) microplastics as a new potential pollutant; (5) the development of green technologies for soil rehabilitation; and (6) the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by simultaneous soil carbon sequestration and reduction in nitrous oxide emission. Manuscripts on topics such as these are particularly welcomed in Air, Soil and Water Research. Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-04T09:05:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Soil-Science-Challenges.pdf: 2513331 bytes, checksum: 92ec224470afdf4b4367ca9bbfe147fa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2020

10.1177/1178622120977491https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-03188640