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Soil Health

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025993

The capacity of a specific kind of soil to function, within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation. In short, the capacity of the soil to function. There are two aspects of the definition: inherent soil quality and dynamic soil quality. (Compare to functional capacity.)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025993
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSDA Natural Resources Conservation Services Soil Health Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025993",
  "term": "Soil Health",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The capacity of a specific kind of soil to function, within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation. In short, the capacity of the soil to function. There are two aspects of the definition: inherent soil quality and dynamic soil quality. (Compare to functional capacity.)",
  "references": [
    "USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services Soil Health Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/soil-health/"
}

Record 25,993 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.