European Journal of Soil Science最新文献

{"title":"Physical Management Strategies for Enhancing Soil Resilience to Climate Change: Insights From Africa","authors":"Abdulkareem Raheem,&nbsp;Oluwaseyi Oyewale Bankole,&nbsp;Frederick Danso,&nbsp;Moshood Olawale Musa,&nbsp;Temilade Anifata Adegbite,&nbsp;Victor Bamidele Simpson","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70030","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70030","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In Africa, where agriculture is the backbone of the economy and sustains livelihoods, the increasing threat of climate change necessitates a shift towards strategies that improve soil resilience. This study explores a range of soil and water conservation techniques, organic amendments and agroforestry, focusing on their application to specific soil types such as Luvisols, Lixisols, Ferralsols, Nitisols, Vertisols, Cambisols and Arenosols, tailored to address Africa's diverse agroecological zones under a changing climate. Furthermore, it elucidates the role of soil physical management in ensuring resilience to climate change, supported by evidence from long-term studies. Our review demonstrates that these physical management strategies are essential for improving soil structure, increasing moisture retention, reducing erosion and enhancing soil organic matter. These improvements contribute to more resilient agricultural systems that maintain productivity despite fluctuating climatic conditions. However, their implementation in Africa faces challenges such as high soil variability, barriers to adoption and resource constraints. Despite these obstacles, significant opportunities exist to build resilience through tailored strategies that align with local soil and climate conditions, supported by innovative policies and the integration of traditional knowledge with scientific research. Therefore, we advocate for an integrated approach that harmonises local expertise, scientific advancements and policy interventions to transform Africa's croplands. By addressing both the biophysical and socio-economic aspects of soil management, this approach can foster resilient, productive and sustainable agricultural systems capable of ensuring food security amidst climate variability.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142981701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How Rilling and Biochar Addition Affect Hydraulic Properties of a Clay-Loam Soil","authors":"Vincenzo Bagarello,&nbsp;Pellegrino Conte,&nbsp;Vito Ferro,&nbsp;Massimo Iovino,&nbsp;Calogero Librici,&nbsp;Alessio Nicosia,&nbsp;Vincenzo Palmeri,&nbsp;Vincenzo Pampalone,&nbsp;Francesco Zanna","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70034","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70034","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Rill erosion is a significant problem worldwide as it determines relevant amounts of soil loss on hillslopes. Although, in the last few years, many studies have focused on rill erosion and biochar as soil amendment, their influence on soil hydrological properties and relevance on soil conservation strategies is still uncertain. In this paper, the effects of rill formation and biochar addition on the physical and hydraulic properties of a clay-loam soil were assessed by laboratory measurements (water retention, hydraulic conductivity, minidisk infiltrometer data and &lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) relaxometry with the fast field cycling (FFC) setup) and field tests (rill formation tests at the plot scale). The rilled and non-rilled soils did not show any difference in the volume of pores with a diameter (&lt;i&gt;d&lt;/i&gt;) &gt; 300 μm, but the former showed a smaller volume for the pores in the size range between 300 and 0.2 μm. As compared with an untreated rilled soil, the addition of 5% (w w&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;) biochar in the soil in which the rill is incised did not change the volume of pores with &lt;i&gt;d&lt;/i&gt; &gt; 300 μm, while there were more pores of both 30 ≤ &lt;i&gt;d&lt;/i&gt; ≤ 300 μm and 0.2 ≤ &lt;i&gt;d&lt;/i&gt; ≤ 30 μm. Moreover, there were less pores with &lt;i&gt;d &lt;&lt;/i&gt; 0.2 μm. Shaping the rill did not influence the hydraulic conductivity of the nearly saturated soil (pressure head, &lt;i&gt;h&lt;/i&gt; = −1 cm), while it determined a significant decrease of the soil ability to transmit water in more unsaturated conditions (&lt;i&gt;h&lt;/i&gt; ≤ −3 cm). The addition of biochar to the soil improved, in general, the soil aptitude to transmit water, regardless of the pore size. However, this improvement was statistically irrelevant in the case of a transport process governed by larger pores. The hydrological measurements also demonstrated that the addition of a large amount of biochar (5%) impedes soil characteristics alteration as the changes due to rilling are balanced by adding biochar in the soil. NMR was also used to measure the structural and functional connectivity of the original soil, the biochar and a mixture with three biochar concentrations (i.e., &lt;i&gt;BC&lt;/i&gt; = 1%, 3% and 5% w w&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;) traditionally applied in agronomical activity. These measurements revealed that the mixture of soil and biochar was characterised by longitudinal relaxation time (&lt;i&gt;T&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt;) values, which are related to pore sizes, longer than those measured for the soil. In addition, the soil empirical cumulative frequency distribution of &lt;i&gt;T&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; was always skewed towards shorter &lt;i&gt;T&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; values, thereby suggesting that the macro-pore component (i.e., the largest &lt;i&gt;T&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; values) was never dominant while biochar addition increased the size of mesopores and micropores. Biochar concentrations larger than 3% (w w&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;) did not produce appreciable changes in the pore distribution inside the mixture. The biochar component improved the structural con","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ejss.70034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142981702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predicting and Mapping the Phosphorus Adsorption Maximum and Phosphorus Adsorption Affinity Constant at Regional Scale","authors":"Yu Gu,&nbsp;Gerard H. Ros,&nbsp;Qichao Zhu,&nbsp;Dongfang Zheng,&nbsp;Jianbo Shen,&nbsp;Wim de Vries","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70033","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Insight into the variation of the soil phosphorus (P) adsorption maximum (Q_max) and the P adsorption affinity constant (K_L) is crucial for accurately assessing the dynamics of P availability, P uptake and P leaching in agricultural systems at regional scale. Data on the variation in soil P adsorption characteristics, derived from traditional batch experiments, combined with data on soil properties affecting them, such as pH, clay and organic matter content, can be used to assess the influence of soil properties on P adsorption characteristics. However, current studies are limited to explaining the variation in Q_max using linear models, focusing on either noncalcareous or calcareous soils. This study aims to (1) identify the soil properties governing both Q_max and K_L for a combination of noncalcareous and calcareous soils, including nonlinear and interaction effects; and (2) create spatial maps depicting the variations in both soil P adsorption characteristics at the regional scale (two typical Chinese counties). We leveraged 83 data points of both Q_max and K_L from 16 publications with main soil properties affecting P adsorption, that is, pH and the content of soil organic matter (SOM), clay and oxalate extractable Fe and Al (Fe_OX and Al_OX), to develop predictive models for soil P adsorption. General linear regression (GLM) and extreme gradient boosting (XGB) models were used to unravel the relationships between soil properties and P adsorption characteristics. The XGB model outperformed GLM model, explaining more than 80% of the variations in both Q_max and K_L in noncalcareous and calcareous soils, while the GLM model explained 52% for Q_max and only 21% for K_L. Key drivers influencing Q_max were found to be Fe_OX, Al_OX and pH, while clay and pH played significant roles in explaining the variability in K_L. When applying these models at the county level using county-level inventory data, noncalcareous soils generally exhibited higher P sorption capacity and binding energy than calcareous soils. To enhance the accuracy of soil P sorption predictions and guide sustainable P fertiliser use, regional mapping of Fe_OX and Al_OX content is essential.</p>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ejss.70033","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142968271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Changes in Biological and Chemical Soil Properties in an Austrian Long-Term Tillage Experiment","authors":"Heide Spiegel,&nbsp;Taru Sandén,&nbsp;Hans Sandén,&nbsp;Sophia Götzinger,&nbsp;Julia Miloczki,&nbsp;Ellen Kandeler","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70037","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70037","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conventional tillage, including ploughing after harvest and/or for seedbed preparation, aims to incorporate crop residues and weeds and to loosen, mix and aerate the soil. However, less beneficial effects, such as a loss of soil organic carbon (SOC), are also associated with intensive tillage. This has made reduced and minimum tillage systems without ploughing increasingly popular in agriculture, contributing to soil health and climate change mitigation. We studied the effects of different tillage systems on chemical and microbial soil properties in a long-term field experiment established on a fine-sandy loamy Haplic Chernozem in Fuchsenbigl, Austria, in 1988. The tillage treatments include conventional tillage (CT) with a plough and a cultivator down to 30 cm soil depth, reduced tillage (RT) with a cultivator down to 15 cm two to three times a year, as well as minimum tillage (MT) treated with a rotary driller once a year down to 5–8 cm soil depth. In 2016, a soil sampling campaign was conducted, and alkaline phosphatase, phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs), and the nitrogen (N) mineralisation potential were analysed along with chemical properties including SOC, active C, total nitrogen (N_t), CAL extractable phosphorus (P_CAL) and potassium (K_CAL). Under MT, these properties were significantly higher compared to CT in 0–10 cm. In deeper soil layers, these parameters showed very few significant differences between the tillage treatments. RT yielded intermediate values but not always significantly different from CT. PLFA indicators significantly correlated with SOC and, even more distinctly, with N_t and active carbon. The high ratio of Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacteria indicates more recalcitrant organic matter in the top layer in MT than CT.</p>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ejss.70037","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142968273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"BLOSOM: A Plant Growth Facility Optimised for Continuous 13C Labelling and Measurement of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics","authors":"Nina L. Friggens,&nbsp;Neville England,&nbsp;Julian B. Murton,&nbsp;Gareth K. Phoenix,&nbsp;Iain P. Hartley","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70042","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70042","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Changes in soil carbon (C) stocks are largely driven by rhizosphere processes forming new soil organic matter (SOM) or stimulating SOM decomposition by rhizosphere priming effects (RPEs). Quantifying these changes is challenging and requires high spatial sampling densities or plant–soil experiments with highly distinct C isotopic signatures for plants and soils. Current methods for quantifying new SOM formation and RPEs rely on low labelling intensities, which introduces high levels of uncertainty. Here, we describe the design and operation of an experimental laboratory facility—BLOSOM (Botanical Labelling Observatory for Soil Organic Matter)—optimised for continuous ¹³C labelling of plants at high labelling intensities (&gt; 500‰) to quantify new SOM formation and RPEs in temperature-controlled soils from 216 experimental units. Throughout a &gt; 6-month experimental period, independent control of soil and air temperature was achieved across diurnal cycles averaging at 5.24°C ± 0.05°C and 21.4°C ± 1.2°C, respectively. BLOSOM can maintain stable CO₂ concentrations and δ¹³C isotopic composition within 5% of setpoints (CO₂: 440 ppm, δ¹³C: 515‰) across a &gt; 6-month period. This high-precision control on atmospheric enrichment enables the detection of new SOM formation with a total uncertainty of ±39% to ±3% for a theoretical range of 0.5%–10% new SOM formation, respectively. BLOSOM has the potential improve quantification and mechanistic understanding of new SOM formation and RPEs across many different combinations of plants, soils and simulated climatic conditions to mimic a wide range of ecosystems and climate scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ejss.70042","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142961304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soil Pore System Functionality in a Micro-Watershed Formed by Wet Meadows (Vegas) in the Southernmost Chilean Patagonia","authors":"J. Ivelic-Sáez,&nbsp;P. Cisternas,&nbsp;J. Clunes,&nbsp;J. Dörner,&nbsp;J. L. Arumí,&nbsp;S. Valle,&nbsp;J. Valenzuela,&nbsp;E. Muñoz,&nbsp;D. Dec,&nbsp;R. Horn","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70043","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70043","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Wetlands occupy a small percentage of the Earth's surface but provide essential ecosystem services, such as water regulation, carbon cycling and habitat support. Patagonian “Vegas” are unique wetland ecosystems characterised by their groundwater recharge and hydrological dynamics, distinct from the surrounding steppe. These ecosystems play a critical role in supporting livestock with up to six times the forage productivity of the surrounding steppe and in storing over 69 g kg⁻¹ of organic carbon. However, the influence of soil structure parameters (e.g., pore size distribution, bulk density) and soil shrinkage behaviour on soil moisture variability and ecosystem functions in Patagonian wetlands remains poorly understood. This study aimed to assess the physical capacity and intensity parameters of soils, including shrinkage properties, within a micro-watershed in southern Patagonia. Our findings reveal significant spatial variability in soil properties, with bulk density (BD) ranging from 0.12 to 1.81 Mg m⁻³ across topographic positions. Mineral soils on summits and footslopes exhibited high macroporosity (up to 18.1% of total pore volume at 5 cm depth), which facilitates water movement, while organic soils in the Vega centre had a higher total porosity (up to 88.8%) that enhances water and air retention. The coefficient of linear extensibility (COLE) for organic soils reached a level of 0.078, indicating a high shrinkage capacity. This shrinkage influenced the functionality of the porous system, shifting pore roles between air conduction and water storage as larger pores contracted. These dynamics, driven by climate change and increased drying cycles, may lead to significant shifts in soil functionality and ecosystem resilience. Enhanced understanding of soil physical states and their response to environmental changes can support sustainable management strategies, benefiting local agriculture and preserving these critical ecosystems.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vital for Sustainable Agriculture: Pedological Knowledge and Mapping","authors":"José A. M. Demattê,&nbsp;Budiman Minasny,&nbsp;Alfred E. Hartemink","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70040","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70040","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Over the past 60 years, efforts to enhance agricultural productivity have mainly focussed on optimising strategies such as the use of inorganic fertilisers, advancements in microbiology and improved water management practices. Here, we emphasise the critical role of pedology as a foundation in soil management and long-term sustainability. We will demonstrate how overlooking the intrinsic properties of soils can result in detrimental effects on soil and overall sustainability. Communication between academia, extension experts, consultants and farmers often results in an overemphasis on the surface layer, for example, 20 to 40 cm, neglecting the functions that occur at depth. Soil health and regenerative agriculture must be coupled with an understanding of how soil functions as a dynamic system. We find that pedological knowledge and digital soil mapping technologies are underused for achieving sustainable agriculture. By bridging the gap between pedology and emerging agricultural technologies, we can provide land users with the tools needed to make informed decisions, ensuring that their practices not only increase production but also preserve the health of the soil for future generations.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soil Health and Challenges to Sustainable Soil Management in Denmark: Stakeholder Perceptions","authors":"Mansonia Pulido-Moncada,&nbsp;Martin Hvarregaard Thorsøe,&nbsp;Jorge F. Miranda-Vélez,&nbsp;Morten Graversgaard,&nbsp;Lars J. Munkholm","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70038","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70038","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Maintaining soil health is essential to ensuring an adequate food supply and preserving the environment. Insights from multiple stakeholder inquiries can provide a more nuanced understanding of conditions for soil health to support the adoption of sustainable soil management practices to meet national and regional goals. This article aimed to gather insights from stakeholders' perceptions of soil health and the state of soil knowledge in Denmark. Seven stakeholder inquiries, collected through a series of recent European soil research activities, were synthesised to identify perceptions of soil health, concerns about soil challenges and needs for harmonising production and use of knowledge related to sustainable soil management. Each inquiry was analysed individually, and common themes were discussed across topics. The data showed that the ecosystem service framework related to soil health was not evenly familiar across stakeholder categories. Identified concerns for soil health included climate change effects, knowledge transfer, economic pressure/risk, and soil challenges. The top ‘priority’ soil challenges identified were improving soil organic matter/peat soil, avoiding soil compaction and improving nutrient retention/use efficiency. Soil knowledge gaps related to soil challenges included: multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary long-term experiments, site-specific measures, science–policy–stakeholder interactions and knowledge feasibility at the farm level. Identified barriers preventing wider adoption of sustainable management practices included farm applicability of practices, farmers' engagement, knowledge sharing and lack of regulations for challenges such as soil compaction. Farmers were also concerned about the time and effort required to learn new practices, especially as it relates to their work/life balance and the challenge of implementing sustainable practices on commercial farms while ensuring profitability. These concerns might partially arise from knowledge gaps between stakeholder categories. Raising awareness of sustainable practices and addressing current and future risks such as pests and weather extremes are crucial for policy and stakeholder engagement.</p>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ejss.70038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142936759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A “Golden Moment” for Soils and Society Presents Challenges and Opportunities for Soil Science","authors":"Peter M. Groffman","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70035","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70035","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We appear to be at a shining moment for interactions between soils and society. Popular interest in soils has increased along with interests in urban gardening, carbon sequestration, recognition of the vast biodiversity in soils, and the realisation that soils are a finite resource whose degradation has serious consequences. This increase in interest creates both opportunities and challenges for soil science. While there is great potential for increasing the diversity of people involved with soil science, key scientific and communication challenges need to be addressed for interactions between soils and society to be useful and productive. Here, I present case study issues on the mechanisms and limitations of carbon sequestration in soils and the need to restore and/or create new soils for specific uses, including urban agriculture and green infrastructure, to illustrate the opportunities and challenges associated with new societal interest in soil science. Addressing these issues requires advances in both basic and applied science, new participatory approaches to the design, execution, and interpretation of research, collaboration with multiple disciplines, including the social sciences, and improvements in the two-way flow of information between science and society. Careful attention to these issues will attract new people to soil science, advance awareness of the importance of and threats to soils across the globe, and produce improvements in the quality of life for diverse human populations.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142935117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Where Are We With Gender Parity in Academia and Professional Societies? A Multinational Look at Women in Soil Science","authors":"Eric C. Brevik,&nbsp;Maja Krzic,&nbsp;Heba Elbasiouny,&nbsp;Lorna Dawson,&nbsp;Jacqueline A. Hannam,&nbsp;Monday Mbila,&nbsp;Laura Bertha Reyes-Sánchez,&nbsp;Natalie Coles","doi":"10.1111/ejss.70039","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ejss.70039","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Issues of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), including gender equity, have gained increasing recognition at the beginning of the 21st century. As an academic discipline, soil science has been late in addressing gender equity, but several peer-reviewed studies have been published in the last 5 years. This study investigated gender equity in the soil science university faculty/academic staff (f/as) and soil professional societies in Canada, Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States of America (USA) using data publicly available on the Internet and anonymized data from soil science professional societies. We found that women still lagged behind men among our soil science f/as by considerable margins (69.2% men vs. 30.8% women for pooled data for all six countries in this study), and that the percentage of women in soil science f/as positions are similar to those for f/as women in many other scientific fields. There are differences in gender equity by soil science subdiscipline that vary by country. In countries where data are available to make comparisons, over the last 6–8 years, the gender gap has closed to some degree, both overall and for sub-disciplines. Women also often hold leadership positions in numbers that are lower than their representation among the f/as and membership in professional societies. In addition, women are recognised with awards such as society fellowship in numbers lower than their overall representation would suggest. This study concludes that progress has been made on several fronts in the last 6–8 years, but there is still much work to be done to achieve gender equity in soil science academia and professional societies. It is recommended that soil science societies collect, analyse and compare data on gender in the discipline so that progress can be evidenced, tracked and encouraged.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ejss.70039","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142935118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}