Scientific Structure
The Society's scientific work is organised into four thematic divisions.
Division 1
Soil in space and time
How soil forms, spreads across the landscape and keeps the memory of its environment. Brings together soil genesis and morphology, survey and classification, pedometrics and palaeopedology.
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Soil processes and properties
What happens inside the soil, from microbial life to chemical reactions. Brings together soil biology, physics, mineralogy and chemistry.
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Soil Use and Management
Soil in production and in conservation. Brings together soil fertility and plant nutrition, amendments and fertilisers, soil and water management, land-use planning and the recovery of degraded areas.
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Soils, environment and society
Soil beyond research, in schools and in public debate. Brings together soil education and public perception, soils and food security, and the history and sociology of Soil Science.
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