Abstract
Soil aggregation is the organization and binding of soil particles into distinct units that can be separated by the application of energy to soil. When increasing levels of energy are applied, aggregates of most soils break down into smaller aggregates in a stepwise manner. Conceptual models have been formulated to explain this apparent hierarchy of soil aggregation. Different binding agents play roles at specific hierarchical levels. In this entry, the predominant model of aggregate hierarchy and known aggregating agents are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Soil Science |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 55-57 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781000031416 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781439870624 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- General Environmental Science
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Medicine
- General Engineering
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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