Soil condition refers to the state of the soil, which includes its physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and the processes and interactions that connect them; and which in turn determine the capacity of the soil to support ecosystem services.
Adapted from: US EPA (2023) Report on the Environment – Ecological Condition. Available at: https://www.epa.gov/report-environment/ecological-condition (Accessed: 10 July 2023).
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