Title: “Soil health, safety and ecosystem services”

Soil health 

The continuous capacity of the soil to function as a vital life system, within the limits of the ecosystem and land use.

Pankhurst et al., 1997.

Strong links between soil safety concepts and soil ecosystem services.

Soil security

● Soil safety is linked to soil quality, soil health and soil protection.

● The dimensions of soil security are: capacity, condition, capital, connectivity and coding of the soil.

Soil ecosystem services (SES)

SES are the benefits to society derived from a healthy ecosystem property or process. 

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