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Concept: soil function in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3524
Preferred label soil function
Definition The main soil function is participation in the material transformation and migrating processes occurring in the natural environment on which the functioning of ecosystems depends. The most active participants in the occurring processes are microorganisms and invertebrates, whose activity, different variety, complex structure, and abundance accurately reflect the soil type and its characteristics: so they are important indicators of ecological stability. The variety of soil organisms determine its self-regulatory and self-cleaning capacity.
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Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
Not Accepted Date
Alternative label
  • lurzoruaren eginkizun [eu]
Has broader
Has close match
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