Editorial Board
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Group of Interactions between Soils, Plants and Microorganisms, Departament of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de la Grasa (IG-CSIC), 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: solid-state NMR; spectroscopy biogeochemistry; carbon sequestration; soil forest fires; biochar; organic matter; humic acid; soil chemistry; biodegradation; humic substances
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Interests: solid-state NMR; spectroscopy biogeochemistry; carbon sequestration; soil forest fires; biochar; organic matter; humic acid; soil chemistry; biodegradation; humic substances
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: soil contamination; potentially toxic elements; speciation; sequential extractions; bioavailability; bioaccessibility; microscopical and microanalytical techniques
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Interests: soil contamination; potentially toxic elements; speciation; sequential extractions; bioavailability; bioaccessibility; microscopical and microanalytical techniques
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Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Interests: arid soils; isotopes; geochemistry; geomorphology
Interests: arid soils; isotopes; geochemistry; geomorphology
School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, 410C Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Interests: soil biogeochemistry; contaminant bioavailability; urban soil; lead; arsenic; soil ingestion; soil remediation; soil amendments; contaminant speciation; risk assessment
Interests: soil biogeochemistry; contaminant bioavailability; urban soil; lead; arsenic; soil ingestion; soil remediation; soil amendments; contaminant speciation; risk assessment
Future Regions Research Centre, Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Engineering Research Group, Federation University, Gippsland, VIC 3841, Australia
Interests: rehabilitation; soil structure; soil hydrology; geomechanics; water balance; soil-plant-atmosphere interaction
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Interests: rehabilitation; soil structure; soil hydrology; geomechanics; water balance; soil-plant-atmosphere interaction
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Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: plant nutrition; boron; Orchard systems; micronutrients; nickel; phyto-remediation; fertilizers; salinity
Interests: plant nutrition; boron; Orchard systems; micronutrients; nickel; phyto-remediation; fertilizers; salinity
Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Interests: understanding the fundamental processes of iron minerals and associated toxic metals and metalloids in soils and sediments; cycling of trace elements and nutrients in estuarine sediments; dissolution kinetics of toxic metals bearing iron minerals under variable environmental conditions; development of ecological guideline values and ligand models for toxic metals and metalloids; application of synchrotron-based XAS techniques in resolving biogeochemical transformation of iron, sulfur, and trace metals at the mineral-water interface
Interests: understanding the fundamental processes of iron minerals and associated toxic metals and metalloids in soils and sediments; cycling of trace elements and nutrients in estuarine sediments; dissolution kinetics of toxic metals bearing iron minerals under variable environmental conditions; development of ecological guideline values and ligand models for toxic metals and metalloids; application of synchrotron-based XAS techniques in resolving biogeochemical transformation of iron, sulfur, and trace metals at the mineral-water interface
Department of Soil, Plant, and Food Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: organic farming; soil; fertilizers; environment; soil fertility; soil analysis; plant nutrition; sustainable agriculture; agriculture; soil and water conservation
Interests: organic farming; soil; fertilizers; environment; soil fertility; soil analysis; plant nutrition; sustainable agriculture; agriculture; soil and water conservation
Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA
Interests: forest soils and management; tropical/subtropical; soils; soil ecosystem services; soil organic carbon management
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Interests: forest soils and management; tropical/subtropical; soils; soil ecosystem services; soil organic carbon management
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Earth Systems Science Research Group, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: environmental geochemistry; quaternary environmental changes; soil science; geoarchaeology; peatlands; lake sediments; marine sediments
Interests: environmental geochemistry; quaternary environmental changes; soil science; geoarchaeology; peatlands; lake sediments; marine sediments
Director of the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Box 352100, Seattle, WA 98195-2100, USA
Interests: carbon and nitrogen dynamics of natural and disturbed ecosystems; the influence of restoration activities on ecosystem function; fire as a driver of ecosystem processes in forest ecosystems; nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems; soil resource sustainability as influenced by land management
Interests: carbon and nitrogen dynamics of natural and disturbed ecosystems; the influence of restoration activities on ecosystem function; fire as a driver of ecosystem processes in forest ecosystems; nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems; soil resource sustainability as influenced by land management
Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Interests: soil chemistry; ion exchange; adsorption of trace organic molecules by soil minerals; aqueous speciation and mineral solubility; surface complexation modeling
Interests: soil chemistry; ion exchange; adsorption of trace organic molecules by soil minerals; aqueous speciation and mineral solubility; surface complexation modeling
Department of Soil Sciences, Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau (FiBL), Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Institut de Recherche del'Agriculture Biologique, Ackerstrasse 113, Postfach 219, CH-5070 Frick, Switzerland
Interests: soil biology; soil biodiversity; soil functions; soil quality; soil fertility; soil indicators; agricultural systems soil tillage; organic resource management; urban farming; Africa; cropping systems; long-term experiments; participatory research; transdisciplinary research; on-farm research
Interests: soil biology; soil biodiversity; soil functions; soil quality; soil fertility; soil indicators; agricultural systems soil tillage; organic resource management; urban farming; Africa; cropping systems; long-term experiments; participatory research; transdisciplinary research; on-farm research
Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Benátská 2, 12801 Prague 2, Czech Republic
Interests: soil fauna microbial interaction; the role of soil biota as an ecosystem engineers; their role in soil formation and nutrient cycling and soil and ecosystem development and its role ecosystem development of disturbed sites
Interests: soil fauna microbial interaction; the role of soil biota as an ecosystem engineers; their role in soil formation and nutrient cycling and soil and ecosystem development and its role ecosystem development of disturbed sites
Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK
Interests: soil erosion; soil conservation; desertification; desert reclamation; soil system dynamics
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Interests: soil erosion; soil conservation; desertification; desert reclamation; soil system dynamics
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Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: PTE-polluted soils; PTE mobility, toxicity, and bioavailability; impact of PTE on the structure and function of soil microbial communities; soil enzyme activity; use of amendments for the recovery of PTE-polluted soils; assisted phytoremediation
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Interests: PTE-polluted soils; PTE mobility, toxicity, and bioavailability; impact of PTE on the structure and function of soil microbial communities; soil enzyme activity; use of amendments for the recovery of PTE-polluted soils; assisted phytoremediation
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Laboratory of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
Interests: soil science; plant nutrition; land degradation; soil processes; integrated soil nutrient management; organic farming; sustainable agriculture
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Interests: soil science; plant nutrition; land degradation; soil processes; integrated soil nutrient management; organic farming; sustainable agriculture
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Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: soil fertility; nutrient cycling; soil microbiology; microbial ecology; use of composted by-products in agriculture
Interests: soil fertility; nutrient cycling; soil microbiology; microbial ecology; use of composted by-products in agriculture
Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF e.V.), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
Interests: sustainability assessment; multifunctional land use; soil conservation; landscape synthesis
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Interests: sustainability assessment; multifunctional land use; soil conservation; landscape synthesis
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Biology Department, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, D.B.014, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Interests: soil carbon; root processes; ecosystem productivity; global change; plant phenology
Interests: soil carbon; root processes; ecosystem productivity; global change; plant phenology
Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
Interests: microbial biogeochemistry; organic matter transformations; mineral-organic interfaces; root-soil interactions; nutrient dynamics
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Interests: microbial biogeochemistry; organic matter transformations; mineral-organic interfaces; root-soil interactions; nutrient dynamics
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1. Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, Department of Agricultural Soil Science, University of Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
2. Agro-Technological Institute, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 117198 Moscow, Russia
Interests: soil biogeochemistry; rhizosphere ecology; rhizodeposition; pedogenic carbonates; land use
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Interests: soil biogeochemistry; rhizosphere ecology; rhizodeposition; pedogenic carbonates; land use
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Crop & Soil Sciences Department, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7272, USA
Interests: N mineralization; ammonia volatilization; runoff water quality
Interests: N mineralization; ammonia volatilization; runoff water quality
Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economy Analysis, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Interests: sustainable soil management; climate change mitigation; green-house gas emissions; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; soil enzymes
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Interests: sustainable soil management; climate change mitigation; green-house gas emissions; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; soil enzymes
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Soil and Crop Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
Interests: biogeochemistry; soil organic matter; nutrient cycles; nutrients; soil science; climate change; sustainable development; tropical agroecosystem; soils; sustainable land use
Interests: biogeochemistry; soil organic matter; nutrient cycles; nutrients; soil science; climate change; sustainable development; tropical agroecosystem; soils; sustainable land use
Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Universität Rostock, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18051 Rostock, Germany
Interests: soil organic matter; phosphorus; nutrient cycling; soil amendments; contamination; remediation; biological soil crusts
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Interests: soil organic matter; phosphorus; nutrient cycling; soil amendments; contamination; remediation; biological soil crusts
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College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: soil-microbe-plant interactions; rhizosphere biology and ecology; soil fertility and fertilizer; nitrification and denitrification; soil contamination and remediation; trace and beneficial elements
Interests: soil-microbe-plant interactions; rhizosphere biology and ecology; soil fertility and fertilizer; nitrification and denitrification; soil contamination and remediation; trace and beneficial elements
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Lloyd
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Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot SL5 7PY, UK
Interests: tropical soils; soil-vegetation interactions; soils; climate change; the global carbon cycle
Interests: tropical soils; soil-vegetation interactions; soils; climate change; the global carbon cycle
Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, College of Engineering Science and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Interests: environmental biotechnology; risk assessment; remediation; resource recovery and sustainability
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Interests: environmental biotechnology; risk assessment; remediation; resource recovery and sustainability
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Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70121 Bari, Italy
Interests: soil fertility; plant nutrition; plant biostimulants; fertilizers; pesticides
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Interests: soil fertility; plant nutrition; plant biostimulants; fertilizers; pesticides
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