My expertise is soil microbial ecology, investigating fungal and bacterial community composition and activity. I observe microbial communities and biogeochemical processes within soil aggregates, to investigate ecological interactions at the microbial scale. Most of my work is in restored grassland systems. I have experience with PLFA analyses, next-generation sequencing (16S and ITS), extracellular enzyme activity assays, and measuring standard soil C and N pools and fluxes.

My expertise is soil microbial ecology, investigating fungal and bacterial community composition and activity. I observe microbial communities and biogeochemical processes within soil aggregates, to investigate ecological interactions at the microbial scale. Most of my work is in restored grassland systems. I have experience with PLFA analyses, next-generation sequencing (16S and ITS), extracellular enzyme activity assays, and measuring standard soil C and N pools and fluxes.

Professor in Soil biogeochemistry at the University of Turin, my main research activities deal with soil biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling in both agricultural and natural ecosystems, with focus on carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen processes and particular attention to improving the bioavailability of nutrients in environments characterized by specific dynamics, such as rice paddies. Starting from understanding the mechanisms controlling organic matter stabilization and accumulation in soil we are investigating the best management techniques that can increase organic matter and lead the soil to act as a sink / source of C. Recently I developed studies on interconnection between organic matter and nutrients in a more ecosystemic view of the soil system, while emphasizing the role of the soil-plant-microbiome interconnection in enhancing nutrient plant acquisition, crop productivity and quality and environmental sustainability.

Professor in Soil biogeochemistry at the University of Turin, my main research activities deal with soil biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling in both agricultural and natural ecosystems, with focus on carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen processes and particular attention to improving the bioavailability of nutrients in environments characterized by specific dynamics, such as rice paddies. Starting from understanding the mechanisms controlling organic matter stabilization and accumulation in soil we are investigating the best management techniques that can increase organic matter and lead the soil to act as a sink / source of C. Recently I developed studies on interconnection between organic matter and nutrients in a more ecosystemic view of the soil system, while emphasizing the role of the soil-plant-microbiome interconnection in enhancing nutrient plant acquisition, crop productivity and quality and environmental sustainability.

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PD Dr. Axel Don (M) is deputy director of the Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture and lectures at the Technical University of Braunschweig. His research focuses is on the impact on soil management on soil properties mainly in agricultural soils. He published more than 80 peer reviewed publications; five of them were awarded as highly cited papers by Web of science.

PD Dr. Axel Don (M) is deputy director of the Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture and lectures at the Technical University of Braunschweig. His research focuses is on the impact on soil management on soil properties mainly in agricultural soils. He published more than 80 peer reviewed publications; five of them were awarded as highly cited papers by Web of science.

Geomorphology and ecohydrology, especially of the Australian drylands

Geomorphology and ecohydrology, especially of the Australian drylands

I am a research scientist employed by the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE), close to Paris in Saclay campus (France). My main research interests deal with the tracing of sediment and particle-bound contaminants in catchments and rivers. Radionuclides are my favourite tracers.

I am a research scientist employed by the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE), close to Paris in Saclay campus (France). My main research interests deal with the tracing of sediment and particle-bound contaminants in catchments and rivers. Radionuclides are my favourite tracers.

Peter Finke holds a “drs” (cum laude) degree in Physical Geography and Soil Science from University of Amsterdam (1988) and a PhD-degree in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (on precision agriculture) from Wageningen University (1992). Management: • Department head (1992-1997) at the Winand Staring Centre, Netherlands. • Programme leader (1998-2002) for the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Fisheries in Wageningen. • Leading (2002-2005) Biometris, 2 departments and statistical consultancy group in Wageningen. • (2005-) Leading the Soilscape modelling group at Ghent University • 1994-1998 Secretary of ISSS WG on Moisture Variability and 2014-2018 Leader of the WG Soil and landscape modelling • 1994-2003 Member, vice-chairman and chairman of Scientific Committee of the European Soil Bureau at JRC. • 1994-2018 (Co-)Organization of workshops and conferences. Science • Design of soil data collection strategies. Updating strategies and implementations in Netherlands and Flanders of the soil drainage class map. • Development of Digital Soil Mapping methods. Best paper in Pedometrics for 2004. • Translation of soil data to simulation model input parameters. • Development and application of soil models: (i) construction of a model for The Netherlands of N- and P-loss from agricultural soils (STONE); (ii) development of the SoilGen model for soil evolution. • Upscaling and downscaling methods. • 65+ articles WoS-journals. H-index 24. • Editorial board of Geoderma and Soil

Peter Finke holds a “drs” (cum laude) degree in Physical Geography and Soil Science from University of Amsterdam (1988) and a PhD-degree in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (on precision agriculture) from Wageningen University (1992). Management: • Department head (1992-1997) at the Winand Staring Centre, Netherlands. • Programme leader (1998-2002) for the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Fisheries in Wageningen. • Leading (2002-2005) Biometris, 2 departments and statistical consultancy group in Wageningen. • (2005-) Leading the Soilscape modelling group at Ghent University • 1994-1998 Secretary of ISSS WG on Moisture Variability and 2014-2018 Leader of the WG Soil and landscape modelling • 1994-2003 Member, vice-chairman and chairman of Scientific Committee of the European Soil Bureau at JRC. • 1994-2018 (Co-)Organization of workshops and conferences. Science • Design of soil data collection strategies. Updating strategies and implementations in Netherlands and Flanders of the soil drainage class map. • Development of Digital Soil Mapping methods. Best paper in Pedometrics for 2004. • Translation of soil data to simulation model input parameters. • Development and application of soil models: (i) construction of a model for The Netherlands of N- and P-loss from agricultural soils (STONE); (ii) development of the SoilGen model for soil evolution. • Upscaling and downscaling methods. • 65+ articles WoS-journals. H-index 24. • Editorial board of Geoderma and Soil

Soil and water conservation in agricultural areas, specially tree crops.

Soil and water conservation in agricultural areas, specially tree crops.

I am a Soil Physicist who works across disciplines to understand how biological and chemical processs interact with soil physical structure and transport properties. I use approaches from soil physics, materials science and engineering to quantify mechanical and hydrological processes that underlie the physical engineering of soil by biology.

I am a Soil Physicist who works across disciplines to understand how biological and chemical processs interact with soil physical structure and transport properties. I use approaches from soil physics, materials science and engineering to quantify mechanical and hydrological processes that underlie the physical engineering of soil by biology.

Dr. Jeffrey Homburg is a geoarchaeologist and soil scientist with ~40 years of experience. He earned a Ph.D. in soil science at ISU and M.A. and B.A. degrees in anthropology, and he is an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona. Dr. Homburg has extensive experience in the U.S., Mexico, Mongolia, and Africa. He is best known for his pioneering work on anthropogenic effects of ancient agriculture on soil quality and agricultural sustainability of dryland and irrigated fields.

Dr. Jeffrey Homburg is a geoarchaeologist and soil scientist with ~40 years of experience. He earned a Ph.D. in soil science at ISU and M.A. and B.A. degrees in anthropology, and he is an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona. Dr. Homburg has extensive experience in the U.S., Mexico, Mongolia, and Africa. He is best known for his pioneering work on anthropogenic effects of ancient agriculture on soil quality and agricultural sustainability of dryland and irrigated fields.

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Of the various soil scientific disciplines, soil chemistry holds my particular interest. I am fascinated by biogeochemistry in general and in particular by understanding the fate of Soil Organic Matter (SOM) in terrestrial ecosystems. How does the chemistry of soils and sediments regulate the transport, transformation and preservation/degradation of SOM? How is this chemistry, and thereby the fate of SOM, altered by natural or human-induced change? What are the implications for the functioning of ecosystems, and how can we use this knowledge to optimize the ecosystem services rendered by the soil?

Of the various soil scientific disciplines, soil chemistry holds my particular interest. I am fascinated by biogeochemistry in general and in particular by understanding the fate of Soil Organic Matter (SOM) in terrestrial ecosystems. How does the chemistry of soils and sediments regulate the transport, transformation and preservation/degradation of SOM? How is this chemistry, and thereby the fate of SOM, altered by natural or human-induced change? What are the implications for the functioning of ecosystems, and how can we use this knowledge to optimize the ecosystem services rendered by the soil?

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Dr. Jonathan Maynard is a research soil scientist at the USDA-NRCS National Soil Survey Center where he works at the interface between environmental sciences and big data analytics to generate science-based solutions for sustainable land management. Dr. Maynard is a broadly trained soil scientist with expertise in pedology, soil databases, spatial and statistical analysis, remote sensing, and applied predictive modeling. His research focuses on large-scale spatial modeling of soil and ecological resources, quantifying patterns and processes of soil and ecosystem change. He specializes in producing actionable information from big data using using remote sensing and machine learning techniques. Dr. Maynard holds a Ph.D. is Soils and Biogeochemistry and a M.S. in Soil Science from the University of California, Davis.

Dr. Jonathan Maynard is a research soil scientist at the USDA-NRCS National Soil Survey Center where he works at the interface between environmental sciences and big data analytics to generate science-based solutions for sustainable land management. Dr. Maynard is a broadly trained soil scientist with expertise in pedology, soil databases, spatial and statistical analysis, remote sensing, and applied predictive modeling. His research focuses on large-scale spatial modeling of soil and ecological resources, quantifying patterns and processes of soil and ecosystem change. He specializes in producing actionable information from big data using using remote sensing and machine learning techniques. Dr. Maynard holds a Ph.D. is Soils and Biogeochemistry and a M.S. in Soil Science from the University of California, Davis.

Prof. Dr. with more than 32 years of experience in pollutant environmental behaviour and land recuperation techniques. The beginning of the research career focused on the behaviour and transfer of radionuclides in the soil-plant system; the incidence on consumer products; restoration of affected areas after nuclear accidents, and radiological vulnerability of Spanish soils. During this period, I realized a stay at the CEA-Cadarache (France), held in the EU-PostChernobyl Actions, and carried out laboratory work, experimental field work, and different works in radioactive facilities and in Chernobyl evacuated area. In the Radioprotection area, I also carried out European projects on experimental radioecology (development of soil decontamination technologies; transfer of radionuclides to vegetation and crops and development of new analytical methods). I’ve participated in projects in order to estimate the radiological vulnerability of Spanish soils, throughout the creation of a soil database (more than 2,000 georeferenced profiles), the development of a specific methodology, and the estimation of the radiological vulnerability indexes. Cartographic representation was also performed, taking into account exposure pathways (external irradiation and food chain), and radionuclides (Cs and Sr). I am the head of Soil Conservation and Recuperation Research Area that includes projects based on the recuperation techniques of mining and industrial soils, the restoration of environmental degraded areas, land use alternatives after recovery and development of sustainable agriculture. These works are focused on: the development of methods to estimate the (bio)availability of pollutants and nutrients; evaluate the transfer to natural vegetation and crops; incidence in food chains; development of decontamination methods; application of soil amendments; phytotechnologies, and bioremediation and safe crops production.

Prof. Dr. with more than 32 years of experience in pollutant environmental behaviour and land recuperation techniques. The beginning of the research career focused on the behaviour and transfer of radionuclides in the soil-plant system; the incidence on consumer products; restoration of affected areas after nuclear accidents, and radiological vulnerability of Spanish soils. During this period, I realized a stay at the CEA-Cadarache (France), held in the EU-PostChernobyl Actions, and carried out laboratory work, experimental field work, and different works in radioactive facilities and in Chernobyl evacuated area. In the Radioprotection area, I also carried out European projects on experimental radioecology (development of soil decontamination technologies; transfer of radionuclides to vegetation and crops and development of new analytical methods). I’ve participated in projects in order to estimate the radiological vulnerability of Spanish soils, throughout the creation of a soil database (more than 2,000 georeferenced profiles), the development of a specific methodology, and the estimation of the radiological vulnerability indexes. Cartographic representation was also performed, taking into account exposure pathways (external irradiation and food chain), and radionuclides (Cs and Sr). I am the head of Soil Conservation and Recuperation Research Area that includes projects based on the recuperation techniques of mining and industrial soils, the restoration of environmental degraded areas, land use alternatives after recovery and development of sustainable agriculture. These works are focused on: the development of methods to estimate the (bio)availability of pollutants and nutrients; evaluate the transfer to natural vegetation and crops; incidence in food chains; development of decontamination methods; application of soil amendments; phytotechnologies, and bioremediation and safe crops production.

As Project manager of a national soil monitoring programme, I work on data management process and the constitution of spatio-temporal information system and dataware house facilities on soil observations at the French level. I have worked for at least 15 years on the mapping of soil key properties using advance statistical tools.

As Project manager of a national soil monitoring programme, I work on data management process and the constitution of spatio-temporal information system and dataware house facilities on soil observations at the French level. I have worked for at least 15 years on the mapping of soil key properties using advance statistical tools.

I have been conducting research into soil and water for 30 years. I am editor of the journal SOIL.

I have been conducting research into soil and water for 30 years. I am editor of the journal SOIL.

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I am a professor in physical geography and my main interests are in soil properties and their dynamics in space and time. At the moment we are developing spectral techniques in order to enhance the throughput of soil analyses in the lab and the resolution of soil property measures in the field. I work mainly on soil organic carbon and its role in the global C cycle.

I am a professor in physical geography and my main interests are in soil properties and their dynamics in space and time. At the moment we are developing spectral techniques in order to enhance the throughput of soil analyses in the lab and the resolution of soil property measures in the field. I work mainly on soil organic carbon and its role in the global C cycle.

Senior plant-soil ecologist and biogeochemist with 21 years’ research and knowledge exchange experience. Expertise on the impacts of climate change and land-use change on soil biogeochemical cycling and soil carbon sequestration, including use of 13C and 15N stable isotopes in studies of carbon dynamics. Applied research and knowledge exchange expertise on the environmental costs and benefits of sustainable biomass for energy.

Senior plant-soil ecologist and biogeochemist with 21 years’ research and knowledge exchange experience. Expertise on the impacts of climate change and land-use change on soil biogeochemical cycling and soil carbon sequestration, including use of 13C and 15N stable isotopes in studies of carbon dynamics. Applied research and knowledge exchange expertise on the environmental costs and benefits of sustainable biomass for energy.

Claudio Zaccone is Associate Professor at the University of Verona, Italy. Main research interests: i) molecular and functional characterization of organic matter in soils and sediments, especially in relation to climate changes, ii) interactions between soil organic matter and organic/inorganic pollutants, iii) utilization of ombrotrophic peat profiles as archives of atmospheric depositions during centuries, iv) waste biomass utilization in agricultural soils.

Claudio Zaccone is Associate Professor at the University of Verona, Italy. Main research interests: i) molecular and functional characterization of organic matter in soils and sediments, especially in relation to climate changes, ii) interactions between soil organic matter and organic/inorganic pollutants, iii) utilization of ombrotrophic peat profiles as archives of atmospheric depositions during centuries, iv) waste biomass utilization in agricultural soils.

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