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4 Metadata: An Essential Component for Interpreting Soil Health Measurements
Jane M.‐F. Johnson and Maysoon M. Mikha
Soil health, also called soil quality, has both inherent edaphic components and dynamic properties, which interact with management and climatic affects (Karlen, Ditzler, & Andrews, 2003). Inherent soil characterization has been an integral part of potential land use assessments for decades. In contrast, the concept of soil health has evolved with a primary focus on agronomic productivity but
