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Fabric of soil aggregates and characterization of their structural and functional stability

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Results characterizing the fabric of soil aggregates are discussed. Experimental evidence and theoretical substantiation of the fabric of soil aggregate are given. Soil aggregates are characterized by the tight packing of water-stable particles arranged into certain layers. The curves of aggregate destruction follow the exponential law, which reflects the layered fabric of the aggregates and the distribution of the ”nuclei” of waterstable aggregates in them.

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  1. Prioksko-Terrasnyi State Biosphere Reserve, Danki, Moscow oblast, 142200, Russia

    K. Yu. Khan

  2. Faculty of Soil Science, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    A. I. Pozdnyakov

  3. Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Institutskaya 2, Pushchino, Moscow oblast, 142290, Russia

    B. K. Son

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Khan, K.Y., Pozdnyakov, A.I. & Son, B.K. Fabric of soil aggregates and characterization of their structural and functional stability. Eurasian Soil Sc. 41, 1417–1423 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229308130103

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