OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of European Journal of Soil Science is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
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Coefficient of linear extensibility of soil can be estimated from hygroscopic water content or clay and organic carbon contents	124
Effects of drying and simulated flooding on soil phosphorus dynamics from two contrasting UK grassland soils	84
Increased sugarcane productivity and environmental improvement in acid sulfate soils: A win–win system	71
Sugarcane harvesting systems in Brazil: Effects on soil carbon stocks and ethanol payback time	59
Quantitative characterization of bidirectional reflectance distribution of mine soil using physical models	54
Fine earth soil bulk density at 0.2 m depth from Land Use and Coverage Area Frame Survey (LUCAS) soil 2018	51
Determination of nuclear magnetic resonance T₂ cutoff in remoulded loess by the freezing point	46
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Release, availability and geochemical interaction of Fe in soil after long‐term integrated nutrient management in wheat	44
Pedological features of a sustainable halophyte wetland: El Hito saline pond (Central Spain)	41
Factors driving microbial biomass and necromass relationships display ecosystem‐dependent responses	39
Agricultural Cultivation Improved Soil Nitrogen Sequestration by Accelerating the Accumulation of Labile Nitrogen	33
Crop Rotation With Ley and Nitrogen Fertilisation Reduced Soil Carbon Loss in Three Swedish Long‐Term Field Experiments	28
Correction to “Cover Crops Affect Pool Specific Soil Organic Carbon in Cropland—A Meta‐Analysis”	27
Deep Carbon: A Multiscale Feature‐Time Fusion Approach for Field Level Digital Soil Organic Carbon Mapping	27
A New Approach to Address Soil Heterogeneity as a Source of Uncertainty in the Flux‐Gradient Method: CO₂ Case Studies	27
The ConSoil project: An integrated framework for monitoring plant protection product residues in agricultural soil	25
How to Refocus Soil Research When Reacting to the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture	25
Effects of altitude on soil properties in coastal fog ecosystems in Morro Moreno National Park, Antofagasta, Chile	24
Continuous straw return for 8 years mitigates the negative effects of inorganic fertilisers on C‐cycling soil bacteria	24
Fairy ring‐induced soil potassium depletion gradients reshape microbial community composition in a montane grassland	23
Spatial distribution of Azospirillum brasilense in 2D flow cell: Effect of irrigation and inoculation regimes	22
Changes in soil pH and mobility of heavy metals in contaminated soils	22
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Using model simulation to evaluate soil loss potential in diversified agricultural landscapes	22
Effects of soil internal forces on splash detachment and transport of aggregate fragments in Mollisols of Northeast China	22
The elevational patterns and key drivers of soil microbial communities strongly depend on soil layer and season	21
Assessment of variability of peat physicochemical properties, subsidence and their interactions within Selangor forests	21
Tracing of fire‐induced soil phosphorus transformations using phosphate oxygen isotope ratio	21
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Dead Moss‐Dominated Biocrusts Enhanced Soil Nutrients and Extracellular Enzyme Activities in a Temperate Desert	20
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Effect of Elevation and Mineralogy on the Amount and Turnover of Fractionated Organic Carbon in Paddy Soils in Nepal	20
Development of a Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Method for the Determination of Ergosterol in Forest Soils	20
Optimising Root and Grain Yield Through Variety Selection in Winter Wheat Across a European Climate Gradient	20
Response of Soil Organic Carbon and Bacterial Community to Amendments in Saline‐Alkali Soils of the Yellow River Delta	20
The Effect of Crop Diversification and Season on Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency Across a European Pedoclimatic Gradient	19
Destisol: A decision‐support tool to assess the ecosystem services provided by urban soils for better urban planning	19
Soil health—From practical issues to indicators: A workshop at the 1st European Healthy Soils Conference	19
Invasion by red imported fire ants depletes soil microarthropod communities in agricultural systems	19
The first documented and characterized Norwegian acid sulfate soils	18
Land use and soil property effects on aggregate stability assessed by three different slaking methods	17
Correction to ‘Organic carbon enables the biotic engineering of beneficial soil structure in Profundihumic and Haplic Ferralsols’	17
Lichen biocrusts contribute to soil microbial biomass carbon in the northern temperate zone: A meta‐analysis	17
Soil properties of vineyards on arkoses as a basis to understand their suitability and optimum performance	16
Sand fractions micromorphometry detected by Vis‐NIR‐MIR and its impact on water retention	16
'Only One Earth' – Celebrating soil science on World Environment Day 2022	16
Effect of salt concentration on osmotic potential in drying soils—Measurement and models	16
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REFEREES LIST 2021	15
Microbes alter substrate from mineral‐associated carbon to litterfall with nitrogen additions and warming	15
Limited short‐term benefits of glacial rock flour for enhancing the physical quality of tropical arable soils	15
National Soil Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture (ENASAS): A new systemic approach in Mexico	15
Delineating vineyard management zones: Intrafield spatial variability of soil properties of carbonate vineyard soils	15
Response of maize yield to changes in soil organic matter in a Swedish long‐term experiment	14
Is soil an organic carbon sink or source upon erosion, transport and deposition?	14
Long‐term changes in paddy soil fertility in tropical Asia after 50 years of the Green Revolution	14
Quantifying aboveground biomass, soil organic carbon and erosion with a detailed crop map and PESERA model in the Yangtze River Basin	14
Opposing patterns of carbon and nitrogen stability in soil organic matter fractions compared to whole soil	14
Storage of soil carbon is not sequestration: Straightforward graphical visualization of their basic differences	14
Potential accumulation of toxic trace elements in soils during enhanced rock weathering	13
Parameter Estimation of Soil Water Retention and Thermal Conductivity Curves Using HYDRUS‐1D and Inverse Solution	13
Seasonal Mineralisation of Organic Matter in Alpine Soils and Responses to Global Warming: An In Vitro Approach	13
Soil Multifunctionality Responses to Warming and Nitrogen Addition and the Mediating Bacteria Vary by Biocrust Type	13
A Review of Fe–S–C Dynamics in Blue Carbon Environments: Potential Influence of Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils	13
Erratum to “Relative entropy as an index of soil structure”	12
Lateral migration differs between phytolith morphotypes on sand dune surfaces	12
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Editorial for special issue on “Recent innovations in soil physical, chemical and biological analysis” (2nd National Symposium on soil analysis)	12
Issue Information	12
Corrigendum to “Oxygen isotope ratios of phosphates in the soil–plant system: Limitations and future developments”	12
Organic manure and lime change water vapour sorption of a red soil by altering water repellency and specific surface area	12
Easily mobilized metals and acidity in acid sulfate soils across the Swedish coastal plains	12
An improved cellular automata model for soil erosion in coastal areas based on discrete physical variables	11

How the EU Soil Observatory is providing solid science for healthy soils	11
Recalibration of existing pedotransfer functions to estimate soil bulk density at a regional scale	11
Forty years of soil research funded by the European Commission: Trends and future. A systematic review of research projects	11
Typical earthworm assemblages of European ecosystem types	11
Spectral variable selection for estimation of soil organic carbon content using mid‐infrared spectroscopy	11
Qualitative evaluation of nine agricultural methods for increasing soil carbon storage in Norway	11
A high‐frequency greenhouse gas flux analysis tool: Insights from automated non‐steady‐state transparent soil chambers	11
Response to ‘A well‐established fact: Rapid mineralization of organic inputs is an important factor for soil carbon sequestration’ by Angers et al.	11
On pedagogy of a Soil Science Centre for Doctoral Training	11
Addition of sorptive mineral phases to soils decreases short‐term organic matter decomposition by reducing microbial access to substrates	11
A well‐established fact: Rapid mineralization of organic inputs is an important factor for soil carbon sequestration	11
Legacy of Warming and Cover Crops on the Response of Soil Microbial Function to Repeated Drying and Rewetting Cycles	11
Aridity and geochemical drivers of soil micronutrient and contaminant availability in European drylands	11
Short‐term phosphorus sorption and desorption in contrasting cropped Vertisols	11
Soil phosphorus over a period of agricultural change in Scotland	11
Further reduction in soil bacterial diversity under severe acidification in European temperate forests	10
A Quantitative Property‐Based Layer and Profile Numerical Soil Classification System for Australia	10
ITS3/ITS4 outperforms other ITS region and 18S rRNA gene primer sets for amplicon sequencing of soil fungi	10
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Soil moisture, stressed vegetation and the spatial structure of soil erosion in a high latitude rangeland	10
Significance of phosphorus inclusions and discrete micron‐sized grains of apatite in postglacial forest soils	10
A “Golden Moment” for Soils and Society Presents Challenges and Opportunities for Soil Science	10
A comparison of machine learning algorithms for mapping soil iron parameters indicative of pedogenic processes by hyperspectral imaging of intact soil profiles	10
Multi‐modelling predictions show high uncertainty of required carbon input changes to reach a 4‰ target	10
Coping with imbalanced data problem in digital mapping of soil classes	10
Assessment of Soil Science in European Higher Education to Meet Growing Soil Awareness Needs	10
Overlooked biocrust impacts on surface soil thermal properties: Evidence from heat‐pulse sensing on large volume samples	10
An improved Amplex Red‐based fluorometric assay of phenol oxidases and peroxidases activity: A case study on Haplic Chernozem	10
Effect of Preferential Microplastics Leaching Through Macropores on Vertical Soil Particle Transport	10
Grazing and topography control nutrient pools in low Arctic soils of Southwest Greenland	9
Soil physics matters for the land–water–food–climate nexus and sustainability	9
Aerobic and anaerobic burning alter trace metal availability in peat soils: evidence from laboratory experiments	9
An Innovative Framework Fosters Practical Application of Nematode‐Based Indices in Soil Health Assessment	9
Changes in Biological and Chemical Soil Properties in an Austrian Long‐Term Tillage Experiment	9
Water‐based spent drilling mud regulates hydrophysical properties of coarse‐textured loessial soil	9
Distribution of soil bacteria involved in C cycling across extensive environmental and pedogenic gradients	9
Introducing the Russell Review ‘Artificial Intelligence in Soil Science’ by Alexandre M.J.‐C. Wadoux	9
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contents in Soil Organic Matter Fractions Along an Elevation Gradient in the French Alps	9
A high soil potential net nitrification was observed at 4 m depth: What are the driving factors?	9
No relationship between outputs of simple humus balance calculators (VDLUFA and STAND) and soil organic carbon trends	9
Sulphur flow in soil–plant system with long‐term agricultural practices on a Vertisol	9
Responses of Soil Extracellular Enzymes to N and P Additions Vary Between Temperate and Subtropical Forests	9
Assessing the Impact of Capillary Moisture on Topsoil Carbon Mineralisation in Flemish Cropland Using a Physical Barrier	9
Artificial intelligence in soil science	8
Biochar mitigates N₂O emissions by promoting complete denitrification in acidic and alkaline paddy soils	8
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Taxonomic and functional diversity of the soil microbiome recruited from alternative crops in a rotation system	8
Short‐term conservation tillage degrades soil infiltration properties in the black soil region of Northeast China	8
Application of EMI‐Measured Magnetic Susceptibility to Characterise Soil Drainage Conditions Over Various Soil Types	8
Dynamics of microbial residues in highland agroecosystems as affected by cropping systems and fertilisation in a 31‐year‐long experiment	8
Understanding the joint impacts of soil architecture and microbial dynamics on soil functions: Insights derived from microscale models	8
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Assessing Accuracy and Calibration Importance of Tipping Bucket Measurement Boxes for Monitoring Soil Erosion	8
Wheat straw and microbial inoculants have an additive effect on N₂O emissions by changing microbial functional groups	8
Colloids facilitate transport of cadmium and uranium in arable soils, which is undetected by suction cups in the field	8
A Note on Spurious Correlations and Explainable Machine Learning in Digital Soil Mapping	8
Dry‐wet alternation and microplastics particle size effects on and contributions to soil water and soil pore properties	8
Monitoring Systems of Agricultural Soils Across Europe Regarding the Upcoming European Soil Monitoring Law	8
A root mucilage analogue from chia seeds reduces soil gas diffusivity	8
Interactive effects of climate warming and management on grassland soil respiration partitioning	8
Can University Campuses Be Urban Living Labs? Case Study of Soil and Tree Functions at Wageningen University Green Area	8
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Application of a Handheld Near Infrared Spectrophotometer to Farm‐Scale Soil Carbon Monitoring	7
Biochar Addition Changes the Aggregation of Clay Mineral and Natural Soil Nanoparticles via Different Mechanisms	7
The role of decaying logs in nursing soil fungal diversity varies with decay classes in the forest ecosystem	7
Evaluating and Improving the Performance of the Models Underlying the Soil Navigator Tool on Drained Peat Grasslands	7
Diverse Litter and Suitable Tree Species Increased Activation Energy for Soil Respiration in Black Soils in China	7
Mineralogical Changes in Acid Sulfate Soils With Thionic Horizons: Insights From the Delta Doce River, Brazil	7
Agricultural Decision Support Tools in Europe: What Kind of Tools Are Needed to Foster Soil Health?	7
A GSD‐driven approach to deriving stochastic soil strength parameters under hybrid machine learning models	7
RUSLE‐based scenarios for sustainable soil management: Case studies from Romanian Subcarpathians	7
Effectiveness of soil management strategies for mitigation of N₂O emissions in European arable land: A meta‐analysis	7
Coupling Infrared Isotopic Gas Analysis and Thermal Ramped Analysis to Characterise Soil Organic and Inorganic Carbon	7
The Impacts of Loading From Acid Sulfate Soils on Boreal Estuarine Sediments	7
Towards a Quantitative Estimate of Anthropogenic Subsoil Compaction in European Croplands Based on National Soil Surveys	7
How does national SOC monitoring on agricultural soils align with the EU strategies? An example using five case studies	7
Severe freezing increases soil respiration during the thawing period: A meta‐analysis	7
Carbon‐iron coupling reduced N₂O emissions via promoting the conversion to N₂ in paddy soils	7
An Investigation of Isothermal Thermogravimetric Profiles in the Low Temperature Range (60°C–200°C)	7
Impact of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on soil gross nitrogen transformations in a temperate desert steppe	7

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First Signs That National Cropland Organic Carbon Loss Is Reversing in British Topsoils	7
Soil Properties‐Based Targeting of Soil Conditioners for Reduced Phosphorus Loading From Agriculture	7
Microbial utilisation of maize rhizodeposits applied to agricultural soil at a range of concentrations	6
Modelling soil water retention and water‐holding capacity with visible–near‐infrared spectra and machine learning	6
Rhizosphere bacterial communities of three minor grain crops exhibit distinct environmental adaptations and assembly processes	6
National soil data in EU countries, where do we stand?	6
Equations to describe the amount and rate of sorption	6
Combining mid infrared spectroscopy with stacked generalisation machine learning for prediction of key soil properties	6
Aridity Index Explains the Accumulation of Soil Organic Carbon Sources in Grassland Ecosystem	6
Legacy of war: Pedogenesis divergence and heavy metal contamination on the WWI front line a century after battle	6
Home field effects on the assimilation of inorganic nitrogen fertiliser into proteinaceous amino acids	6
Effects of longitudinal profile shape on scour and flow resistance in rills	6
Estimating soil chemical properties by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy: Promise versus reality	6
How does soil water retention change over time? A three‐year field study under several production systems	6
Characteristics of vineyard soils derived from Plio‐Quaternary landforms (raña or rañizo) in southern Europe	6
BOOK REVIEW: Soil Analysis. Edited by S. K.Singh, D. R.Biswas, C. A.Srinivasamurthy, S. P.Datta, G.Jayasree, P.Jha, S. K.Sharma, R. N.Katkar, K. P.Raverkar, A. K.Ghosh, Indian Society of Soil Science,	6
Plant residues do not have an immediate impact on soil bacterial community composition and abundance	6
Altering Ecosystem Services While Considering Soil Health and Farm Income: Conceptual Framework in Crop Farming Systems	6
Characterisation of Acid Sulfate Soils Along a Temperate Coastal Vegetation Gradient	6
Correction to “Adsorption kinetics of organic phosphates on goethite and aluminium oxide: The equation used to describe the reaction”	6
Effect of brackish water inundation on temperate coastal acid sulfate soils under different vegetation types	6
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Optimal organic fertilization enhances the phytoavailability of phosphorus in the root zone of rice	6
Long‐term fertilization and plastic film mulching modify temporal incorporation of ¹³C/¹⁵N‐labelled particulate organic matter	6
Analysis of extreme values of soil ecosystem services predicted from associated soil properties and weather conditions	6
Going Platinum: The European Journal of Soil Science at 75	6
Comparison of metrics to reveal the role of soil fauna in soil health assessment in peat meadow restoration	6
Pedotransfer Functions Versus Model Structure: What Drives Variance in Agro‐Hydrological Model Results?	6
Potential for carbon sequestration after biochar‐P fertilizer application: A biological and chemical assessment	6
Understanding the impact of main cell wall polysaccharides on the decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass	5
Towards Transformative Soil Science: Who am I in relation to my research?	5
Investigating unfrozen water and its components during freeze–thaw action in loess using a novel NMR technique	5
Impact of land use and soil group on the functional diversity of abundant and rare bacterial communities	5
Effects of 20 Years of Contrasting Tillage on Distribution of Ammonia Oxidisers and Denitrifiers Within Soil Aggregates	5
Influence of Soil Texture on the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon From Sentinel‐2 Temporal Mosaics at 34 European Sites	5
Microplastic fate in a chronosequence of biosolid‐amended agricultural soil in Southern Ontario, Canada	5
BLOSOM: A Plant Growth Facility Optimised for Continuous ¹³C Labelling and Measurement of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics	5
Soil texture and pH affect soil CO₂ efflux in hardwood floodplain forests of the lower middle Elbe River	5
A novel mechanistic anion exclusion model to investigate partially water‐saturated transport in soils and shales: A case study of nitrate solution flow	5
Current Problems Leading to Soil Degradation in Africa: Raising Awareness and Finding Potential Solutions	5
Condensation of capillary water and decreased surface energy cause increased soil water repellency in sandy soil	5
Concentration‐ and Size‐Dependent Influences of Microplastics on Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Flow	5
Development of soil spectroscopy models for the Western Highveld region, South Africa: Why do we need local data?	5
Soil aeration and redox potential as function of pore connectivity unravelled by X‐ray microtomography imaging	5
Soil Health and Challenges to Sustainable Soil Management in Denmark: Stakeholder Perceptions	5
Polyaspartic calcium improved soil quality and altered nitrification process in saline‐sodic paddy soils	5
Enzyme Kinetics Affecting Thermal Sensitivity of SOC Decomposition Differ in Hummocks and Hollows of a Permafrost Bog	5
Characterization and spatial distribution of mesoplastics in an arable soil	5
Influence of Benggang slope cracks on soil water regimes: Comparison of model simulation and time‐domain reflectometry	5
Characteristics of pipestems from acid sulfate soils of Finland and Australia	5
Quantitative Microbiome Profiling Facilitates Convenient Detection of Root‐Associated Fungi in an Alpine Meadow	5
The Fragile Skin: Soil Landscapes of the UK, JohnHollis and AllanLilly, Cranfield, UK: British Society of Soil Science. 2022. pp. 188. £34.99, paperback. ISBN: 1399922	5
Effects of Ammonium Addition on Methane Oxidation in a Paddy Soil: Insights Into Microbial Interactions	5
Towards enhanced adoption of soil‐improving management practices in Europe	5
Temperature and water content estimation in soils of the semi‐arid region of Brazil using finite difference and CFD	5
Bridging Law and Soil Science to Promote Soil Health	5
Substantial contribution of inorganic carbon sources to CO₂ emissions in calcareous vineyard soils in Germany	5
Predicting evaporation from moist, cracked soil, based on near‐surface wind speed, crack width and crack distance	5
Significant effect of salinity on zinc adsorption on tropical coastal and floodplain soils	5
Biodiesel Co‐Product (BCP) amendment drives beneficial soil microbiome assembly promoting acid soil health	5
Interactions between soil structure dynamics, hydrological processes, and organic matter cycling: A new soil‐crop model	5
A hydraulic conductivity model of frozen soils with the consideration of water films	5
Crude glycerol, a biodiesel byproduct, used as a soil amendment to temporarily immobilise and then release nitrogen	4
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Soil biological fertility evolution in a chronosequence under long‐term rice cultivation after land reclamation in China	4
Unravelling substrate availability and redox interactions on methane production in peat soils of China	4
Soil Quality Indicators in Agroecological Practices: Lessons From a Systematic Review of Long‐Term Experiments	4
Adsorption kinetics of organic phosphates on goethite and aluminium oxide: The equation used to describe the reaction	4
Soil microbial respiration does not respond to nitrogen deposition but increases with latitude	4
A nature‐inclusive future with healthy soils? Mapping soil organic matter in 2050 in the Netherlands	4
Impact of Water Halinity on the Presence of Hypersulfidic Materials in Estuarine Tidal Marsh Soils, Chesapeake Bay (USA)	4
Using homosoils for quantitative extrapolation of soil mapping models	4
Charred plant fragment–aluminium complexes in buried humic horizons of a cumulative volcanic soil profile: Formation, accumulation and potential role	4
Physical impact mechanism of large macroaggregate fragmentation on short‐term soil microbial respiration after rainfall	4
Sustainable soil management: Soil knowledge use and gaps in Europe	4
Do we speak one language on the way to sustainable soil management in Europe? A terminology check via an EU‐wide survey	4
Assessment of Elemental Geochemistry: Enrichment and Mobilisation in Acid Sulfate Soils in Southeast Brazil	4
Efficiency of Plant Biomass Processing Pathways for Long‐Term Soil Carbon Storage	4
Spatial molecular heterogeneity of POM during decomposition at different soil depths resolved by VNIR hyperspectral imaging	4
The importance of biochar quality and pyrolysis yield for soil carbon sequestration in practice	4
Selenite Adsorption and Desorption Characteristics in Soils: Effects of Soil Amendments and Underlying Mechanisms	4
Operational Digital Soil Mapping: Achievements, Challenges and Future Strategies to Go Beyond	4
A modelling approach to evaluate land management options for recently burnt catchments	4
Distinct features of topsoil carbon fractions across urban forests in eastern China	4
Applying cover crop residues as diverse mixtures increases initial microbial assimilation of crop residue‐derived carbon	4
Stocktake study of current fertilisation recommendations across Europe and discussion towards a more harmonised approach	4
Soil Property, Carbon Stock and Peat Extent Mapping at 10 m Resolution in Scotland Using Digital Soil Mapping Techniques	4
Slope position and biochar influence soil properties and seed displacement in a tropical agroecosystem	4
Specific ion effects of H⁺‐base cation coupling on permanently charged soil aggregation	4
Assessment of global, national and regional‐level digital soil mapping products at different spatial supports	4
Temperature‐humidity‐density dependent evaporation behaviour of clay and sandy clay	4
Beyond Total C: Integrative Analysis of Carbon Forms in Urban Soils	4
Effects of input data accuracy, catchment threshold areas and calibration algorithms on model uncertainty reduction	4
Soil organic carbon content and stock in Martinique – relations to near infrared spectra	4