Editing Soil structure (section)

== Soil structure dynamics ==
Soil structure is inherently a [[wikt:dynamic|dynamic]] and [[complex system]] that is affected by different factors such as [[tillage]], wheel traffic, [[root]]s, biological activities in soil, rainfall events, [[Aeolian processes|wind erosion]], shrinking, swelling, freezing and thawing. In turn, reciprocally soil structure interacts and affects the root growth and function, [[Soil biology|soil fauna]] and biota, water and solute transport processes, [[gas exchange]], [[thermal conductivity]] and [[Electrical resistivity and conductivity|electrical conductivity]], traffic [[bearing capacity]], and many other aspects in relation with soil. Ignoring soil structure or viewing it as "static" can lead to poor predictions of soil properties and might significantly affect the [[soil management]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Logsdon|first1=Sally|last2=Berli|first2=Markus|last3=Horn|first3=Rainer|date=January 2013|title= Quantifying and Modeling Soil Structure Dynamics|language=en|pages=vii–ix|doi=10.2134/advagricsystmodel3.frontmatter|issn=2163-2790|chapter=Front Matter|series=Advances in Agricultural Systems Modeling|isbn=978-0-89118-957-2}}</ref>