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Frontier Studies in Soil Science

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In this introductory chapter the authors show their views on what they consider current and future fundamental issues to advance knowledge and research in Soil Science. Each of the authors gives responses to a question posed by the scientific editor of the book. Furthermore, additional data is included to show a picture corresponding to the current situation of the theme, as per different scientific searching tools.

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Acknowledgements

Funding: This work was supported by the Spanish “Agencia Estatal de Investigación” (State Investigation Agency) [grant number PID2021-122920OB-C21].

The sponsors had not involvement in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report, and in the decision to submit the article for publication.

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  1. Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain

    Avelino Núñez-Delgado, Esperanza Álvarez-Rodríguez, María J. Fernández-Sanjurjo & Ana Barreiro-Buján

  2. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, 32004, Ourense, Spain

    Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo

  3. Departamento de Bioquímica de Suelos, Ecosistemas y Ecología Agroforestal, Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC Sede Santiago), Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Juan José Villaverde & Montserrat Díaz-Raviña

  4. GETECMA-Soil Science and Environmental Technologies Group, Department of Agrochemistry and Environment, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain

    Jorge Mataix-Solera

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Núñez-Delgado, A. et al. (2024). Introduction Chapter for the Book “Frontier Studies in Soil Science”. In: Núñez-Delgado, A. (eds) Frontier Studies in Soil Science. Frontier Studies in Soil Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50503-4_1

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