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Archaeological stratigraphy applies to Soil horizon. Activate to inspect this relation.Crop rotation influences Soil fertility. Activate to inspect this relation.Desertification depends on Climate change. Activate to inspect this relation.Desertification influences Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Erosion is part of Denudation. Activate to inspect this relation.Farm machinery applies to Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Foundation applies to Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Permafrost is a Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Sediment is part of Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Soil fertility influences Crop Yield. Activate to inspect this relation.Soil fertility depends on Soil horizon. Activate to inspect this relation.Soil formation requires Weathering. Activate to inspect this relation.Soil horizon is part of Soil profile. Activate to inspect this relation.Soil horizon is part of Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Soil organic matter is part of Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Soil pH applies to Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Soil pH influences Soil fertility. Activate to inspect this relation.Soil texture is part of Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Foundation (structure) requires Soil. Activate to inspect this relation.Weathering applies to Parent material. Activate to inspect this relation.Weathering enables Erosion. Activate to inspect this relation.Weathering is part of Denudation. Activate to inspect this relation.Weathering causes Erosion. Activate to inspect this relation.Weathering causes Sediment. Activate to inspect this relation.SoilPermafrostSedimentFarm machineryFoundationSoil horizonSoil organic matterSoil pHSoil textureFoundation (structure)DesertificationWeatheringSoil profileArchaeological stratigraphySoil fertilityClimate changeErosionParent materialDenudationSoil formationCrop YieldCrop rotation
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85 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Archaeology, Atmospheric Science….

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  • Node colour marks the concept’s primary discipline
22 concepts24 relationships13 disciplines4 relation families

At a glance

Soil, also commonly referred to as earth, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, water, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms.

Disciplines
Earth & Space Sciences · Geology
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Climatology, Engineering, Geography, Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Science
Relationships
10 · 4 relation families

What am I looking at?

In this lens (85)

  • Mineral14
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Rock12
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Soil10
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Fossil9
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Water cycle9
    illuminated by this discipline

Bridge concepts (98)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Climate9
    Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Meteorology, Physics · connects to Albedo, Climate change, Climate model…
  • Atmosphere4
    Atmospheric Science, Geography, Meteorology, Physics · connects to Atmospheric circulation, Earth, Ozone layer…
  • Carbon cycle3
    Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Sustainability Science · connects to Carbon sink, Carbonate–silicate cycle, Cycle
  • Water (H₂O)3
    Biology, Chemistry, Oceanography · connects to Humidity, River, Water cycle
  • Climate science2
    Climate Science, Environmental Science · connects to Climate change, Climate model

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 13 disciplines: Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Archaeology, Civil Engineering, Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Geomorphology, Geotechnical Engineering, Sociology, Soil Science.
  • Soil is a bridge concept — viewed here through Earth & Space Sciences, Geology.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.
  • Feedback loop explains 3 concepts in this view (Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Geography).

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By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

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One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

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