Florida Soils are an Indispensable Natural Resource

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Florida Soils are an Indispensable Natural Resource

QUINCY, Fla. — Soil is more than dirt. A healthy soil supports a healthy ecosystem and society. As Franklin Delano Roosevelt aptly stated, “A nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself”. We have a human-centric view of our planet and the resources on it, including soil. For a resource to be considered valuable by society, it must benefit us (Figure 1 right). If we can identify and measure the benefits, we can assign monetary value to the res…