Modelling soil formation in the landscape

土壤是一个由一系列相互关联的物理、化学和生物因素组成的复杂系统，这些因素作为一个整体发挥作用。土壤系统是自然生态系统的重要组成部分，受土地管理的影响很大。该项目旨在创建一种新的景观土壤形成的定量模型。这个项目将调查土壤变异性是否是土壤是一个复杂系统的结果。模型的结果将使我们能够重建景观中土壤剖面的发展历史，并帮助我们了解土壤形态和景观是如何随时间演变的。

Soil is a complex system composed of a set of interconnected physical, chemical and biological factors that function as a whole. Soil system is a key part of natural ecosystems that is significantly affected by land management. This project aims to create a new quantitative model for soil formation in the landscape. This project will investigate whether the soil variability is a result of the soil being a complex system. The outcome of the model will enable us to reconstruct the history of soil profile development in the landscape and help us understand how soil forms and landscape evolves with time.