该研究领域适合将土壤理解为三维生态系统或生态系统组成的学生，研究如何在人口不断增长的世界中保护土壤和耕地。研究课题包括：土壤形态和分类;生物地球化学循环;土壤化学;土壤物理学和矿物学;根际生态学土壤；植物关系和土壤肥力。
This Field of Study is for students that understand soils as a three-dimensional ecosystem or ecosystem component, and research how to preserve soil and arable land in a world with a growing population. Research topics include: soil morphology and classification; biogeochemical cycles; soil chemistry; soil physics and mineralogy; rhizosphere ecology; soil-plant relationships and soil fertility.