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      Soil functions and ecosystem services showing the link between soil fertility, biodiversity, aquifer quality and C storage across spatial and temporal scales.

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      A well excavated in the Song dynasty for utilizing underground water in Taizhou, Jiangsu, China. Such wells have been found across the Han to the Qing dynasty as shown in the Ancient Wells Museum of the city (Photo: Ming Yan).

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      Rice terraces of Jiabang Village in a high mountain of Guizhou, China. Water resources from vegetated forests are used for rice paddies across the long slopes for grain production (Photo: Ming Yan).

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      A macro aggregate of (a) paddy soil and (b) 2-D image of the internal pore system with the modeled pore network based on (c) pore connectivity. Large pores and the connected channels represent pores for water movement while smaller pores are for water retention.