Preliminary observations of soil organic layers using a compact MRI for non-destructive analysis of internal soil structure

Mitsutoshi Tomotsune; Shinpei Yoshitake; Rina Masuda; Hiroshi Koizumi

doi:10.1007/s11284-015-1242-x

Preliminary observations of soil organic layers using a compact MRI for non-destructive analysis of internal soil structure

Mitsutoshi Tomotsune^*, Shinpei Yoshitake, Rina Masuda, Hiroshi Koizumi

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Soil organic layer samples of two different forest types were observed using compact MRI to visualize internal structure and clarify physical properties of forest soil. Soil pores and organic materials were distinguished by differences in proton mobility and visualized with a spatial resolution of 234 µm. Soil pore ratios and water mobility were calculated by image processing, and their differences between the two forest soils were detected. Our results suggest that compact MRI has potential for non-destructive analysis of soil physical properties and is expected to have significant applications in ecological studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	303-310
Number of pages	8
Journal	Ecological Research
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-015-1242-x
Publication status	Published - 2015 Mar
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Decomposition
Ecological tool
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Non-destructive analysis
Pedosphere

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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