Fig. 4.Relationships between the loss of soil aggregates (1–2 mm in diameter) by
different mechanisms of soil destabilization in water (a, fast wetting, ▬●▬; Sk, slaking,
—○—;T60, wet sieving during 60 min, - - - ✱- - -) and the aggregate-associated organic
carbon (OC, g kg
−1
). Data come from soils under different tillage and management
systems (cultivated soils under conventional and conservation tillage and natural soils)