The cover picture addresses the JSS's new three-area structure in Soils and Sediments, bridged and melted by the Intercompartmental area. The three areas are leaded by each an Editor-in-Chief: Soils, ZHIHONG XU – Sediments, ULRICH FÖRSTNER – Intercompartment, WIM SALOMONS (see also p. 67 and the back cover).
Cover design: Edwin Grondinger, abavo GmbH, Nebelhornstraße 8, 86807 Buchloe, Germany (edwin.grondinger@abavo.de; http://www.abavo.de)