Changes in humus forms, soil invertebrate communities and soil functioning with forest dynamics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.04.010
Abstract: Abstract Three field studies have been performed, in order to assess changes in the composition of soil animal communities, soil physical and chemical features and mineralization processes with Norway spruce (Picea abies, L.) phases of… read more here.
Keywords: soil invertebrate; communities soil; forms soil; invertebrate communities ... See more keywords
Vegetation, soils, and humus forms of Sardinian holm oak forests and approximated cross-harmonization of vegetation types, WRB Soil Groups and humus forms in selected Mediterranean ecosystems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.06.024
Abstract: Five plant communities, related to elevation above sea level and geological substrata, are recognized in the holm oak forests of Sardinia (Italy). These forests show a considerable inhomogeneous structure due to present day and past… read more here.
Keywords: holm oak; vegetation types; oak forests; vegetation ... See more keywords
Forest humus forms as a playground for studying aboveground-belowground relationships: Part 1, theoretical backgrounds
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.09.004
Abstract: Abstract Within the context of soil biodiversity erosion and of soil recognition as a non-renewable resource i.e., not recoverable within a human lifespan, we mix theoretical backgrounds from community ecology and functional ecology to address… read more here.
Keywords: theoretical backgrounds; forms playground; forest humus; soil ... See more keywords
Humus Index as an indicator of the topsoil response to the impacts of industrial pollution.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.09.025
Abstract: Abstract Industrial pollution by heavy metal has negative consequences for soil biota that, in turn, result in a change in the topsoil morphology. The Humus Index, which is based on the morphological description of topsoil… read more here.
Keywords: index; humus index; humus; industrial pollution ... See more keywords