Soil complexity and pedogenesis

JD Phillips - Soil Science, 2017 - journals.lww.com
This paper reviews recent developments in studies of soil complexity, focusing on the
variability of soil types within soil landscapes. Changes in soil complexity are directly related …

Geodiversity and geomorphosite assessment applied to a natural protected area: the Ebro and Rudron Gorges Natural Park (Spain)

R Pellitero, MJ González-Amuchastegui, P Ruiz-Flaño… - Geoheritage, 2011 - Springer
Geodiversity and geomorphosites in a natural protected area in Spain are evaluated. The
estimation of geodiversity has been calculated by habitat and by geomorphological unit …

Pedodiversity and pedogenesis in Zayandeh-rud Valley, central Iran

N Toomanian, A Jalalian, H Khademi, MK Eghbal… - Geomorphology, 2006 - Elsevier
A geomorphic hierarchical downscaling method was used to decompose the forms and
processes forming the landscapes and their subdivisions in the main region of Zayandeh …

Mid‐and large‐scale geodiversity calculation in fuentes carrionas (nw spain) and serra do cadeado (paraná, brazil): methodology and application for land …

R Pellitero, FC Manosso, E Serrano - Geografiska Annaler: Series …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A state‐of‐the‐art geodiversity concept, its use and scientific development are presented.
Methodologies for geodiversity calculation are assessed, as well as their aim and problems …

Mobility of heavy metals in poorly developed carbonate soils in the Mediterranean region

AL Lafuente, C González, JR Quintana, A Vázquez… - Geoderma, 2008 - Elsevier
The sorption and mobility of trace metals in calcareous soils (calcaric Fluvisols) were studied
in experimental columns using nine soil samples extracted from Ap and AC horizons, under …

Footprint of soil erosion effects on pedodiversity at different hierarchical levels: A study across China's water erosion-prone areas

H Wen, T Wang, T Zhang, Q Xue - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Pedodiversity conservation is critical for the sustainable use of soil resources and the
regulation of ecological security. To explore the relationship between pedodiversity and soil …

Selection of a taxonomic level for soil map** using diversity and map purity indices: a case study from an Iranian arid region

A Jafari, S Ayoubi, H Khademi, PA Finke, N Toomanian - Geomorphology, 2013 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for digital soil maps for environmental planning, modeling and
management. If mapped soil classes are taken from a hierarchical taxonomic system, a …

Semantyka i metodyka oceny georóżnorodności: przegląd i propozycja badawcza

A Najwer, Z Zwoliński - Landform Analysis, 2014 - infona.pl
Koncepcja georóżnorodności została opracowana stosunkowo niedawno, aczkolwiek
bardzo szybko zyskała aprobatę naukowców na całym świecie. Jest to jednak wczesna faza …

Is land-use change a cause of loss of pedodiversity? The case of the Mazzarrone study area, Sicily

GL Papa, V Palermo, C Dazzi - Geomorphology, 2011 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic soils created ex novo by land-use change in large scale farming are, from a
pedogenetic point of view, catastrophic events that bring the soils to time zero and change …

Pedodiversity-area relationships for islands

JJ Ibáñez, J Caniego, F San Jose, C Carrera - Ecological Modelling, 2005 - Elsevier
Our objectives were examine whether the pedotaxa-abundance distributions conform to
abundance distribution models and how pedorichness-area data fit diversity-area models …