|
|
|
|
|
| Bongiorno, Giulia; Bünemann, Else K.; Oguejiofor, Chidinma U.; Meier, Jennifer; Gort, Gerrit; Comans, Rob; Mäder, Paul; Brussaard, Lijbert; de Goede, Ron. |
| Soil quality is defined as the capacity of the soil to perform multiple functions, and can be assessed by measuring soil chemical, physical and biological parameters. Among soil parameters, labile organic carbon is considered to have a primary role in many soil functions related to productivity and environmental resilience. Our study aimed at assessing the suitability of different labile carbon fractions, namely dissolved organic carbon (DOC), hydrophilic DOC (Hy-DOC), permanganate oxidizable carbon (POXC, also referred to as Active Carbon), hot water extractable carbon (HWEC) and particulate organic matter carbon (POMC) as soil quality indicators in agricultural systems. To do so, we tested their sensitivity to two agricultural management factors (tillage... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality; Soil tillage; Air and water emissions; Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34684/1/bongiorno_etal_2019_EcologicalIndicators_Vol99_p38-50.pdf |
| |
|
|
| Bünemann, Else K.; Bongiorno, Giulia; Bai, Zhanguo; Creamer, Rachel E.; de Deyn, Gerlinde; de Goede, Ron; Fleskens, Luuk; Geissen, Violette; Kuyper, Thom W.; Mäder, Paul; Pulleman, Mirjam; Sukkel, Wijnand; van Groeningen, Jan Willem; Brussaard, Lijbert. |
| Sampling and analysis or visual examination of soil to assess its status and use potential is widely practiced from plot to national scales. However, the choice of relevant soil attributes and interpretation of measurements are not straightforward, because of the complexity and site-specificity of soils, legacy effects of previous land use, and trade-offs between ecosystem services. Here we review soil quality and related concepts, in terms of definition, assessment approaches, and indicator selection and interpretation. We identify the most frequently used soil quality indicators under agricultural land use. We find that explicit evaluation of soil quality with respect to specific soil threats, soil functions and ecosystem services has rarely been... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34774/1/buenemann_etal_2018_Soil_quality_review_SBB-Vol120-p105-125.pdf |
| |
|
|
| Bai, Zhanguo; Caspari, Thomas; Ruiperez Gonzalez, Maria; Batjes, Niels H.; Mäder, Paul; Bünemann, Else K.; de Goede, Ron; Brussaard, Lijbert; Xu, Minggang; Santos Ferreira, Carla Sofia. |
| In this paper we present effects of four paired agricultural management practices (organic matter (OM) addition versus no organic matter input, no-tillage (NT) versus conventional tillage, crop rotation versus monoculture, and organic agriculture versus conventional agriculture) on five key soil quality indicators, i.e., soil organic matter (SOM) content, pH, aggregate stability, earthworms (numbers) and crop yield. We have considered organic matter addition, no-tillage, crop rotation and organic agriculture as “promising practices”; no organic matter input, conventional tillage, monoculture and conventional farming were taken as the respective references or “standard practice” (baseline). Relative effects were analysed through indicator response ratio... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality; Crop husbandry; China; Europe. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/33260/1/bai-etal-2018-AEE-agricultural_management_Vol265-p1-7.pdf |
| |
|
|
|
