The “genetic erosion” of the soil ecosystem

This paper takes into consideration the influence of human activities on the loss of pedodiversity in a Mediterranean area due to large scale farming. In particular it examines the quantitative and qualitative soil changes in a period of 53 years (from 1955 to 2008) evaluating the loss of soil diver...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Lo Papa, Vanessa Palermo, Carmelo Dazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2013-06-01
Series:International Soil and Water Conservation Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633915300459