Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and Management
In recent years, three sections (Humipedon, Copedon and Lithopedon) were recognized in the soil profile. It was then possible to link the first and most biologically active section to the characteristics of the environment and soil genesis. In particular, it is now possible to distinguish organic ho...
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| author | Roberto Zampedri Nicolas Bernier Augusto Zanella Raffaello Giannini Cristina Menta Francesca Visentin Paola Mairota Giacomo Mei Gabriele Zandegiacomo Silvio Carollo Alessio Brandolese Jean-François Ponge |
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| description | In recent years, three sections (Humipedon, Copedon and Lithopedon) were recognized in the soil profile. It was then possible to link the first and most biologically active section to the characteristics of the environment and soil genesis. In particular, it is now possible to distinguish organic horizons, mainly produced by arthropods and enchytraeids in cold and acidic or dry and arid environments, from organo-mineral horizons produced by earthworms in more temperate and mesotrophic environments. Each set of horizons can be associated with a humus system or form, with important implications for forestry. Anecic/endogeic earthworms and Mull or Amphi systems are more abundant in the early and late stages of sylvogenesis; by completely recycling litter, earthworms accelerate the availability of organic and inorganic soil nutrients to roots and pedofauna. On the other hand, arthropods and Moder or Tangel systems characterize the intermediate stages of sylvogenesis, where thickening in the organic horizons and the parallel impoverishment/reduction in the underlying organo-mineral horizons are observed. Recognizing the humus system at the right spatial and temporal scale is crucial for the biological management of a forest. This article includes a data review, new data from a doctoral thesis, and recent comparisons of Italian and French investigations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-965bf93c28bd4f0d9da8a5622c88bc302023-11-19T11:12:34ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Plant Biology2037-01642023-06-0114357159210.3390/ijpb14030045Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and ManagementRoberto Zampedri0Nicolas Bernier1Augusto Zanella2Raffaello Giannini3Cristina Menta4Francesca Visentin5Paola Mairota6Giacomo Mei7Gabriele Zandegiacomo8Silvio Carollo9Alessio Brandolese10Jean-François Ponge11Unità di Ecologia Forestale, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 38098 San Michele all’Adige, ItalyMuséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS UMR 7179, 91800 Brunoy, FranceDipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali, Università di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Forestali, Università di Firenze, 50133 Firenze, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, 43124 Parma, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, 43124 Parma, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università di Bari, 70126 Bari, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università di Bari, 70126 Bari, ItalyDipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali, Università di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, ItalyDipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali, Università di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, ItalyDipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali, Università di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, ItalyMuséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS UMR 7179, 91800 Brunoy, FranceIn recent years, three sections (Humipedon, Copedon and Lithopedon) were recognized in the soil profile. It was then possible to link the first and most biologically active section to the characteristics of the environment and soil genesis. In particular, it is now possible to distinguish organic horizons, mainly produced by arthropods and enchytraeids in cold and acidic or dry and arid environments, from organo-mineral horizons produced by earthworms in more temperate and mesotrophic environments. Each set of horizons can be associated with a humus system or form, with important implications for forestry. Anecic/endogeic earthworms and Mull or Amphi systems are more abundant in the early and late stages of sylvogenesis; by completely recycling litter, earthworms accelerate the availability of organic and inorganic soil nutrients to roots and pedofauna. On the other hand, arthropods and Moder or Tangel systems characterize the intermediate stages of sylvogenesis, where thickening in the organic horizons and the parallel impoverishment/reduction in the underlying organo-mineral horizons are observed. Recognizing the humus system at the right spatial and temporal scale is crucial for the biological management of a forest. This article includes a data review, new data from a doctoral thesis, and recent comparisons of Italian and French investigations.https://www.mdpi.com/2037-0164/14/3/45humusHumipedonforest soilforest dynamicssoil biodiversitysoil functioning |
| spellingShingle | Roberto Zampedri Nicolas Bernier Augusto Zanella Raffaello Giannini Cristina Menta Francesca Visentin Paola Mairota Giacomo Mei Gabriele Zandegiacomo Silvio Carollo Alessio Brandolese Jean-François Ponge Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and Management International Journal of Plant Biology humus Humipedon forest soil forest dynamics soil biodiversity soil functioning |
| title | Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and Management |
| title_full | Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and Management |
| title_fullStr | Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and Management |
| title_short | Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and Management |
| title_sort | soil humipedon forest life and management |
| topic | humus Humipedon forest soil forest dynamics soil biodiversity soil functioning |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2037-0164/14/3/45 |
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