Map-based soil crusting susceptibility assessment using pedotransfer Rules, CORINE and NDVI: A preliminary study in Greece
Map-based assessment of land degradation processes supports national monitoring and protection of the soil resources, in line with the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiatives. Soil crusting susceptibility, a complex expression of land degradation, w...
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| description | Map-based assessment of land degradation processes supports national monitoring and protection of the soil resources, in line with the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiatives. Soil crusting susceptibility, a complex expression of land degradation, with fundamental impact on soil functions, has not yet been estimated in Greek territory. To address this knowledge gap, current research uses well-known pedotransfer rules (PRLeB), partially adjusted to suit the local soil database format. The PRLeB, already applied at European scale, examine the soil crusting problem as a function of fundamental soil characteristics. From the first analysis a paradox emerged. Moderately and highly crusting prone soils were encountered in forested areas. This paradox indicated the need for a second formalization of the soil crusting problem (ePRLeB). The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) 2018 and a seasonal vegetation cover index (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index -NDVI) were used to divide the study area into categories and to capture the temporal variability of the problem, accordingly. Three land use categories emerged. The water bodies and the artificial areas were characterized as Non-evaluated areas (NE). Areas with considerable vegetation coverage (NDVI greater than 0.5) were characterized as Non-prone to crusting (NC), and the rest of the areas were characterized as Potentially prone to crusting (PC). The PRLeB approach was applied only to the PC areas. In both formalizations, the physicochemical and textural aspects of soil crusting adopted the same PRLeB. With the first formalization, 15% and 39% of the soils in Greece were characterized as very low and low susceptible to soil crusting respectively. With the second formalization 58 – 63% of the soils were characterized by no and 5 – 7% by very low crusting susceptibility. Current work explored two fundamentally different facets of the soil crusting problem. The first formalization, which can be expressed as the soil susceptibility to crusting, considers crusting as an inherent soil process. The second formalization, expressed as soil crusting susceptibility encounters crusting as a complex phenomenon involving natural but not anthropogenic factors. The study indicated that vegetation and seasonality are important factors in the map-based assessment of the observable soil crusting phenomenon. Also, it was highlighted that the unambiguous problem specification is a critical aspect for complex problem assessment and communication, particularly within an interdisciplinary context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb40e09cffbe4e3da9333c346bdc953c2023-09-16T05:29:36ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2023-10-01154110668Map-based soil crusting susceptibility assessment using pedotransfer Rules, CORINE and NDVI: A preliminary study in GreeceMina Karamesouti0Orestis Kairis1Dionisios Gasparatos2Tobia Lakes3Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany; IRI THESys, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 12B, 12489 Berlin, Germany; Corresponding authors.Laboratory of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Department of Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Street, 11855 Athens, Greece; Corresponding authors.Laboratory of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Department of Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Street, 11855 Athens, GreeceGeography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany; IRI THESys, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 12B, 12489 Berlin, GermanyMap-based assessment of land degradation processes supports national monitoring and protection of the soil resources, in line with the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiatives. Soil crusting susceptibility, a complex expression of land degradation, with fundamental impact on soil functions, has not yet been estimated in Greek territory. To address this knowledge gap, current research uses well-known pedotransfer rules (PRLeB), partially adjusted to suit the local soil database format. The PRLeB, already applied at European scale, examine the soil crusting problem as a function of fundamental soil characteristics. From the first analysis a paradox emerged. Moderately and highly crusting prone soils were encountered in forested areas. This paradox indicated the need for a second formalization of the soil crusting problem (ePRLeB). The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) 2018 and a seasonal vegetation cover index (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index -NDVI) were used to divide the study area into categories and to capture the temporal variability of the problem, accordingly. Three land use categories emerged. The water bodies and the artificial areas were characterized as Non-evaluated areas (NE). Areas with considerable vegetation coverage (NDVI greater than 0.5) were characterized as Non-prone to crusting (NC), and the rest of the areas were characterized as Potentially prone to crusting (PC). The PRLeB approach was applied only to the PC areas. In both formalizations, the physicochemical and textural aspects of soil crusting adopted the same PRLeB. With the first formalization, 15% and 39% of the soils in Greece were characterized as very low and low susceptible to soil crusting respectively. With the second formalization 58 – 63% of the soils were characterized by no and 5 – 7% by very low crusting susceptibility. Current work explored two fundamentally different facets of the soil crusting problem. The first formalization, which can be expressed as the soil susceptibility to crusting, considers crusting as an inherent soil process. The second formalization, expressed as soil crusting susceptibility encounters crusting as a complex phenomenon involving natural but not anthropogenic factors. The study indicated that vegetation and seasonality are important factors in the map-based assessment of the observable soil crusting phenomenon. Also, it was highlighted that the unambiguous problem specification is a critical aspect for complex problem assessment and communication, particularly within an interdisciplinary context.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23008105Land degradationSoil mappingMediterranean areaMODISSeasonalityProblem semantics |
| spellingShingle | Mina Karamesouti Orestis Kairis Dionisios Gasparatos Tobia Lakes Map-based soil crusting susceptibility assessment using pedotransfer Rules, CORINE and NDVI: A preliminary study in Greece Ecological Indicators Land degradation Soil mapping Mediterranean area MODIS Seasonality Problem semantics |
| title | Map-based soil crusting susceptibility assessment using pedotransfer Rules, CORINE and NDVI: A preliminary study in Greece |
| title_full | Map-based soil crusting susceptibility assessment using pedotransfer Rules, CORINE and NDVI: A preliminary study in Greece |
| title_fullStr | Map-based soil crusting susceptibility assessment using pedotransfer Rules, CORINE and NDVI: A preliminary study in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Map-based soil crusting susceptibility assessment using pedotransfer Rules, CORINE and NDVI: A preliminary study in Greece |
| title_short | Map-based soil crusting susceptibility assessment using pedotransfer Rules, CORINE and NDVI: A preliminary study in Greece |
| title_sort | map based soil crusting susceptibility assessment using pedotransfer rules corine and ndvi a preliminary study in greece |
| topic | Land degradation Soil mapping Mediterranean area MODIS Seasonality Problem semantics |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23008105 |
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