scholarly journals Evaluation of indirect and direct scoring methods to relate biochemical soil quality indicators to ecosystem services

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yushu Xia ◽  
Michelle Wander
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Scoring Methods ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators

scholarly journals Could more efficient utilization of ecosystem services improve soil quality indicators to allow sustainable intensification of Amazonian family farming?

2021 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 107723
Author(s):  
Emanoel G. de Moura ◽  
Rafael M. de Sousa ◽  
Lorena S. Campos ◽  
Anágila J. Cardoso-Silva ◽  
Sacha J. Mooney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Intensification ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators ◽  
Family Farming ◽  
Efficient Utilization

Soil quality indicators – From soil functions to ecosystem services

2018 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 151-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Drobnik ◽  
Lucie Greiner ◽  
Armin Keller ◽  
Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Soil Functions ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators

scholarly journals Using of soil quality indicators to assess their production and ecological functions

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslava Janků ◽  
Markéta Kosánová ◽  
Josef Kozák ◽  
Tomáš Herza ◽  
Jan Jehlička ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators ◽  
Ecological Functions ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Soil Production

The project dealt with an evaluation of the soil quality in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. The relevant attributes and characteristics were found regarding the soils in this selected area. Based on the data from soil probes, climate characteristics, soil production function and data on the land use, the characteristics, known as soil quality indicators, were selected. Then the soils were sorted into groups which indicated their suitability for the best land use and planning. The characteristics of the soils that contributed the most to the ecosystem services provided by this part of the environment were chosen as the soil quality indicators. In order to find out how the soils are able to provide ecosystem services, two types of approaches were used – the average score and the total amount of points gained. Maps indicating the soil quality were created using the ArcGIS program. At the same time, research on the differences in the quality in two different layers of the soil was carried out. In most cases, there was a decrease in the soil quality with an increasing depth. The results of this project can be used as a basis for a new soil valuation in the Czech Republic.

Long-term impacts of inter-cropping and reduced tillage on ecosystem services in dryland agriculture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Martínez-Mena ◽  
Elvira Díaz-Pereira ◽  
Noelia García-Franco ◽  
Carolina Boix-Fayos ◽  
Maria Almagro
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Crop Yield ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Reduced Tillage ◽  
Crop Diversification ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators

<p>We assess the long-term environmental impacts and delivery of several ecosystem services of crop diversification (inter-crop with legumes/cereal) in two rainfed almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.) orchards under semiarid Mediterranean conditions. In addition, the effect of the intensity of tillage practices (conventional tillage vs. reduced tillage) in the almond monocultures was also tested. The study was carried out in two farms located in the province of Murcia (South East Spain) and the experimental design consisted of nine plots (49 m long and 7 m wide) in a randomized-block design, with three replicates for each treatment: inter-crop, (IRT), monoculture under conventional tillage (MCT), and monoculture under reduced tillage (MRT). Each plot comprised five almond trees: the three central trees were used for soil measurements and the other two trees constituted guard rows (a buffer zone to avoid edge effects). The conventional tillage consists in a chisel plowing to 15 cm depth using a cultivator between three and five times a year while the reduced tillage treatments (MRT and IRT) implies ploughing only twice a year (autumn and spring), to control weeds. The tillage affects the whole plot area, including the area around the trunk base. In the monoculture, weeds are the only vegetation present between the rows. The inter-crop consists of a mix (3:1) of common vetch (<em>Vicia sativa L.</em>) and common oat (<em>Avena sativa L</em>.), sown annually during early autumn at 150 kg seeds ha<sup>-1</sup> and mowed in May. After manually mowing, it is incorporated into the soil using a cultivator.</p><p>During ten years (2009-2018) the effects of crop diversification and reduced tillage on a range of soil quality indicators (including soil physical, chemical and biological properties) were monitored allowing the evaluation of different support, regulating and provisioning ecosystem services (e.g. carbon sequestration, water availability, crop yield).</p><p>An improvement in soil quality with the inter-crop management (IRT) was detected after three years from its implementation, after which it was maintained or slightly increased for ten years. When comparing the inter-cropping system with the monoculture one, an improvement in soil quality indicators for regulating and supporting ecosystem services was observed at the plow layer (e.g., soil bulk density decrease, as well as increases in soil water retention capacity, plant water availability, infiltration capacity, fertility, microbial activity, and OC stabilized in aggregates). During the first seven years of inter-cropping implementation, an average reduction of about 30% in the crop yield (provisioning ecosystem service) in the inter-crop treatment respect to the monoculture was observed. However, those differences decreased, or even were reversed after eight years, suggesting that the observed positive effect on crop production with inter-crops does not occur at the same time than the improvement on soil quality but several years after that. All together, these results highlight the potential of inter-cropping in woody crops as a good option to be adopted by farmers and for climate change mitigation and adaptation.</p>

EVALUATION OF SOIL QUALITY INDICATORS BY A PARTICIPATORY METHOD IN RURAL SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTHERN BAHIA, BRAZIL

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-232
Author(s):  
Antônio W. O. Rocha Junior ◽  
Guilherme A. H. A. Loureiro ◽  
Quintino R. Araujo ◽  
George A. Sodré ◽  
Arlicélio Q. Paiva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
Participatory Method

scholarly journals Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Soil Quality Indicators: The Case of Geshy Subcatchment, Gojeb River Catchment, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melku Dagnachew ◽  
Awdenegest Moges ◽  
Asfaw Kebede ◽  
Adane Abebe
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators ◽  
Volumetric Soil Water Content ◽  
River Catchment ◽  
The Status ◽  
Soil And Water

Land degradation is a global negative environmental process that causes the decline in the productivity of land resources’ capacity to perform their functions. Though soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies have been adopted in Geshy subcatchment, their effects on soil quality were limitedly studied. The study was conducted to evaluate the effects SWC measures on soil quality indicators in Geshy subcatchment, Gojeb River Catchment, Ethiopia. A total of 54 soil samples (two treatments–farmlands with and without SWC measures ∗ three slope classes ∗ three terrace positions ∗ three replications) were collected at a depth of 20 cm. Statistical differences in soil quality indicators were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) following the general linear model procedure of SPSS Version 20.0 for Windows. Means that exhibited significant differences were compared using Tukey’s honest significance difference at 5% probability level. The studied soils are characterized by low bulk density, slightly acidic with clay and clay loam texture. The results revealed that farmlands with SWC measures had significantly improved soil physical (silt and clay fractions, and volumetric soil water content (VSWC)) and chemical (pH, SOC, TN, C : N ratio, and Av. phosphorus) quality indicators as compared with farmlands without SWC measures. The significantly higher VSWC, clay, SOC, TN, C : N ratio, and Av. P at the bottom slope classes and terrace positions could be attributed to the erosion reduction and deposition effects of SWC measures. Generally, the status of the studied soils is low in SOC contents, TN, C : N ratio, and Av. P (deficient). Thus, integral use of both physical and biological SWC options and agronomic interventions would have paramount importance in improving soil quality for better agricultural production and productivity.

Identifying suitable soil quality indicators in an Indian rice-wheat system as influenced by long-term (30 years) inorganic-organic fertilization

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Sushanta Saha ◽  
Bholanath Saha ◽  
Samanyita Mohanty ◽  
Manabendra Ray ◽  
Gora Chand Hazra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators ◽  
Organic Fertilization

Response of Soil Quality Indicators to the Pesticide Cadusaphos

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (1-6) ◽  
pp. 419-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Vavoulidou ◽  
Elisabeth Avramides ◽  
Martin Wood ◽  
Polykarpos Lolos
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators

scholarly journals Correction to: Similar spatial patterns of soil quality indicators in three poplar-based silvo-arable alley cropping systems in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
René Beuschel ◽  
Hans-Peter Piepho ◽  
Rainer Georg Joergensen ◽  
Christine Wachendorf
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Alley Cropping ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Quality Indicators
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