SOFTWARE PARA LA EVALUACIÓN DE LAS FUNCIONES AMBIENTALES DE LOS SUELOS (Assofu)

Abstract

RESUMENE l análisis interpretativo de las funciones del suelo es fundamental para su buen uso y manejo. La evaluación de las funciones ha transitado de la parte teórica a la práctica con los esquemas de los modelos de evaluación TUSEC (Técnicas para la evaluación de los suelos y categorización para suelos naturales y antropogénicos). Por otro lado, los modelos interpretativos de suelos orientados a la agricultura y con objetivos ambientales, como los del sistema informático MicroLEIS DSS (Sistema de apoyo a la decisión sobre evaluación de tierras para la protección de suelos agrícolas), han sido los más utilizados en el mundo. Sin embargo, pocos modelos sobre las funciones del suelo han sido incluidos en un software, por lo que la operación manual de éstos puede conducir a errores e imprecisiones. El objetivo de este trabajo fue la elaboración de un software que incluyera las ventajas del sistema MicroLEIS y del modelo TUSEC, considerando un uso más amigable para el usuario. El software Assessment Soil Functions (Assofu) almacena las propiedades de perfiles de suelo como datos de entrada y, con base en esta información, sistematiza la aplicación de evaluaciones de funciones de los suelos. ABSTRACTT he interpretive analysis of soil functions is essential for its proper use and handling. The evaluation of these soil functions evolved from the theoretical to the practical with the outlines of the method "Technique for soil evaluation and categorization for natural and anthropogenic soils". On other hand, the soil interpretive models oriented to agriculture and environmental objectives, such as MicroLEIS DSS (Land evaluation decision support system for agricultural soil protection) have been the most used in the world, however, few models of soil functions are included in software so its manual handling can lead to errors and inaccuracies. The aim of this work was the development of a software system includes the advantages and benefits of MicroLEIS DSS and TUSEC models considering a more user-friendly. Assofu software stored as input the properties of soil profiles, and based on this information systematized assessments applying soil functions.

Quantitative Assessment of Environmental Soil Functions in Volcanic Zones from Mexico Using S&E Software

“…The nutrient retention function is based on the evaluation of the natural fertility of soils [15,38]. All the soils under study obtained a very high score, which indicates that they have a good ability to retain and release nutrients for plants, with a low risk of loss by leaching [20].…”

“…However, in the case of the soils studied here, the capacity to regulate heavy metals improved. The functions that are key for this type of soil use, such as agricultural quality and nutrient retention, are still effectively performed according to the characteristics of the evaluation technique used [15,20].…”

“…On the other hand, the value of the environmental functions of soils has been recognized in recent years [8][9][10][11], but only qualitative models have been developed for evaluating these functions [12][13][14]. There are a few examples of quantitative models that consider the environmental soil functions, but the complete soil profile has never been included in these evaluations [15][16][17][18][19]. The first quantitative models for evaluating the environmental soil functions considering the complete soil profile were made by [8,20].…”

“…The first quantitative models for evaluating the environmental soil functions considering the complete soil profile were made by [8,20]. These models were later modified and improved for the development of algorithms [15] and a commercial multiplatform and multilingual software called Soil & Environment [16,17].…”