Soil “Ecosystem” Services and Natural Capital: Critical Appraisal of Research on Uncertain Ground

Baveye, Philippe; Baveye, Jacques; Gowdy, John M.

doi:10.3389/fenvs.2016.00041

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“…Soil scientists have indeed tried to better understand the role of the various functions and characteristics of soils, as well as the interrelationships between the different factors. Baveye et al (2016) also discuss that major scepticism to the use of the concept of ES by soil scientists came from the difficulty in combining soil and ecosystem concepts, mainly due to the interdependence of soil functions (Swinton et al 2007). In the frameworks applied to the soil functions, soil is seen as a complex system that interacts with its surroundings (e.g.…”

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“…However, such multitude of services provided by soils are not fully developed in the main ES frameworks (Dominati et al 2010). Baveye et al (2016) extensively reviewed the history of soil-related ES and argue that the focus on soil services and multi-functionality amongst the scientific community emerged earlier than the interest in ES, with some articles published as early as the 1960s. Soil scientists have indeed tried to better understand the role of the various functions and characteristics of soils, as well as the interrelationships between the different factors.…”

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“…Soils play a crucial role in providing these urban ecosystem services (Setälä et al 2014;Morel et al 2015). Soils are one of the hot topics in recent environmental scientific literature and, at the same time, one of the most unknown natural resources for civil society (Baveye et al 2016;Keesstra et al 2016). The integration of soil knowledge into planning practice is still a challenge, in particular in urban areas where sustainable soil management measures are often not or not fully integrated in planning strategies (Artmann 2014).…”

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Incorporating soil ecosystem services into urban planning: status, challenges and opportunities

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Context Traditionally soils have not received much attention in urban planning. For this, tools are needed that can both be understood both by soil scientists and urban planners. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to enhance the role of soil knowledge in urban planning practice, through the following objectives: (1) identifying the role soil plays in recent urban plans; (2) analysing the ecosystem services and indicators used in soil science in an urban context; and (3) inferring the main challenges and opportunities to integrate soil into urban planning. Methods Seven urban plans and reports of world cities that include sustainability goals were analysed using text-mining and qualitative analysis, with a critical view on the inclusion of soil-related concepts. Secondly, the contribution of soil science to urban planning was assessed with an overview of case studies in the past decade that focus on soil-related ecosystem services in urban context. Results The results show an overall weak attention to soil and soil-related ecosystem services in the implementation and monitoring phases of urban plans. The majority of soil science case studies uses a haphazard approach to measure ecosystem service indicators which may not capture the ecosystem services appropriately and hence lack relevance for urban planning. Conclusions Even though the most urban plans assessed recognize soil as a key resource, most of them fail to integrate indicators to measure or monitor soil-related functions. There is a need to develop soilrelated ecosystem services that can be easily integrated and understood by other fields.

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“…This is increasingly discussed in the framework of ecosystem services. While various approaches of valuation are still a matter of debate (Baveye et al, 2016;Adhikari and Hartemink, 2016;Stolte et al, 2015;Robinson et al, 2014;Müller and Burkhard, 2012), the need for such a concept appears to be obvious. It is necessary to include the expected impact of soil management on soil functions in sustainability assessment and decisionmaking.…”

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“…Both are jeopardized by land use and climate change, having a direct impact on the contribution of soil functions to ecosystem services: food and fiber production, nutrient provisioning and cycling, climate regulation and carbon storage, water provision and quality maintenance, pollutant degradation and pest control, and conservation of biodiversity. We still do not yet have a clear idea how to specifically measure all these functions (Baveye et al, 2016) and how these functions are related to the multitude of physical, chemical and biological processes interacting in soils. Indeed, this defines a formidable challenge for soil research, calling for a systemic approach connecting the fragmented disciplines within the soil science community.…”

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A systemic approach for modeling soil functions

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Conceptual framework underpinning management of soil health—supporting site‐specific delivery of sustainable agro‐ecosystems

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Hargreaves

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The need for sustainable intensification of agricultural production has ushered in a growing awareness of soil health and a requirement to identify with some certainty how changes to land management will affect soil. From an agricultural perspective, the active management of soil health needs to balance the production of a healthy and profitable crop with environmental protection and improvement. However, the extreme spatial and temporal heterogeneity of soils, and the complexity of biological, physical and chemical interactions therein, makes predicting management effects on soil health challenging. Although the general principles underlying effects on soil health are well understood, they still need interpretation in a local context and the inclusion of site‐specific details. Approaches from landscape ecology provide a potential framework to integrate consideration of the structural (pools, patterns), dynamic and functional (processes, flows) aspects of the soil system. These approaches allow the crucial transition from a “descriptive and general” understanding toward a “detailed and site‐specific” prediction to be made. Using this conceptual framework, we have taken knowledge of the effects of fixed site factors (soil type and climatic zone), cropping systems and farm management practices on a range of soil physical, chemical and biological parameters for UK lowland agricultural systems, and have developed a predictive framework that shows semi‐quantitatively the effects of typical management choices on soil health and crop yield.

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Soil “Ecosystem” Services and Natural Capital: Critical Appraisal of Research on Uncertain Ground

Cited by 306 publications

References 384 publications

Incorporating soil ecosystem services into urban planning: status, challenges and opportunities

Incorporating soil ecosystem services into urban planning: status, challenges and opportunities

A systemic approach for modeling soil functions

Conceptual framework underpinning management of soil health—supporting site‐specific delivery of sustainable agro‐ecosystems

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