Soil organic matter content and composition as influenced by soil management in a semi-arid Mediterranean agro-silvo-pastoral system

Seddaiu, Giovanna; Porcu, Giovanna; Ledda, Luigi; Roggero, Pier Paolo; Agnelli, Alberto; Corti, Giacomo

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2013.01.002

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“…Some authors found that soil fertility increased near the trees, with a significant increase in organic C, total N, available P, CEC and exchangeable calcium and potassium in dehesa systems in Central-Western Spain [161]. Similar systems in Sicily (Italy) have also been described as effective for maintaining relatively good soil condition [162]. They generally yield smaller erosion risks than croplands in the area, although they may be prone to severe erosion if stocking rates and/or tillage frequency become excessive [163].…”

Section: Organic Farming Agroecology and Agroforestrymentioning

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Soil Degradation and Soil Quality in Western Europe: Current Situation and Future Perspectives

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Section: Organic Farming Agroecology and Agroforestrymentioning

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Soil Degradation and Soil Quality in Western Europe: Current Situation and Future Perspectives

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“…The restoration and management of the tree and shrub layers in these systems will also have a substantial effect on soils. Studies focusing on soil carbon stock distribution (Howlett et al, 2011a,b;Simón et al, 2013), land management (Pulido-Fernández et al, 2013;Seddaiu et al, 2013, López-Díaz et al, 2017, fine root distribution (Moreno et al, 2005) or shrub biomass (Castro & Freitas, 2009;Ruiz-Peinado et al, 2013b) could help forest managers to maximize carbon sequestration, avoid degradation and guarantee sustainability.…”

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Forest management and carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean region: A review

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Aim of study: TTo review and acknowledge the value of carbon sequestration by forest management in the Mediterranean area. Material and methods:We review the main effects of forest management by comparing the effects of silvicultural systems (even-aged vs. uneven-aged stands, coppice systems, agroforestry systems), silvicultural options (thinning, rotation period, species composition), afforestation, harvesting, fire impact or effects of shrub layer on carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean area.Main results: We illustrate as forest management can clearly improve forest carbon sequestration amounts. We conclude that forest management is an effective way to maintain and enhance high carbon sequestration rates in order to cope with climate change and provision of ecosystem services. We also think that although much effort has been put into this topic research, there are still certain gaps that must be dealt with to increase our scientific knowledge and in turn transfer this knowledge to forest practitioners in order to achieve sustainable management aimed at mitigating climate change.Research highlights: It is important to underline the importance of forests in the carbon cycle as this role can be enhanced by forest managers through sustainable forest management. The effects of different management options or disturbances can be critical as regards mitigating climate change. Understanding the effects of forest management is even more important in the Mediterranean area, given that the current high climatic variability together with historical human exploitation and disturbance events make this area more vulnerable to the effects of climate change.Additional keywords: global carbon cycle; forest sink; forest mitigation strategies; carbon sequestration potential; climate change mitigation; Mediterranean forests.

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“…Our study was focused on characterizing spatial variability across microenvironments, assuming homogeneous ecological conditions of the sampling sites, as done by Seddaiu et al (2013) in the same long-term observatory. Accordingly, we chose to intensively study 1 site from each land use type rather than attempting to replicate sites across the ecosystem.…”

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“…The soil cores (approximately 1000 g each) were sampled in October 2009. Each sampling point was identified taking into account geomorphology, exposure, slope, and previous sampling schemes (Lagomarsino et al, 2011;Seddaiu et al, 2013). Overall, 20 bulk soil samples, each represented by a pooled sample of 3 random subsamples, were collected considering 3 replicates in each vineyard microenvironment and 2 in each grassland microenvironment.…”

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Variation in soil C and microbial functions across tree canopy projection and open grassland microenvironments

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Soil organic matter content and composition as influenced by soil management in a semi-arid Mediterranean agro-silvo-pastoral system

Cited by 102 publications

References 61 publications

Soil Degradation and Soil Quality in Western Europe: Current Situation and Future Perspectives

Soil Degradation and Soil Quality in Western Europe: Current Situation and Future Perspectives

Forest management and carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean region: A review

Variation in soil C and microbial functions across tree canopy projection and open grassland microenvironments

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