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04 Jul 2017
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Land use change affects biogenic silica pool distribution in a subtropical soil toposequence
Dácil Unzué-Belmonte
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
EcosystemManagement Research Group, Department of Biology, University
of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Invited contribution by Dácil Unzué-Belmonte, recipient of the EGU Soil System Sciences Outstanding Student Poster Award 2014.
Yolanda Ameijeiras-Mariño
Earth and Life Institute, Environmental Sciences, Université
catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2 bte L7.05.10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium
Sophie Opfergelt
Earth and Life Institute, Environmental Sciences, Université
catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2 bte L7.05.10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium
Jean-Thomas Cornelis
Department Biosystem Engineering (BIOSE), Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
(GxABT), University of Liège (ULg), Avenue Maréchal Juin, 27, 5030
Gembloux, Belgium
Lúcia Barão
ICAAM, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais
Mediterrânicas, University of Évora, Apartado 94, 7002-554
Évora, Portugal
Jean Minella
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Department of Soil
Science, 1000 Avenue Roraima, Camobi, CEP 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
Patrick Meire
EcosystemManagement Research Group, Department of Biology, University
of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Eric Struyf
EcosystemManagement Research Group, Department of Biology, University
of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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Arthur Monhonval, Sophie Opfergelt, Elisabeth Mauclet, Benoît Pereira, Aubry Vandeuren, Guido Grosse, Lutz Schirrmeister, Matthias Fuchs, Peter Kuhry, and Jens Strauss
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S. Smolders, Y. Plancke, S. Ides, P. Meire, and S. Temmerman
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Jinfei Yin, Ruzhen Wang, Heyong Liu, Xue Feng, Zhuwen Xu, and Yong Jiang
Solid Earth, 7, 1565–1575, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1565-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1565-2016, 2016
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In this paper we report on changes in elemental stoichiometry as affected by the nitrogen addition effect within three soil aggregate fractions of large macroaggregates (> 2000 μm), small macroaggregates (250–2000 μm), and microaggregates (< 250 μm) in a temperate steppe.
Paloma Hueso-González, Juan Francisco Martínez-Murillo, and Jose Damian Ruiz-Sinoga
Solid Earth, 7, 1479–1489, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1479-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1479-2016, 2016
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The development of alternative low-cost and low-environmental-impact revegetation methods is necessary for the effective management of Mediterranean forest environments. This research assessed the effects of five types of soil amendment on the success of afforestation processes. In terms of land management, the study shows that the addition of mulch or hydroabsorbent polymer can reduce transplanting stress and improve the success of afforestation programs.
Hüseyin Şenol, Tülay Tunçay, and Orhan Dengiz
Solid Earth Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/se-2016-105, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-2016-105, 2016
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In this study the features of pedogenic evolution of four soil profiles formed in topographically different positions of the southwestern–northeastern direction were investigated. The results of the study showed a strong relationship between the topography and some of the soil’s morphological, mineralogical, physical and chemical characteristics. Soil depth and physical soil features such as texture, structure and bulk density were found to improve downwards within the toposequence.
Carlos Asensio, Francisco Javier Lozano, Pedro Gallardo, and Antonio Giménez
Solid Earth, 7, 1233–1242, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1233-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-1233-2016, 2016
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Climate and soil surface conditions influence the erosive capacity of the wind, causing loss of soil productivity. Wind erosion leads soil drying and its loss of nutrients, and this in turn is conditioned by soil surface compaction. The impact of management on most of soil properties and on its wind erodibility determines agricultural productivity and sustainability. We used a new wind tunnel to evaluate all these acts.
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We studied the effect of land conversion and erosion intensity on the biogenic silica (BSi) pools in a subtropical soil in the south of Brazil. Our study shows that deforestation will rapidly (< 50 years) deplete (10–53 %) the biogenic alkaline extractable Si (AlkExSi) pool in soils. Higher erosion in steeply sloped sites implies increased deposition of biogenic Si in deposition zones near the bottom of the slope, where rapid burial can cause removal of BSi from biologically active zones.
We studied the effect of land conversion and erosion intensity on the biogenic silica (BSi)...
