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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-63-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-63-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
The hidden ecological resource of andic soils in mountain ecosystems: evidence from Italy
Fabio Terribile
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
CRISP, Interdepartmental Research Centre on the Earth Critical Zone, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
Michela Iamarino
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
Giuliano Langella
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
Piero Manna
CRISP, Interdepartmental Research Centre on the Earth Critical Zone, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems, National Research Council of Italy, Via Patacca 85, 80056 Ercolano (Naples), Italy
Florindo Antonio Mileti
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
Simona Vingiani
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
CRISP, Interdepartmental Research Centre on the Earth Critical Zone, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
Angelo Basile
CRISP, Interdepartmental Research Centre on the Earth Critical Zone, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy
Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems, National Research Council of Italy, Via Patacca 85, 80056 Ercolano (Naples), Italy
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Short summary
Andic soils have unique morphological, physical and chemical properties that induce both considerable soil fertility and great vulnerability to land degradation. Here we attempt to show that soils rich in poorly crystalline clay minerals have an utmost ecological importance.
Our results are hoped to be a starting point for better understanding the ecological importance of andic soils and also possibly to better consider pedological information in carbon balance calculations.
Andic soils have unique morphological, physical and chemical properties that induce both...