Topsoil
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Technical soil classifications are generated with specific purposes and practical objectives. For the application of these systems, it is necessary to have a soil map, because each mapping unit is classified and those that are similar are... more
M’nasra region is well known for increasing levels of heavy metal pollution in the environment, mainly due to waste discharge of Ouled Berjal, the irrational use of fertilizers, and the discharge of waste from several industries. The... more
ABSTRACT Farmers’ perceptions of earthworms were surveyed based on the criteria they use to identify them, i.e., use of common names, knowledge of morphological characteristics, presence in various land uses, soil layers, as well as... more
The medium- to long-term impacts of forest restoration models on soil properties are not well documented in the Atlantic Forest biome, especially in a seasonally dry climate. We assessed patterns of topsoil fertility, soil organic carbon... more
Topsoil classification, food production, climate change
Spatial analysis and fuzzy classification techniques were used to estimate the spatial distributions of heavy metals in soil. The work was applied to soils in a coastal region that is characterized by intense urban occupation and large... more
1. The view of post-mining sites is rapidly changing among ecologists and conservationists, as sensitive restoration using spontaneous succession may turn such sites into biodiversity refuges in human-exploited regions. However, technical... more
This paper derives the distribution of peatland in Europe as the extent of peat and peat-topped soils indicated by soil databases. The data sources were the 1:1,000,000 European Soil Database (v1.0) and a data set of organic carbon... more
In a field experiment 60kgNha−1 of 15N-labelled fertilizer was applied to Miscanthus×giganteus planted 1, 2 or 3 years previously. Plots were destructively sampled at senescence 1, 2 or 3 years after labelled N was applied with aerial... more