Andisols of madeira island (portugal). Characteristics and classification

Madeira, Manuel; Furtado, A. F. A. S.; Jeanroy, E.; Herbillon, A. J.

doi:10.1016/0016-7061(94)90099-x

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“…As very acidic andosols dominate on the island (Madeira et al 1994), low mean pH of the Madeiran soils (Figure 1) has resulted in the increased release of high amounts of exchangeable Al to the soil solution. Additionally, we observed that the Al content in soil increased with increasing altitude, most likely because of the lower buffering capacity of soils at earlier stages of development and lower content of organic matter.…”

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Soil conditions and evolution of aluminium resistance among cultivated and wild plant species on the Island of Madeira

Ganança¹,

Abreu²,

Sousa³

et al. 2007

PLANT SOIL ENVIRON

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Soil samples collected from different soil formations throughout the Island of Madeira were analysed for pH, aluminium (Al) and organic matter content. On average, the Madeira soils appeared to be acid with a mean pH of 5.01, containing 0.79 cmol/kg of ionic Al and 3.02% organic matter, which may create favourable conditions for the development of Al resistance among plant species inhabiting the island. Six plant species were evaluated for their resistance to Al using the erichrome cyanine R tests: three agricultural species including wheat (Triticum aestivum L. and Triticum turgidum L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) and three wild species from the genus Sinapidendron. Profound differences in adaptation to local edaphic parameters (Al content, acidity, organic matter, altitude) between cultivated and wild species were observed. Comparison of the distribution patterns of the cultivated and wild species on the island may indicate that the anthropogenic activities played a pivotal role in the development of enhanced Al resistance among the cultivated species, while edaphic conditions seem to be a secondary factor.

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Soil conditions and evolution of aluminium resistance among cultivated and wild plant species on the Island of Madeira

Ganança¹,

Abreu²,

Sousa³

et al. 2007

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“…These properties are commonly associated with Andisols enriched with non-crystalline clay minerals (allophanic Andisols) or AI (Fe)-humus complexes (nonallophanic Andiso1s) (Shoji et al 1985;Hunter et al 1987;Baumler and Zech 1994;Madeira et al 1994). The Andisols of the northern and central parts of the mountain range showed a slightly to moderately acid pH (H 2 0) and a Ala + 0.5Fe a level > 2.0%.…”

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Andisols of the Kitakami mountain range, Northeastern Japan: Their characterization and classification

Adjadeh

Inoue

1999

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

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Andisols of the Kitakami mountain range were derived from a mixture of tephras and long range eolian dust deposited during the Quaternary. Thus, the relative proportions of the components of the mixture determined the unique properties of the soils. Soils of the northern and central parts of the mountain range were derived mainly from tephras and had been classified, generally, as Typic Kuroboku soils by the Group of Japanese Pedologists. Soils of the southern part showed a strong influence of long range eolian dust and had been classified, generally, as Typic Para Kuroboku soils. We studied the Andic soil properties of 35 pedons covering the mountain range in order to classify them under the Andisols order. All the soils showed a bulk density (BD) < 0.90 Mg m-3 and Pretention >85% in the Andisol diagnostic horizon. The soils of the northern and central parts of the mountain range had a pH(H 2 0) range of 5.1-6.7 and acid oxalate-extractable Al plus half Fe (Alo+0.5Feo) level was >2%. They were therefore classified under criterion one of the Andic soils requirements. The soils of the southern part of the mountain range had a pH(H 2 0) range of 4.3-5_7 and the majority of them contained <2.0% of Al o +0.5Fe o . The pedons with Alo +0.5Fe o level < 2.0%, however, had a sufficient amount of volcanic glass in their sand fraction to satisfy the criterion two of the Andic soil requirements. The soils of the northern part contained moderate amounts of organic C and were mainly Typic Hapludands. The soils of the southern part contained large amounts of KCI-extractable Al and organic C and also showed a wider spectrum of Andisols. However, Alic and Typic Fulvudands, and Alic and Typic Melanudands tended to occur in higher frequencies. The classification of the pedons of the central part bridged that of the pedons of the northern and the southern parts.Key Words: Andisols, Kitakami mountain range, long-range eolian dust, tephra, USDA Soil Taxonomy.Soils derived from tephras and others with similar properties, perhaps more than any other group of soils, have been subjected to continuous changes in their terminology. Apart from numerous local names, these soils have been classified variously; Ando soils (Thorp and Smith 1949), Andosols (FAa/UNESCO 1974), Andepts (Soil Survey Staff 1975) and, presently, Andisols (Soil Survey Staff 1990. The extent of the changes is a measure of the advances in the knowledge of their pedogenesis. Although these soils have originally been associated solely with tephra, with the creation of the Andisols order and its subsequent revisions, Andisols derived from parent materials other than tephra have been reported. The reports cover tephric nonallophanic Andisols (Baham and Simonson 1985;Hunter et al. 1987;Shoji and Otowa 1988), nontephric nonallophanic Andisols (Garcfa-Rodeja et al. 1987;Clayden 1989;Leamy et al. 1990;Baumler and Zech 1994) and non-tephric allophanic Andisols (Whitton et al. 1985). Thus, the central concept of Andisols has expanded from soils dominated by allophane, imogolite...

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“…As part of a larger study, soil samples were taken from three andic profiles located on this island that have been classified as Umbric Andisols (FAO, 1998;Madeira et al, 1994). In this paper, data are shown for one of the profiles in which changes in the free extractable lipid fraction were extensively studied previously (Naafs et al, 2004).…”

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“…The deeper layer, i.e. C-horizon, was formed by a non-friable, compact layer of weathered basalt, the parent material for this Andisol (Madeira et al, 1994) and therefore not sampled. The O-horizon consisted mainly of litter and vegetation, i.e.…”

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Changes in the molecular composition of ester-bound aliphatics with depth in an acid andic forest soil

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Changes in the molecular composition of ester-linked aliphatic compounds with depth in an acid andic forest soil are studied. Thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation (THM) using tetramethylammonium hydroxide in combination with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry revealed a dominance of cutin over suberin-derived THM products in the top 5 cm. From 5 to 20 cm, a strong increase in the contribution of suberin-derived THM products was observed. From 20-50 cm, suberinderived C 22 , C 24 (and C 26 ) N-hydroxy acids were found to decrease relatively strongly with depth compared with other suberin building-blocks. Their decrease with depth in the ester-bound fraction is dreverselyT linked with a strong increase of these compounds in the free extractable lipid fraction which would justify their use as main indicators of a root-derived input to the free extractable lipid fraction. In addition, their relatively strong decrease in the ester-bound fraction suggests that these compounds are more easily released from the suberin structure in soils than other ester-bound aliphatic building-blocks. D

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Andisols of madeira island (portugal). Characteristics and classification

Cited by 24 publications

References 12 publications

Soil conditions and evolution of aluminium resistance among cultivated and wild plant species on the Island of Madeira

Soil conditions and evolution of aluminium resistance among cultivated and wild plant species on the Island of Madeira

Andisols of the Kitakami mountain range, Northeastern Japan: Their characterization and classification

Changes in the molecular composition of ester-bound aliphatics with depth in an acid andic forest soil

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