Hydropedology as a Powerful Tool for Environmental Policy and Regulations

Bouma, J.

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“…The storyline is represented in Figure 1. Soil data are used to improve modeling results by deriving pedotransfer functions, to be discussed later, and to express pedological soil features such as soil horizons and macropores, applying hydropedological techniques (e.g., Bouma, 2012;Terribile et al, 2011). In the HLES system, the qualitative approach in step 2 allows consideration of some less dynamic soil features that influence crop cultivation, providing the possibility to identify environmental limits and possible management solutions.…”

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Climate Change Effects on the Suitability of an Agricultural Area to Maize Cultivation

Bonfante

Monaco

Alfieri

et al. 2015

Advances in Agronomy

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Climate Change Effects on the Suitability of an Agricultural Area to Maize Cultivation

Bonfante

Monaco

Alfieri

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Advances in Agronomy

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“…Soil moisture changes according to infiltration processes (from rain and snow melting) and the surplus rate with respect to field capacity move downward, reaching the water table and groundwater flow (Graham et al, 2010). In this view, in UCZ studies, the concept of soil has been enlarged from the traditional pedological view (Montanarella and Panagos, 2015) to the more complex view of hydropedology (Lin, 2010;Bouma, 2012).…”

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The Role of Hydrogeological Monitoring in a Multidisciplinary Context for the Preservation of the Critical Zone in the Natural Reserve of Castelporziano Estate

2022

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Critical Zone (CZ) science has developed in recent years, involving different disciplines that vary depending on the specific research focus. This multidisciplinary approach highlights the relevance of the Underground component of the Critical Zone (UCZ) in regulating the water cycle, which can influence the complex equilibrium of the whole CZ. In this study, we analyze evolution during the time of different parameters, characterizing the saturated and unsaturated parts of the UCZ of the Castelporziano Estate, a natural reserve located in a coastal area close to Rome. The purposes of these activities are to monitor the potential depletion of groundwater resources and understand the recharge mechanism processes characterizing the aquifer in the framework of occurring climate changes, net of anthropogenic pressure. The long-term analyses of water table variations carried out over the last 25 years, allowed us to preliminarily identify four different ranges of the slope coefficient of the water table, characterizing different areas of the Estate. Specifically, the Northern, Central, and Coastal areas have shown a general depletion trend in piezometric levels, while in the Eastern area, a positive trend has been recognized. Additional long-term analysis of piezometric level variations allowed us to confirm the presence of the four recharge areas and compare annual recharge and water table levels to assess the relationship between the saturated UCZ and meteoric recharge in the identified areas. To evaluate the role of the unsaturated UCZ in recharge mechanisms, the water content in the first meter of soil has also been analyzed, showing different responses of outcropping sediments in capturing rainfall during different periods of the year and under different rainfall input conditions, highlighting the pivotal role of rainfall for the Castelporziano UCZ, both for deep recharge of the water table and for feeding the forest roots. Stable isotopes confirm that Castelporziano UCZ feeding is strongly dependent on local meteoric recharge, also highlighting that evaporation processes are active in a limited way. The obtained results assess that the monitoring of UCZ has a crucial role in the correct preservation of more complex environmental systems, which include groundwater resources and the coastal Mediterranean forest.

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“…El suelo es un recurso natural resultado de las interacciones de factores bióticos y abióticos sobre un material parental, que lo convierte en un sistema dinámico, multifuncional con la capacidad de ofertar bienes y servicios de vital importancia para el desarrollo de las sociedades (Jenny, 1994;Doran y Parkin, 1994;Karlen et al, 1997;COM, 2002;Buol et al, 2011;Bouma et al, 2012). Las funciones del suelo consideradas como aquellas capacidades que se relacionan con la agricultura, el medio ambiente, la protección de la naturaleza y la arquitectura del paisaje (Karlen et al, 1997).…”

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Análisis de estudios en metales pesados en zonas agrícolas de Colombia

2017

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El recurso suelo oferta servicios ecosistémicos fundamentales entre las que se resaltan el soporte para la producción de alimentos y su importancia en la mitigación de los efectos del cambio climático debido a la dinámica del carbono. Sin embargo, actividades antrópicas como la densificación urbana, la industrialización y principalmente la agricultura aportan elementos como metales pesados, responsables de la degradación del suelo en algunas regiones del planeta. Naturalmente los suelos en su base geoquímica contienen metales pesados, en la mayoría de las regiones éstas concentraciones no representan riesgo ambiental. En este sentido, el propósito de la presente investigación fue recopilar los estudios de metales pesados desarrollados en sistemas de producción agrícola en Colombia para establecer una línea base, que permita identificar necesidades futuras de investigación en esta temática. Entre los resultados encontrados, se identificó que los metales pesados estudiados en el país son Cd>Pb>Hg>Cr>Ni>Cu=Zn=As>Mn>Fe, destacándose el Cd, Pb, Hg y Cr. Sin embargo en Colombia la producción científica en la que son relacionados los metales pesados en la producción agrícola (suelo, cultivos o insumo) es relativamente baja. Asimismo, estos trabajos se localizan en la región central del país, evidenciando que regiones como la Orinoquia considerada como la frontera y despensa agrícola del país, únicamente se reportan tres estudios que fueron publicados en los últimos años. Finalmente con esto se resalta la importancia de generar investigaciones en valores de referencia para estos elementos en los suelos colombianos, que permitan establecer programas de monitoreo y de evaluación en posibles casos de contaminación.

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Hydropedology as a Powerful Tool for Environmental Policy and Regulations

Cited by 4 publications

References 43 publications

Climate Change Effects on the Suitability of an Agricultural Area to Maize Cultivation

Climate Change Effects on the Suitability of an Agricultural Area to Maize Cultivation

The Role of Hydrogeological Monitoring in a Multidisciplinary Context for the Preservation of the Critical Zone in the Natural Reserve of Castelporziano Estate

Análisis de estudios en metales pesados en zonas agrícolas de Colombia

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