The importance of incorporating soil in the life cycle assessment procedure to improve the sustainability of agricultural management

Feudis, Mauro De; Selmi, Claudio; Falsone, Gloria; Missere, Daniele; Bonito, Marcello Di; Antisari, Livia Vittori

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2022.106563

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“…This study used a dataset of 147 georeferenced soil profiles (Table S1 of the Supplementary Materials) located in the Northern Apennines in Italy. Such soil profiles are the result of projects financed by public institutions and self-financed projects conducted in the last 15-20 years by the authors of the present manuscript whose results were published in several papers [53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67]. Specifically, the soil profiles were located at altitudes ranging from 200 to 2134 m a.s.l.…”

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Pedodiversity and Organic Matter Stock of Soils Developed on Sandstone Formations in the Northern Apennines (Italy)

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Pedodiversity is considered the cornerstone of biodiversity. This work aimed to (1) assess pedodiversity according to vegetation, topographic factors, and lithology and to (2) identify the major soil-forming factors on soil organic matter (SOM) stock at a 0–30 cm depth. These goals were reached using data from 147 georeferenced soil profiles distributed along 400–1000 m (≤1000) and 1000–2134 m (>1000) altitudinal gradients in the northern part of the Apennine chain in Italy. Soils showed mainly weak or incipient development (i.e., Entisols and Inceptisols), which could be attributed to sand-based lithology, high slope gradients, and low SOM accumulation rates, which promote soil erosion processes. However, higher pedodiversity was observed at >1000 m than at ≤1000 m, likely due to the higher vegetation cover diversity and climate variability; Spodosols and Mollisols were also found. A greater SOM stock was found at >1000 than ≤1000 m, and vegetation seemed to not affect SOM amounts, suggesting a greater influence of climate on SOM content compared to vegetation. Considering ecosystem conservation, the observed spatial pedodiversity could be considered a critical basis for the protection of soil resources and pedodiversity itself in mountain regions.

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