Soil classification as a tool for contributing to sustainability at the landscape scale and forecasting impacts of management practices in agriculture and forestry

• Published in: Soil & tillage research Vol. 244; p. 106216
• Main Authors: Monger, Curtis, Michéli, Erika, Aburto, Felipe, Itkin, Danny
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2024
• Subjects: bedrock; biodiversity; carbon; Chernozems; conservation tillage; Ecosystem services; ecosystems; Forest management; forestry; Genoform and phenoform; Hapludalfs; landscapes; Leptosols; limestone; loess; memory; Mollisols; Soil classification; soil degradation; soil quality; Sustainable agriculture and regenerative agriculture; vegetation; Sustainable agriculture and regenerative agriculture; Forest management; Ecosystem services; Soil classification; Genoform and phenoform

Industrial agriculture since the middle of the 20th century has provided bountiful food, but it has also altered and degraded soil physical, chemical, and biological properties on a continental scale. To combat this situation, sustainable agricultural practices are advocated, as well as retiring or...