There is a need to better take into account forest soils in the planned soil monitoring law of the European Union
Year of publication
2024
Authors
Wellbrock, Nicole; Cools, Nathalie; de Vos, Bruno; Jandl, Robert; Lehtonen, Aleksi; Leitgeb, Ernst; Mäkipää, Raisa; Pavlenda, Pavel; Schwärtzel, Kai; Šrámek, Vít
Abstract
Key message A Soil Monitoring Law to improve soil health across all land uses has been proposed by the European Commission. As forests soils have different chemical and physical properties as well as biogeochemical dynamics compared to agricultural land, they also face different challenges in maintaining and restoring soil health. Examples are soil acidification, eutrophication by atmospheric deposition, responses to climate change, and loss of biodiversity. Therefore, we propose forest soil specific health descriptors and thresholds based on experience and knowledge from existing long-term monitoring programs.
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Publication format
Article
Parent publication type
Journal
Article type
Other article
Audience
ScientificPeer-reviewed
Peer-ReviewedMINEDU's publication type classification code
B1 Non-refereed journal articlesPublication channel information
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Publisher
Volume
81
Article number
22
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Publication forum
Publication forum level
1
Open access
Open access in the publisher’s service
Yes
Open access of publication channel
Fully open publication channel
License of the publisher’s version
CC BY
Self-archived
Yes
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Fields of science
Forestry
Keywords
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Publication country
France
Internationality of the publisher
International
Language
English
International co-publication
Yes
Co-publication with a company
No
DOI
10.1186/s13595-024-01238-7
The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection
Yes