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A soil quality index for reclaimed mine soils
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2013Abstract The quality of soils found in mines is low if they do not receive any reclamation treatment; yet, to the authors' knowledge, there are still no equations to evaluate the quality of metal-contaminated mine soils after the application of the most widely used reclamation treatments (planting ...
Verónica, Asensio +3 more
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A soil fauna index for assessing soil quality
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2012The characteristics of the faunal community in soil are closely related to soil quality. Using the soil faunal community as an indicator of soil quality is not cost-effective because of the complex taxonomic distinction and identification required, moreover; the power of the assessment is weak in relation to soil function. Recently, a functional method
Shaokui Yan +7 more
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A soil‐quality index for soil from Mediterranean forests
European Journal of Soil Science, 2019Treatments involving vegetation thinning have become more frequent in Mediterranean forest ecosystems. Under extreme climate conditions, this practice can affect the balance between physicochemical, microbiological and biochemical soil properties, modifying the soil quality and the ability of these forest ...
Manuela Andrés‐Abellán +9 more
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Developing a Soil Quality Index
1972The possibility exists that a kind of “soil quality index” might be developed which would relate to the environmental impact of continuing or sustained use of chemical amendments in crop production or certain other land uses. Present concerns are mostly related to use of soluble fertilizers, including nitrogen and phosphorus; applications of weedicides
Richard H. Rust +2 more
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Indexing soil quality: a new paradigm in soil science research
Soil Research, 2007Soil quality indexing is a new approach in spatial and temporal evaluation of land management systems effects on soils’ capacity to function. A field experiment was conducted at Caffee Doonsa (2400 m a.s.l., 08°57′N, 39°06′E) for 6 years (1998–2003) to compare the effects of land preparation methods on soil quality (SQ) and to test the use of the Soil ...
Teklu Erkossa +2 more
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A standardized soil quality index for diverse field conditions
Science of The Total Environment, 2016Understanding the nexus between soil quality and productivity is constrained by data artifacts, compounded by limitations of the existing models. Here, we explore the potential of 4 regression methods (i.e., Reduced Regression (RR), SIMPLS, Principal Component Regression (PCR), and Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR)), to synthesize 10 soil ...
Vincent, de Paul Obade, Rattan, Lal
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Determining soil quality in urban agricultural regions by soil enzyme-based index
Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2017Urban agricultural soils are highly variable, and careful selection of sensitive indicators is needed for the assessment of soil quality. This study is proposed to develop an index based on soil enzyme activities for assessing the quality of urban agricultural soils.
Avanthi Deshani, Igalavithana +7 more
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Developing a multifunctional tree‐structured quality index for soil management
Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 2006PurposeAn extensive knowledge of soil characteristics and an awareness of the type and amount of pollutants present are essential to evaluate the utilization potential of soil resources for various land uses. On the other hand, for management and decision‐making purpose, there is a need to develop concise indices in order to adequately express the ...
G. BARBIROLI +2 more
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A new approach to elaborate a multifunctional soil quality index
Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2004The formulation of quality indices for a given land area can be considered of great practical interest, both for highlighting the specific characteristics of that area, and for establishing the best management methods to adopt in order to exploit the soil’s maximum potential.
BARBIROLI, G. +2 more
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Soil quality index for evaluation of reclaimed coal mine spoil
Science of The Total Environment, 2016Success in the remediation of mine spoil depends largely on the selection of appropriate tree species. The impacts of remediation on mine soil quality cannot be sufficiently assessed by individual soil properties. However, combination of soil properties into an integrated soil quality index provides a more holistic status of reclamation potentials of ...
S, Mukhopadhyay +5 more
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