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Vegetation, soils, and humus forms of Sardinian holm oak forests and approximated cross-harmonization of vegetation types, WRB Soil Groups and humus forms in selected Mediterranean ecosystems
G SerraAndrea VaccaRiccardo Scalenghesubject
Regosol010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesSoil biologySoil ScienceSardinia01 natural sciencesHolm oak forestWRB soil groupTable (landform)EcosystemHumus form0105 earth and related environmental sciencesEcologyEcologyPlant community04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesVegetationAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)HumusGeographySettore AGR/14 - PedologiaSoil waterMediterranean ecosystem040103 agronomy & agriculture0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesMineral soildescription
Five plant communities, related to elevation above sea level and geological substrata, are recognized in the holm oak forests of Sardinia (Italy). These forests show a considerable inhomogeneous structure due to present day and past uses. Coppice management prevails, influencing the quantity and quality of organic horizons. Most frequent mineral soils are Cambisols, Leptosols, and Regosols. Regarding the humus forms, Moder and, with less extent, Amphi, are prevailing. Furthermore, the paper presents a synoptic table giving a rough picture of the relationships between vegetation types, WRB Soil Groups and humus forms in selected Mediterranean ecosystems.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-01 |