Soil Systems (Jul 2022)
A Standardized Morpho-Functional Classification of the Planet’s Humipedons
- Augusto Zanella,
- Jean-François Ponge,
- Bernard Jabiol,
- Bas Van Delft,
- Rein De Waal,
- Klaus Katzensteiner,
- Eckart Kolb,
- Nicolas Bernier,
- Giacomo Mei,
- Manuel Blouin,
- Jérôme Juilleret,
- Noémie Pousse,
- Silvia Stanchi,
- Fernando Cesario,
- Renée-Claire Le Bayon,
- Dylan Tatti,
- Silvia Chersich,
- Luca Carollo,
- Michael Englisch,
- Anna Schrötter,
- Judith Schaufler,
- Eleonora Bonifacio,
- Ines Fritz,
- Adriano Sofo,
- Stéphane Bazot,
- Jean-Christophe Lata,
- Jean-Francois Iffly,
- Carlos E. Wetzel,
- Christophe Hissler,
- Ginevra Fabiani,
- Michael Aubert,
- Andrea Vacca,
- Gianluca Serra,
- Cristina Menta,
- Francesca Visentin,
- Nathalie Cools,
- Cristian Bolzonella,
- Lorenzo Frizzera,
- Roberto Zampedri,
- Mauro Tomasi,
- Paola Galvan,
- Przemyslaw Charzynski,
- Elina Zakharchenko,
- Seyed Mohammad Waez-Mousavi,
- Jean-Jacques Brun,
- Roberto Menardi,
- Fausto Fontanella,
- Nicola Zaminato,
- Silvio Carollo,
- Alessio Brandolese,
- Michele Bertelle,
- Gaétan Zanella,
- Thomas Bronner,
- Ulfert Graefe,
- Herbert Hager
Affiliations
- Augusto Zanella
- Department Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), Università degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
- Jean-François Ponge
- Museum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Adaptations du Vivant, 91800 Brunoy, France
- Bernard Jabiol
- AgroParisTech, 75231 Paris, France
- Bas Van Delft
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Rein De Waal
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Klaus Katzensteiner
- Institute of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Eckart Kolb
- Fachgebiet Waldernährung und Wasserhaushalt, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany
- Nicolas Bernier
- Museum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Adaptations du Vivant, 91800 Brunoy, France
- Giacomo Mei
- Department of Agraria, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Manuel Blouin
- Agroécologie, Institut Agro, INRAE, University Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France
- Jérôme Juilleret
- Department Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), 4362 Belvaux, Luxembourg
- Noémie Pousse
- Office National des Forêts, 73000 Chambéry, France
- Silvia Stanchi
- Department di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari (DISAFA), Università degli Studi di Torino, Grugliasco, 10095 Torino, Italy
- Fernando Cesario
- Department of Geography (PPGG), Institute of Mathematical and Natural Sciences (CCMN), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro 21941-853, Brazil
- Renée-Claire Le Bayon
- Functional Ecology Laboratory, University of Neuchâtel, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Dylan Tatti
- Hochschule für Agrar-, Forst-, und Lebensmittelwissenschaften (HAFL), 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
- Silvia Chersich
- The Historical-Environmental Heritage Association, Corso Alessandro Tassoni 20, 10143 Torino, Italy
- Luca Carollo
- Department Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), Università degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
- Michael Englisch
- Department of Forest Ecology and Soil, Federal Forest Research and Training Centre, 1131 Wien, Austria
- Anna Schrötter
- Institute of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Judith Schaufler
- Department of Forest Ecology and Soil, Federal Forest Research and Training Centre, 1131 Wien, Austria
- Eleonora Bonifacio
- Department di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari (DISAFA), Università degli Studi di Torino, Grugliasco, 10095 Torino, Italy
- Ines Fritz
- Department of Forest Biodiversity and Nature Conservation, Universität für Bodenkultur, 1180 Wien, Austria
- Adriano Sofo
- Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures: Architecture, Environment, Cultural Heritage (DiCEM), Università degli Studi della Basilicata, 85100 Matera, Italy
- Stéphane Bazot
- Laboratoire Écologie, Systématique et Évolution—IDEEV, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Orsay, France
- Jean-Christophe Lata
- Department Community Diversity & Ecosystem Functioning (DCFE), Sorbonne Université, 75006 Paris, France
- Jean-Francois Iffly
- Department Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), 4362 Belvaux, Luxembourg
- Carlos E. Wetzel
- Department Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), 4362 Belvaux, Luxembourg
- Christophe Hissler
- Department Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), 4362 Belvaux, Luxembourg
- Ginevra Fabiani
- Department Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN), Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), 4362 Belvaux, Luxembourg
- Michael Aubert
- ECODIV, INRAE, Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, 76821 Rouen, France
- Andrea Vacca
- Department Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
- Gianluca Serra
- Direzione Generale Protezione Civile, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
- Cristina Menta
- Department Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy
- Francesca Visentin
- Department Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy
- Nathalie Cools
- Environment and Climate Unit, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, 49500 Geraardsbergen, Belgium
- Cristian Bolzonella
- Department Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), Università degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
- Lorenzo Frizzera
- Department Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 38098 Trento, Italy
- Roberto Zampedri
- Department Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 38098 Trento, Italy
- Mauro Tomasi
- Studio Associato Pianificazione Ambientale Naturalistica (PAN), Sede Operativa di Merano, 39012 Merano, Italy
- Paola Galvan
- Public Educational Institution, Istituto Comprensivo Pergine 1, 38057 Pergine, Italy
- Przemyslaw Charzynski
- Department of Soil Science and Landscape Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Torun, Poland
- Elina Zakharchenko
- Department Agrotechnologies and Soil Science, Sumy National Agrarian University, 40031 Sumy, Ukraine
- Seyed Mohammad Waez-Mousavi
- Faculty of Forest Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan 82834, Iran
- Jean-Jacques Brun
- IRSTEA-Centre de Grenoble, Domaine Universitaire, 38421 Saint Martin d’Hères, France
- Roberto Menardi
- Department Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), Università degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
- Fausto Fontanella
- Department Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), Università degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
- Nicola Zaminato
- Department Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), Università degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
- Silvio Carollo
- Department Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), Università degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
- Alessio Brandolese
- Department Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), Università degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
- Michele Bertelle
- Department Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali (TESAF), Università degli Studi di Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
- Gaétan Zanella
- Private Freelance iOS Developer, 75005 Paris, France
- Thomas Bronner
- Private Freelance Android Developer, 73000 Chambéry, France
- Ulfert Graefe
- Institut für Angewandte Bodenbiologie GmbH (IFAB), 22337 Hamburg, Germany
- Herbert Hager
- Institute of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems6030059
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 6,
no. 3
p. 59
Abstract
It was time to take stock. We modified the humipedon classification key published in 2018 to make it easier and more practical. This morpho-functional taxonomy of the topsoil (humipedon) was only available in English; we also translated it into French and Italian. A standardized morpho-functional classification of humipedons (roughly the top 30–40 cm of soil: organic and organomineral surface horizons) would allow for a better understanding of the functioning of the soil ecosystem. This paper provides the founding principles of the classification of humipedon into humus systems and forms. With the recognition of a few diagnostic horizons, all humus systems can be determined. The humus forms that make up these humus systems are revealed by measuring the thicknesses of the diagnostic horizons. In the final part of the article, several figures represent the screenshots of a mobile phone or tablet application that allows for a fast recall of the diagnostic elements of the classification in the field. The article attempts to promote a standardized classification of humipedons for a global and shared management of soil at planet level.
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