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Review

6 Citations

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22 Pages

Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and Management

Roberto Zampedri,
Nicolas Bernier,
Augusto Zanella,
Raffaello Giannini,
Cristina Menta,
Francesca Visentin,
Paola Mairota,
Giacomo Mei,
Gabriele Zandegiacomo and
Jean-François Ponge
+ 1 author

Int. J. Plant Biol.2023, 14(3), 571-592;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijpb14030045

27 June 2023

In recent years, three sections (Humipedon, Copedon and Lithopedon) were recognized in the soil profile. It was then possible to link the first and most biologically active section to the characteristics of the environment and soil genesis. In partic...

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Review

19 Citations

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17 Pages

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 and
Herbert Hager
+ 44 authors

Soil Syst.2022, 6(3), 59;https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems6030059

5 July 2022

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 Frenc...

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Windthrow Impact on Alpine Forest Humipedon: Soil Microarthropod Communities and Humus Dynamics Five Years after an Extreme Windstorm Event

Francesca Visentin,
Sara Remelli,
Augusto Zanella and
Cristina Menta

Land2024, 13(9), 1458;https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091458

7 September 2024

The ecological impact of windthrow disturbance on humipedons and soil microarthropod communities is examined in two areas of the Italian Alps (Val di Fassa and Cansiglio) five years after the Vaia Storm. The following soil coverage conditions were id...

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Evolution of Forest Humipedon Following a Severe Windstorm in the Italian Alps: A Focus on Organic Horizon Dynamics

Francesca Visentin,
Augusto Zanella,
Sara Remelli and
Cristina Menta

Forests2024, 15(12), 2176;https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122176

11 December 2024

This study investigates the effects of the 2018 Vaia windstorm on the evolution of humus profiles in forest soils of the north-eastern Italian Alps five years after the disturbance. The humipedon in five soil conditions was compared: intact forest (I...

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