TY - JOUR
T1 - There is a need to better take into account forest soils in the planned soil monitoring law of the European Union
AU - Wellbrock, Nicole
AU - Cools, Nathalie
AU - de Vos, Bruno
AU - Jandl, Robert
AU - Lehtonen, Aleksi
AU - Leitgeb, Ernst
AU - Mäkipää, Raisa
AU - Pavlenda, Pavel
AU - Schwärtzel, Kai
AU - Šrámek, Vít
PY - 2024/6/4
Y1 - 2024/6/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1186/s13595-024-01238-7
DO - 10.1186/s13595-024-01238-7
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
SN - 1297-966X
VL - 81
JO - Annals of Forest Science
JF - Annals of Forest Science
IS - 1
ER -