Descripción del proyecto
Mejora del suelo forestal mediante la cartografía digital del suelo
El suelo es la base de todas las cadenas alimentarias y de la biodiversidad en el terreno. Sin embargo, entre el 60 y el 70 % de los suelos de la Unión Europea no están sanos. Asimismo, el cuidado del suelo forestal es especialmente importante. El equipo del proyecto SELVANS de las Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie aplicará un enfoque de cartografía digital del suelo a fin de evaluar los efectos de la gestión forestal contemporánea en el cambio del suelo, que se expresan como procesos biogeoquímicos y funciones microbianas. La hipótesis es que la respuesta de los indicadores del estado del suelo a las prácticas de gestión diferirá según el tipo de suelo, en función del entorno biofísico, las propiedades inherentes del suelo y el legado de la historia en cuanto al uso de la tierra. El proyecto también estudiará los vínculos entre la antropogénesis y la diversidad funcional microbiana del suelo, así como sus efectos en el ciclo del carbono y los nutrientes.
Objetivo
The conservation and improvement of forest soil resources is essential for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Green Deal. Policy-makers and land managers need detailed information -quantitative and spatially explicit- on the effects of management strategies on soil condition and capability for supplying ecosystem services. The rise of digital soil mapping (DSM) and integrative modelling approaches have brought powerful tools for generating data-driven knowledge that can guide the decision-making process. SELVANS will implement an innovative DSM framework for assessing the effects of contemporary forest management on soil change, expressed as biogeochemical processes and microbial functions. The hypothesis is that the response of indicators of soil condition to management practices will differ by soil class depending on the biophysical environment, inherent soil properties and the legacy of land use history. Furthermore, SELVANS will investigate the links between anthropedogenesis and soil microbial functional diversity, and its effects on carbon and nutrient cycling. Soil classes and the degree of anthropogenic pressures on soil will be generated using data-mining algorithms, environmental covariates, time series of satellite imagery, national forestry inventory data and legacy soil data. Soil condition will be characterized with a comprehensive set of physical, chemical and biological soil properties (e.g. soil organic carbon, nutrients, soil microbial diversity and functioning) originating from completed and ongoing projects evaluating the functioning of forest soils. SELVANS' outputs will identify thresholds for decline in soil condition and risk of soil degradation, with an impact for forest management and conservation of soil resources. Finally, the capability of soils for delivering ecosystem services will be quantified applying the integrative modelling framework ARIES.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestrysilviculture
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management
Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-AG-UN - HORIZON Unit GrantCoordinador
48940 Leioa
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