This paper reviews recent developments in studies of soil complexity, focusing on the
variability of soil types within soil landscapes. Changes in soil complexity are directly related …

Distributed throughout the continents, terrestrial orchids are known for their great species
richness and specificity in relation to pollinators and mycorrhizal symbionts. Moreover, a …

Pedodiversity of Italy, that is, the diversity of soil genetic types, their geographic distribution,
and the statistical variability of their properties, is depicted by means of maps and …

Conifers are key species of many boreal and temperate forests, providing crucial resources
to human activities. Adaptation to local climate and long life span make tree species highly …

Aims Data on the variability of hyperaccumulation potential of the facultative
serpentinophytes Noccaea kovatsii and N. praecox on different geological substrates are …

Soils are healthy when they can continuously provide several ecosystem services. Among
them, there are cultural services for humans and the archive of geological …

This chapter begins with a short recollection of the general concepts of soil management
and, thus, reports of the different methods to rate soil quality. Both these sections set the …

Chronosequences are a fundamental tool for studying and representing change in Earth
surface systems. Increasingly, chronosequences are understood to be much more complex …

The present study represents a significant understanding, employing cutting-edge Remote
Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies by conducting a …

The aim of this study was to determine the concentrations of potentially toxic elements in soil
samples and plant tissues of Minuartia recurva and M. bulgarica, predominantly or …