Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain area

Land abandonment followed by natural revegetation constitutes the main land‐use change in the Mediterranean mountains, affecting soil quality and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks; however, there are few studies analysing the effects of cropland abandonment on soils in mid‐mountains. In the Leza Vall...

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Autores: Lasanta Martínez, Teodoro, Sánchez Navarrete, Pedro, Medrano‐Moreno, Luis Miguel, Khorchani, Makki, Nadal-Romero, Estela
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Land abandonment
Mediterranean
Natural revegetation
Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks
Vegetation composition
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spelling Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain areaLasanta Martínez, TeodoroSánchez Navarrete, PedroMedrano‐Moreno, Luis MiguelKhorchani, MakkiNadal-Romero, EstelaLand abandonmentMediterraneanNatural revegetationSoil carbon and nitrogen stocksVegetation compositionLand abandonment followed by natural revegetation constitutes the main land‐use change in the Mediterranean mountains, affecting soil quality and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks; however, there are few studies analysing the effects of cropland abandonment on soils in mid‐mountains. In the Leza Valley (Spain), 43.2% of the area was cultivated but abandoned during the 20th‐century. Natural revegetation gave rise to five land uses (LULCs): pastures (5 years), shrubs (Cistus laurifolius, 20–35 years), bushes (Juniperus communis, 35–50 years), young forests (Quercus pyrenaica) and old forests (>70 years). The aim of this research was to study the effects of natural revegetation of abandoned fields on physico‐chemical soil quality and SOC in various LULCs. In each of the LULCs, soil samples were collected every 10 cm, down to 40 cm depth, at three points, with a total of 60 samples being analysed (12 per LULC). In addition, plant species inventories were carried out. The results indicated (a) significant differences in physico‐chemical soil quality between the first years of abandonment and forests; (b) the SOC content increased with revegetation duration and decreased with increase in soil depth; (c) the highest SOC and TN stocks were found in the first 10 cm; (d) the results of the principal component analysis with all the data differentiate forests from shrubs and pastures. This study confirms the need to be aware of the effects of land abandonment and natural revegetation processes on the soil, in order to promote management strategies to preserve ecosystem services that agricultural marginal lands can provide.Funding information: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Grant/Award Number: Dinámica y secuestro de carbono orgánico en dife; European Commission, Grant/Award Number: LIFE18 CCA/ES/001099; Gobierno de Aragón, Grant/Award Number: “Geoenvironmental Processes and Global Change”; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Grant/Award Numbers: BES‐2016‐077992, CGL2015‐65569‐R.Peer reviewedJohn Wiley & SonsConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)European CommissionGobierno de AragónMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (España)Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202020202020info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/219114reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2015-65569-Rinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2015-65569-Rhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3655Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:digitalcsic_::7524e888fc0360dc882326e5ed9430f72026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain area
title Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain area
spellingShingle Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain area
Lasanta Martínez, Teodoro
Land abandonment
Mediterranean
Natural revegetation
Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks
Vegetation composition
title_short Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain area
title_full Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain area
title_fullStr Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain area
title_full_unstemmed Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain area
title_sort Soil quality and soil organic carbon storage in abandoned agricultural lands: Effects of revegetation processes in a Mediterranean mid‐mountain area
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lasanta Martínez, Teodoro
Sánchez Navarrete, Pedro
Medrano‐Moreno, Luis Miguel
Khorchani, Makki
Nadal-Romero, Estela
author Lasanta Martínez, Teodoro
author_facet Lasanta Martínez, Teodoro
Sánchez Navarrete, Pedro
Medrano‐Moreno, Luis Miguel
Khorchani, Makki
Nadal-Romero, Estela
author_role author
author2 Sánchez Navarrete, Pedro
Medrano‐Moreno, Luis Miguel
Khorchani, Makki
Nadal-Romero, Estela
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
European Commission
Gobierno de Aragón
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Land abandonment
Mediterranean
Natural revegetation
Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks
Vegetation composition
topic Land abandonment
Mediterranean
Natural revegetation
Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks
Vegetation composition
description Land abandonment followed by natural revegetation constitutes the main land‐use change in the Mediterranean mountains, affecting soil quality and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks; however, there are few studies analysing the effects of cropland abandonment on soils in mid‐mountains. In the Leza Valley (Spain), 43.2% of the area was cultivated but abandoned during the 20th‐century. Natural revegetation gave rise to five land uses (LULCs): pastures (5 years), shrubs (Cistus laurifolius, 20–35 years), bushes (Juniperus communis, 35–50 years), young forests (Quercus pyrenaica) and old forests (>70 years). The aim of this research was to study the effects of natural revegetation of abandoned fields on physico‐chemical soil quality and SOC in various LULCs. In each of the LULCs, soil samples were collected every 10 cm, down to 40 cm depth, at three points, with a total of 60 samples being analysed (12 per LULC). In addition, plant species inventories were carried out. The results indicated (a) significant differences in physico‐chemical soil quality between the first years of abandonment and forests; (b) the SOC content increased with revegetation duration and decreased with increase in soil depth; (c) the highest SOC and TN stocks were found in the first 10 cm; (d) the results of the principal component analysis with all the data differentiate forests from shrubs and pastures. This study confirms the need to be aware of the effects of land abandonment and natural revegetation processes on the soil, in order to promote management strategies to preserve ecosystem services that agricultural marginal lands can provide.
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