Comparing physical quality of forest and pasture soils in a sicilian watershed

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1958-1970

  Bagarello, V ^a   Baiamonte, G ^a   Iovino, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; FIELD-SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; FOREST SOILS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; LARGE PORES; PASTURE SITES; PASTURE SOILS; PHYSICAL QUALITY; SOIL PHYSICAL QUALITY; SURFACE SOIL; WATER RETENTION;

FORESTRY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFORMS; WATERSHEDS;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST SOIL; GUIDELINE; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; WATERSHED;

FORESTRY; SOIL; WATER SHEDS;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 82955168305     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0044     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Ahuja, L.R., D.K. Cassel, R.R. Bruce, and B.B. Barnes. 1989. Evaluation of spatial distribution of hydraulic conductivity using effective porosity data. Soil Sci. 148:404-411. doi:10.1097/00010694-198912000-00002 (Pubitemid 20404915)
2. Ahuja, L.R., J.W. Naney, R.E. Green, and D.R. Nielsen. 1984. Macroporosity to characterize spatial variability of hydraulic conductivity and effects of land management. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 48:699-702. doi:10.2136/sssaj1984.03615995004800040001x (Pubitemid 14622623)
3. Aimrun, W., M.S.M. Amin, and S.M. Eltaib. 2004. Effective porosity of paddy soils as an estimation of its saturated hydraulic conductivity. Geoderma 121:197-203. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2003.11.010 (Pubitemid 38871565)
4. Alegre, J.C., and D.K. Cassel. 1996. Dynamics of soil physical properties under alternative systems to slash-and-burn. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 58:39-48. doi:10.1016/0167-8809(95)00654-0 (Pubitemid 26420156)
5. Ande, O.T., and O. Jide. 2009. Assessment of effects of controller land use types on soil quality using inferential method. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 8:6267-6271.
6. Bagarello, V., M. Iovino, and D. Elrick. 2004. A simplified falling-head technique for rapid determination of field-saturated hydraulic conductivity. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 68:66-73. doi:10.2136/sssaj2004.0066 (Pubitemid 38086453)
7. Bagarello, V., and A. Sgroi. 2007. Using the simplified falling head technique to detect temporal changes in field-saturated hydraulic conductivity at the surface of a sandy loam soil. Soil Tillage Res. 94:283-294. doi:10.1016/j. still.2006.08.001 (Pubitemid 46726653)
8. Bouma, J. 1982. Measuring the hydraulic conductivity of soil horizons withcontinuous macropores. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 46:438-441. doi:10.2136/sssaj1982.03615995004600020047x (Pubitemid 13261729)
9. Bouma, J., and L.W. Dekker. 1981. A method for measuring the vertical and horizontal Ksat of clay soils withmacropores. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 45:662-663. doi:10.2136/sssaj1981.03615995004500030046x
10. Burke, W., D. Gabriels, and J. Bouma. 1986. Soil structure assessment. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
11. Celik, I. 2005. Land-use effects on organic matter and physical properties of soil in a Southern Mediterranean highland of Turkey. Soil Tillage Res. 83:270-277. doi:10.1016/j.still.2004.08.001 (Pubitemid 41009189)
12. Chacón, G., D. Gagnon, and D. Paré. 2009. Comparison of soil properties of native forests, Pinus patula plantations and adjacent pastures in the Andean highlands of Southern Ecuador: Land use history or recent vegetation effects? Soil Use Manage. 25:427-433. doi:10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009. 00233.x
13. Chandler, K.R., and N.A. Chappell. 2008. Influence of individual oak (Quercus robur) trees on saturated hydraulic conductivity. For. Ecol. Manage. 256:1222-1229. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2008.06.033
14. Chu, H.J., Y.P. Lin, C.W. Huang, C.Y. Hsu, and H.Y. Chen. 2010. Modelling the hydrologic effects of dynamic land-use change using a distributed hydrologic model and a spatial land-use allocation model. Hydrol. Processes 24:2538-2554.
15. Das Gupta, S., B. Mohanty, and J.M. Köhne. 2006. Soil hydraulic conductivities and their spatial and temporal variations in a Vertisol. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 70:1872-1881. doi:10.2136/sssaj2006.0201 (Pubitemid 44764683)
16. Dazzi, C., S. Raimondi, and V. Cirrito. 1983. Modello di studio integrato del territorio (Ficuzza-Palermo): Nota 5-I suoli. Quaderni di Agronomia 10. Arti Grafiche Siciliane, Palermo.
17. Dexter, A.R. 2004. Soil physical quality: I. Theory, effects of soil texture, density, and organic matter, and effects on root Growth. Geoderma 120:201-214. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2003.09.004 (Pubitemid 38583587)
18. Doran, J.W., M. Sarrantonio, and M.A. Lieberg. 1996. Soil Health and sustainability. Adv. Agron. 56:1-54. doi:10.1016/S0065-2113(08)60178-9
19. Elrick, D.E., and W.D. Reynolds. 1992. Methods for analyzing constant-head well permeameter data. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 56:320-323. doi:10.2136/sssaj1992.03615995005600010052x (Pubitemid 23377396)
20. Fuentes, J.P., M. Flury, and D.F. Bezdicek. 2004. Hydraulic properties in a silt loam soil under natural prairie, conventional till, and no-till. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 68:1679-1688. doi:10.2136/sssaj2004.1679 (Pubitemid 39218932)
21. Gee, G.W., and J.W. Bauder. 1986. Particle-size analysis. p. 383-411. In A. Klute (ed.) Methods of soil analysis. Part 1. 2nd ed. Agron. Monogr. 9. ASA and SSSA, Madison, WI.
22. Germer, S., C. Neill, A.V. Krusche, and H. Elsenbeer. 2010. Influence of landuse change on near-surface hydrological processes: Undisturbed forest to pasture. J. Hydrol. 380:473-480. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.11.022
23. Gianguzzi, L. 2004. Il paesaggio vegetale della Riserva Naturale Orientata "Bosco della Ficuzza, Rocca Busambra, Bosco del Cappelliere, Gorgo del Drago." Collana Sicilia Foreste 22. State For. Dep. of the Sicilian Region, Palermo.
24. Gonzalez-Sosa, E., I. Braud, J. Dehotin, L. Lassabatère, R. Angulo-Jaramillo, M. Lagouy, F. Branger, C. Jacqueminet, S. Kermadi, and M. Michel. 2010. Impact of land use on the hydraulic properties of the topsoil in a small French catchment. Hydrol. Processes 24:2382-2399.
25. Hassler, S.K., B. Zimmermann, M. van Breugel, J.S. Hall, and H. Elsenbeer. 2010. Recovery of saturated hydraulic conductivity under secondary succession on former pasture in the humid tropics. For. Ecol. Manage. 261:1634-1642. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.06.031
26. Helsel, R., and R.M. Hirsch. 1992. Statistical methods in water resources. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
27. La Mantia, T., S. Cullotta, G. Giardina, S. Pasta, and G. Barbera. 2004a. Recent changes in forest management policies and their consequences on silvopastoral practices: The study case of Ficuzza Forest (W Sicily, Italy). In M.R. Mosquera-Losada et al. (ed.) Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management, Abstr. of the Int. Congr., Lugo, Spain. 18-24 Apr. 2004. CAB Int., Wallingford, UK.
28. La Mantia, T., S. Pasta, G. Giardina, and M. Marchetti. 2004b. The effect of grazing in forests: The case study of Ficuzza (W Sicily). In M.R. Mosquera-Losada et al. (ed.) Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management, Abstr. of the Int. Congr., Lugo, Spain. 18-24 Apr. 2004. CAB Int., Wallingford, UK.
29. Lee, D.M., W.D. Reynolds, D.E. Elrick, and B.E. Clothier. 1985. A comparison of three field methods for measuring saturated hydraulic conductivity. Can. J. Soil Sci. 65:563-573. doi:10.4141/cjss85-060 (Pubitemid 17269969)
30. Liguori, V. 1983. Modello di studio integrato del territorio (Ficuzza-Palermo): Nota 3-Geologia tecnica e geomorfologia. Quaderni di Agronomia 10. Arti Grafiche Siciliane, Palermo.
31. Mallants, D., B.P. Mohanty, D. Jacques, and J. Feyen. 1996. Spatial variability of hydraulic properties in a multi-layered soil profile. Soil Sci. 161:167-181. doi:10.1097/00010694-199603000-00003 (Pubitemid 26472132)
32. Martínez, L.J., and J.A. Zinck. 2004. Temporal variation of soil compaction and deterioration of soil quality in pasture areas of Colombian Amazonia. Soil Tillage Res. 75:3-17. doi:10.1016/j.still.2002.12.001 (Pubitemid 38178781)
33. Mbagwu, J.S.C. 1995. Saturated hydraulic conductivity in relation to physical properties of soils in the Nsukka Plains, Southeastern Nigeria. Geoderma 68:51-66. doi:10.1016/0016-7061(95)00024-I (Pubitemid 26445856)
34. McDowell, R.W., J.J. Drewry, R.J. Paton, P.L. Carey, R.M. Monaghan, and L.M. Condron. 2003. Influence of soil treading on sediment and phosphorous losses in overland flow. Aust. J. Soil Res. 41:949-961. doi:10.1071/SR02118 (Pubitemid 37195948)
35. Messing, I., and N.J. Jarvis. 1993. Temporal variation in the hydraulic conductivity of a tilled clay soil as measured by tension infiltrometers. J. Soil Sci. 44:11-24. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2389.1993.tb00430.x (Pubitemid 24392302)
36. Mubarak, I., J.C. Mailhol, R. Angulo-Jaramillo, P. Ruelle, P. Boivin, and M. Khaledian. 2009. Temporal variability in soil hydraulic properties under drip irrigation. Geoderma 150:158-165. doi:10.1016/j. geoderma.2009.01.022
37. Pieri, C.J.M.G. 1992. Fertility of soils: A future for farming in the West African savannah. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
38. Price, K., C.R. Jackson, and A.J. Parker. 2010. Variation of surficial soil hydraulic properties across land uses in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains, NorthCarolina, USA. J. Hydrol. 383:256-268. doi:10.1016/j. jhydrol.2009.12.041
39. Rawls, W.J., A. Nemes, and Y.A. Pachepsky. 2005. Effect of soil organic matter on soil hydraulic properties. p. 95-114. In Y.A. Pachepsky and W.J. Rawls (ed.) Development of pedotransfer functions in soil hydrology. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
40. Rawls, W.J., Y.A. Pachepsky, J.C. Ritchie, T.M. Sobecki, and H. Bloodworth. 2003. Effect of soil organic carbon on soil water retention. Geoderma 116:61-76. doi:10.1016/S0016-7061(03)00094-6 (Pubitemid 36837484)
41. Reiners, W.A., A.F. Bouwman, W.F.J. Parsons, and M. Keller. 1994. Tropical rain forest conversion to pasture: Changes in vegetation and soil properties. Ecol. Appl. 4:363-377. doi:10.2307/1941940
42. Reynolds, W.D. 1993. Saturated hydraulic conductivity: Field measurement. p. 599-613. In M.R. Carter (ed.) Soil sampling and methods of analysis. Lewis Publ., Boca Raton, FL.
43. Reynolds, W.D., B.T. Bowman, C.F. Drury, C.S. Tan, and X. Lu. 2002. Indicators of good soil physical quality: Density and storage parameters. Geoderma 110:131-146. doi:10.1016/S0016-7061(02)00228-8
44. Reynolds, W.D., C.F. Drury, C.S. Tan, C.A. Fox, and X.M. Yang. 2009. Use of indicators and pore volume-function characteristics to quantify soil physical quality. Geoderma 152:252-263. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.06.009
45. Reynolds, W.D., C.F. Drury, X.M. Yang, C.A. Fox, C.S. Tan, and T.Q. Zhang. 2007. Land management effects on the near-surface physical quality of a clay loam soil. Soil Tillage Res. 96:316-330. doi:10.1016/j.still.2007.07.003 (Pubitemid 47503338)
46. Reynolds, W.D., C.F. Drury, X.M. Yang, and C.S. Tan. 2008. Optimal soil physical quality inferred through structural regression and parameter interaction. Geoderma 146:466-474. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2008.06.017
47. Reynolds, W.D., E.G. Gregorich, and W.E. Curnoe. 1995. Characterisation of water transmission properties in tilled and untilled soils using tension infiltrometers. Soil Tillage Res. 33:117-131. doi:10.1016/0167-1987(94)00437-J
48. Reynolds, W.D., X.M. Yang, C.F. Drury, T.Q. Zhang, and C.S. Tan. 2003. Effects of selected conditioners and tillage on the physical quality of a clay loam soil. Can. J. Soil Sci. 83:381-393. doi:10.4141/S02-066 (Pubitemid 37365561)
49. Ruehlmann, J., and M. Körschens. 2009. Calculating the effect of soil organic matter concentration on soil bulk density. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73:876-885. doi:10.2136/sssaj2007.0149
50. Sauer, T.J., and S.D. Logsdon. 2002. Hydraulic and physical properties of stony soils in a small watershed. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 66:1947-1956. doi:10.2136/sssaj2002.1947 (Pubitemid 35352900)
51. Teuling, A.J., S.I. Seneviratne, R. Stöckli, M. Reichstein, E. Moors, P. Ciais, et al. 2010. Contrasting response of European forest and grassland energy exchange to heatwaves. Nat. Geosci. 3:722-727. doi:10.1038/ngeo950
52. Topp, G.C., W.D. Reynolds, F.J. Cook, J.M. Kirby, and M.R. Carter. 1997. Physical attributes of soil quality. p. 21-58. In E.G. Gregorich and M.R. Carter (ed.) Soil quality for crop production and ecosystem Health. Dev. Soil Sci. 25. Elsevier, New York.
53. Wahl, N.A., B. Wöllecke, O. Bens, and R.F. Hüttl. 2005. Can forest transformation help reducing floods in forested watersheds? Certain aspects on soil hydraulics and organic matter properties. Phys. Chem. Earth30:611-621. (Pubitemid 41510306)
54. Warrick, A.W. 1998. Appendix 1: Spatial variability. p. 655-675. In D. Hillel (ed.) Environmental soil physics. Academic Press, San Diego.
55. Wischmeier, W.H., and D.D. Smith. 1978. Predicting rainfall erosion losses. A guide to conservation planning. USDA Agric. Handbk. 537. U.S. Gov. Print. Office, Washington, DC.
56. Zacharias, S., and G. Wessolek. 2007. Excluding organic matter content from pedotransfer predictors of soil water retention. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 71:43-50. doi:10.2136/sssaj2006.0098 (Pubitemid 46203481)
57. Zimmermann, B., and H. Elsenbeer. 2008. Spatial and temporal variability of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity in gradients of disturbance. J. Hydrol. 361:78-95. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.07.027
58. Zimmermann, B., H. Elsenbeer, and J.M. Moraes. 2006. The influence of land-use changes on soil hydraulic properties: Implications for runoffgeneration. For. Ecol. Manage. 222:29-38. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.10.070 (Pubitemid 43151172)