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标题：Soil rooting depth of Italy
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作者：Rosa Rivieccio ; Claudia Di Bene ; Massimo Paolanti 等
期刊名称：Journal of Maps
印刷版ISSN：1744-5647
出版年度：2020
卷号：16
期号：2
页码：36-42
DOI：10.1080/17445647.2019.1690595
出版社：Journal of Maps
摘要：Soils perform several functions in delivering ecosystem services and soil thematic maps are useful for environmental modelling, landscape planning, and management optimization. This study aimed at producing the first soil rooting depth map of Italy at 1:250,000 scale based on the legacy soil maps, soil data and benchmark proﬁles, combined with the auxiliary data. The map highlights that moderately deep (33%) and deep (25%) soils are predominant and mainly distributed in hilly areas, while very deep soils (18%) are prevalent in the fluvial and coastal plains. The validation procedure showed that 87% of the soil rooting depth map classes fall within the same and adjacent classes of the measured soil profiles database. The soil rooting depth map of Italy at 1:250,000 scale can be a useful tool to support land management and spatial planning in terms of agro-environmental measures, making reliable assessments for ecological sustainability studies, and for environmental territorial analyses.
关键词：Soil mapping ; soil subsystem ; rooting depth map ; Italy