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Hengl, T., Panagos, P., Jones, A. and Toth, G. (eds) 2007. Status and prospect of soil information in south-eastern Europe: soil databases, projects and applications. EUR 22646 EN Scientific and Technical Research series, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxemburg, 187 pp. |
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| 20 | Common Criteria for Risk Area Identification according to Soil ThreatsThis report presents an overview of common criteria and approaches to identify risk areas for the threats Soil Organic Matter (SOM) Decline, Soil Erosion, Soil Compaction, Salinization and Landslides.Wolf Eckelmann, Rainer Baritz, Stanislav Bialousz, Pavel Bielek, Florence Carré, Beata Houšková, Robert J.A. Jones, Mark Kibblewhite, Josef Kozak, Christine Le Bas, Gergely Tóth, Tibor Tóth, György Várallyay, Markku Yli Halla,Marko Zupan. European Soil Bureau Research Report No.20, EUR 22185 EN, 94pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg (2006). Download document: 
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| 19 | SPADE-2: The Soil Profile Analytical Database for Europe (version 1.0)John M. Hollis, Robert J.A. Jones, Charles J. Marshall, Ann Holden, Jan Renger van de Veen and Luca Montanarella (2006). EUR 22127 ENDownload document:
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| 18 | DRIS, MDRIS and CND
Senthil-Kumar Selvaradjou, Luca Montanarella and Aruna-Geetha (2005). EUR
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| 17 | THE MAP OF ORGANIC CARBON IN TOPSOILS IN EUROPE: VERSION 1.2 - SEPTEMBER 2003 Explanation of: Special Publication Ispra 2004 No.72 S.P.I.04.72Robert J.A. Jones, Roland Hiederer, Ezio Rusco, Peter J. Loveland and Luca Montanarella. EUR 21209 ENDownload report :
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| 16 | Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment: The PESERA Map, Version 1 October 2003. Explanation of Special Publication Ispra 2004 No.73 (S.P.I.04.73).Kirkby, M.J., Jones, R.J.A., Irvine, B., Gobin, A, Govers, G., Cerdan, O., Van Rompaey, A.J.J., Le Bissonnais, Y., Daroussin, J., King, D., Montanarella, L., Grimm, M., Vieillefont, V., Puigdefabregas, J., Boer, M., Kosmas, C., Yassoglou, N., Tsara, M., Mantel, S., Van Lynden, G.J. and Huting, J.(2004). European Soil Bureau Research Report No.16, EUR 21176, 18pp. and 1 map in ISO B1 format. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Download report :
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| 15 | Organic Matter in the Soils of Southern Europe.Pandi Zdruli, Robert J.A. Jones and Luca Montanarella (2004). EUR 21083 EN, 16pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Download document:
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| 14 | Field Guide to the Soil-landscapes of the Piemonte eastern plain.F. Petrella, M. Piazzi, P. Martalò, P. Roberto, F. Giannetti, N. Alliani, V. Ancarani, G. Nicoli, R. Salandin, & N. Filippi. (2003). EUR 20829 EN, 33pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Download document:
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| 13 | Validation of soil erosion estimates at European scale.A.J.J. Van Rompaey, V. Vieillefont, R.J.A. Jones, L. Montanarella, G. Verstraeten, P. Bazzoffi, T. Dostal, J.Krasa, J. Devente, J. Poesen. (2003). EUR 20827 EN, 24pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Available in 2 languages: Download document:
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| 12 | Validation of soil erosion risk assessements in Italy.A.J.J. Van Rompaey, P. Bazzoffi, R.J.A. Jones, L. Montanarella & G. Govers. (2003). EUR 20676 EN. 25pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Download document:
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| 11 | Soil erosion risk in Italy: a revised USLE approach.M. Grimm, R.J.A. Jones, E. Rusco & L. Montanarella. (2003). EUR 20677 EN, 23pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Download document:
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| 10 | Land Degradation.L. Montanarella and R.J.A. Jones (eds). (2003). EUR 20688 EN, 324pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Download document:
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R.J.A. Jones, B. Houskova, P. Bullock and
L. Montanarella. EUR 20559 EN, 420 pp (2005). |
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| 8 | Soil Geographical Database for Eurasia & The Mediterranean: Instructions Guide for Elaboration at scale 1:1,000,000. Version 4.0.J.J. Lambert, J. Daroussin, M. Eimberck, C. Le Bas, M. Jamagne, D. King & L. Montanarella. (2003). EUR 20422 EN, 64pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Download document:
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| 7 | Soil Classification 2001.Erika Micheli, Freddy O. Nachtergaele, Robert J.A. Jones & Luca Montanarella. (2002). EUR 20398 EN, 248pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Navigate the Contents: 
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| 6 | Soil Resources of Europe.P. Bullock, R.J.A. Jones and L. Montanarella (eds). EUR 18991 EN 202pp. (1999). Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Navigate the Contents:
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| 5 | Georeferenced Soil Database for Europe: Manual of Procedures Version 1.1.European Soil Bureau, Scientific Committee. EUR 18092 EN 184pp. (2001). Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Download document:
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| 4 | Land Information Systems: Developments for planning the sustainable use of land resources.H.J. Heineke, W. Eckelmann, A.J. Thomasson, R.J.A. Jones, L. Montanarella and B. Buckley (eds). EUR 17729 EN 546pp. (1998). Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Navigate the Contents:
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| 3 | The use of pedotransfer in soil hydrology research in Europe.A. Bruand, O. Duval, H.Wösten and A. Lilly (eds). EUR 17307 EN 211pp. (1997). Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Available as hardcopy only; Contact: Luca Montanarella Preview
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| 2 | Soil Databases to support sustainable development.C. Le Bas and M. Jamagne (eds). EUR 16371 EN 149pp. (1996). Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Available as hardcopy only; Contact: Luca Montanarella Preview
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| 1 | European Land Information Systems for Agro-environmental Monitoring.D. King, R.J.A. Jones and A.J. Thomasson (eds). EUR 16232 EN, 284pp. (1995). Office for the Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Available as hardcopy only; Contact: Luca Montanarella Preview
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Status and prospect of soil information in south-eastern Europe:
soil databases, projects and applications JRC Scientific and Technical Reports - Other Research Reports
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The BioSoil demonstration Project was initiated under the Forest Focus-Scheme (Regulation (EC) Nr. 2152/2003) concerning the monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community, and aimed to broaden the scope of
previous forest monitoring activities (on atmospheric pollution and forest fires) to the fields of soil characteristics and biodiversity indicators. The preliminary data analysis concentrated on the evaluation of a selected number of
parameters of the data submitted by NFCs and sampling procedures. For soil the parameters needed to establish soil organic carbon densities were analysed. |
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Methodological Aspects of Reference Soil Sampling. Field Work on euro-soils profile anaysis and sampling procedures. Pedological Characterization composition analysis. Determination of organochlorine compounds. Evaluation of Laboratory Ringtest
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Biochar application to soils is being considered as a means to sequester carbon (C) while concurrently improving soil functions. The main focus of this report is providing a critical scientific review of the current state of knowledge regarding the effects of biochar application to soils on soil properties, processes and functions. Wider issues, including atmospheric emissions and occupational health and safety associated to biochar production and handling, are put into context. The aim of this review is to provide a sound scientific basis for policy development, to identify gaps in current knowledge, and to recommend further research relating to biochar application to soils. |
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One way of addressing the paucity of soil hydraulic data for simulation modeling is through the use of pedotransfer functions. In this case soil data routinely collected during systematic soil surveys are used to predict hydraulic characteristics. To derive pedotransfer functions for European soils, 18 Institutes in 10 EU countries participated in the establishment of HYPRES Database. The first task was to develop a flexible database structure. Next, the database was filled with measured hydraulic characteristics. Finally, the stored data were used for the derivation of classes and continuous pedotransfer functions. |
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This report synthesises the findings of the SoCo project and translates them into conclusions and
recommendations. Following the introduction (Chapter 1), Chapter 2 reviews soil degradation processes,
soil conservation practices and policy measures at European level. Soil degradation risk was assessed
through parametric and empirical models, whereas the review of soil conservation farming practices is
based on the available literature. The literature review of policy measures is supplemented by a survey
of policy implementation at national or regional level. Chapter 3 takes the analysis to the local scale
by means of ten case studies distributed over three macro-regions. Aggregated environmental benefits of
adopting particular soil conservation practices are explored with model calculations in Chapter 4. Finally,
Chapter 5 discusses the effectiveness and efficiency of instruments for soil protection, maintenance and
improvement in Europe, exploring opportunities and critical issues linked to the adoption of conservation
practices. The report closes with policy-relevant conclusions as a basis for policy recommendations. |
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Soil organic carbon (SOC) content has been estimated at pan-European scale for the soil layer from 0 to a depth of 30 cm. The methodology used to generate the data layer relied on a combination of a pedo-transfer rule (PTR) and pedo-transfer functions (PTF). The PTR has been developed based on PTR No. 21 of the PTR database of the Soil Geographic Database of Eurasia (SGDBE). The original conditions of the rule system have been revised and amended to accommodate organic soils and peat. The revised PTR for topsoil SOC content comprises 120 ordered conditions of combinations of 5 soil and environmental parameters with an output to one of 6 classes of SOC content. |
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| 68 | Addressing soil degradation in EU agriculture: relevant processes, practices and policies.Report on the project 'Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation (SoCo)'Agriculture occupies a substantial proportion of the European land, and consequently plays an important role in maintaining natural resources and cultural landscapes, a precondition for other human activities in rural areas. Unsustainable farming practices and land use, including mismanaged intensification as well as land abandonment, have an adverse impact on natural resources. Having recognised the environmental challenges of agricultural land use, the European Parliament requested the European Commission in 2007 to carry out a pilot project on 'Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation through simplified cultivation techniques' (SoCo). The project originated from a close cooperation between the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC). It was implemented by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) and the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES).Author(s): R. Hiederer , EUR 23980 EN– Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2009 – 126 pp., EUR – Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593, ISBN 978-92-79-13352-7, DOI 10.2788/33102 Download report:
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| 67 | Holistic approach to biodiversity and bioindication in soilTo study and investigate soil biodiversity is a difficult task because of the complex interactions that exist in soil and the need for considerable expertise to undertake the necessary investigations. The factors that influence biodiversity are diverse: some are natural, for example soil acidity, water retention, temperature and organic matter content, others are anthropogenic, for example human population pressure. This report summarises the results of the multidisciplinary BIO-BIO study of biodiversity and bioindication, conducted within the Pavia Project, which had as its principal objective the evaluation of the quality and health of soil in Pavia Province, Lombardy, in northern Italy. The area under investigation covered 3000 km2 and the project took into account of the different uses of soil.Author(s): R. M. Cenci and R. J. A. Jones (eds), Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2009 – 43 pp, EUR23940EN – Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593, ISBN 978-92-79-12793-9, DOI 10.2788/2351 Download report:
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| 66 | Dioxins, Trace elements, Bioindicators and biodiversity in SoilsSoils of the Province of Pavia have been the object of a biological, physical and chemical survey in order to obtain a detailed assessment of their “quality”. For this purpose, standard international methods were used to identify sampling, collection, handling and analysis points. With the use of the Land Use Cover Area from Statistical Survey (LUCAS) network, 7 Primary Points and 34 Secondary Points have been identified. On the basis of the same network, 116 sampling points (Tertiary Points) have been selected within six areas of prevalently industrial nature. The bio-physical-chemical analyses of all the soil samples were the following: trace elements (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Ti and Zn), macro elements (C tot, Corg, Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, N, Na, P and Si), dioxins and furans, pH, water retention, pedological profile, bacteriaAuthors: R. M. Cenci, F. Sena, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2009 – 192 pp, EUR23935EN– Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593, ISBN 978-92-79-12793-9, DOI 10.2788/2351 Download report:
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| 65 | Climate change: soil can make a difference!Climate is a principle factor of soil development. Climate drives major soil-forming processes including transformation, accumulation and transport of substances that result in the diversity of soil types on the Earth. Soil is one of the key life support systems responsible for the performance of major ecological functions such as biomass production in agriculture and forestry, storing, fi ltering and transforming nutrients, substances and water, biodiversity (e.g. habitats, species and genes), physical and cultural environment for humans and human activities, source of raw materials, etc. The change of climate alters all processes in soil which may have serious consequences for the both environment and society. Therefore, climate-soil relationship is one of the priority topics in soil science.This booklet presents an overview of the various activities which are being carried out by the Soil Action or to which the basic soil data were provided. In addition, new methods to verify the changes of the organic carbon and estimate the potentials of carbon change in the EU mineral soils are introduced. The overall goal of the document is to provide examples that clearly illustrate that soil is an important issue in climate change. Policies and strategies supporting the effective management of soil can really make a difference for the mitigation of climate change. Vladimir Stolbovoy, Brechje Maréchal, Arwyn Jones, Ezio Rusco and Luca Montanarella, 2008. Conference on ‘Climate change - can soil make a difference?’ , 12th June 2008 , Centre Borschette, Brussels Download report:
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| 64 | Soils, Society & Global ChangeThis book highlights how our ability to manage soils plays an important role in global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity reduction, food and water security, and economic and social progress. It explores policy and legal challenges, knowledge management issues, and the crucial role of soil in the successful implementation of the global environmental conventions. The book concludes with the Programme for Action which includes a number of proactive recommendations on how global policies can be improved to protect soil as a resource.The context for this book is the 2007 centennial celebrations of organized conservation and restoration of soil and vegetation in Iceland. As Europe’s northernmost nation, Iceland historically suffered acute land degradation problems and through a century of perseverance has now become a world leader in soil restoration research and techniques. A number of international partners and world-class experts on a variety of pertinent fields gathered in Selfoss, Iceland to join in an International Forum. This book outlines the groundbreaking ideas developed by these experts to address the global soil problems and innovative ways to address the combined challenges of soil, society and global change. Proceedings of the International Forum Celebrating the Centenary of Conservation and Restoration of Soil and Vegetation in Iceland Edited by Harriet Bigas, Gudmundur Ingi Gudbrandsson, Luca Montanarella and Andrés Arnalds. European Communities, pp 212, 2009. JRC50243, EUR 23784 EN, Catalogue number: LB-NA-23784-EN-C , ISSN: 1018-5593, ISBN 978-92-79-11775-6, DOI: 10.2788/84964 Download report:
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| 63 | Development of a Spatial European Soil Property Data SetFor many applications of modelling environmental conditions or developing scenarios for environmental change analysis soil property data in form of spatial layers are needed. Raster data formats are widely used for the modelling of movements through space and the storage of parameters, which change constantly and without a pattern that could be described by a plain mathematical function. This study into providing spatial soil property layers uses a soil database where the soil properties are stored in tables of generalized combinations of attributes and linked to a spatial layer of delineated mapping units.Roland Hiederer & Robert J.A. Jones, 2009. Development of a Spatial European Soil Property Data Set. JRC Scientific and Technical Report EUR 23839 EN, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 30 pp.ISBN 978-92-79-12535-5, ISSN 1018-5593 , DOI 10.2788/19220. Download report:
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| 62 | ENVASSO: ENVironmental ASsessment of Soil for mOnitoring.The project's main objective was to define and document a soil monitoring system for implementation in support of a Soil Framework Directive, aimed at protecting soil in the EU. The final reports from the ENVASSO project can be downloaded through the following links:Volume I identifies 290 potential indicators relating to 188 key issues for nine threats to soil identified in the Commission's Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection. Volume IIa identifies the existing soil inventory and monitoring systems in the EU Member States and evaluates the extent to which existing soil monitoring networks adequately represent European soil typological units, land use/cover, specific soil criteria - such as soil organic carbon, bulk density, heavy metal contents - and existing spatial assessments of threats to soil such as soil erosion, compaction and desertification. Volume IIb is a Survey of National Soil Monitoring Networks, containing comprehensive fact sheets listing for each national network, its purpose, the sampling strategy adopted, the analytical methods used and the number of monitoring sites. Volume III reviews user-needs for soil information and briefly describes existing soil information systems in a selection of Member States. Volume IVa summarises the results of testing 22 indicator procedures in 28 Pilot Areas in the Member Sates.  (Oct 2009) Volume IVb contains 28 Pilot Area study reports that adhere to a standard reporting template to aid comparison and evaluation. They represent a wide range of soil-landscapes from the north to the south of Europe........ Volume V describes the procedures and protocols needed for harmonised soil monitoring in Europe which have been modified following the extensive testing of 22 indicators in 28 Pilot Areas of EU Member States reported in Volume IV. Volume VI summarises the results presented in the preceding volumes (I-V) and concludes with a proposed approach to monitoring soil conditions in Europe. Last Update: 30/10/2009 |
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| 61 | Landslide Mapping in Austria.This study presents and discusses landslide inventories, susceptibility and hazard maps and databases available in Austria.Schweigl, J., Hervás, J., 2009. Landslide Mapping in Austria. JRC Scientific and Technical Report EUR 23785 EN, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 61 pp. ISBN 978-92-79-11776-3. Download report:
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| 60 | Review of existing information on the interrelations between soil and climate change (CLIMSOIL)Climate change poses a number of threats to soils in Europe. As a follow-up to the high-level June 2008 conference on soil and climate change a group of European scientists were asked by the Commission to assess the contribution soils can make to climate change mitigation and the effect of climate change on soil productivity and organic matter depletion. The objective of the CLIMSOIL study is to provide a more complete understanding of the link between soil under different land uses and climate change through a comprehensive literature review and expert contributions.The CLIMSOIL report (December 2008): Full CLIMSOIL Report
Key Messages & Executive Summary Table of Contents Press release on the report on existing information between soil and climate change (March 2009) |
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| 59 | Addressing soil degradation in EU agriculture: relevant processes, practices and policies.Agriculture occupies a substantial proportion of the European land, and consequently plays an important role in maintaining natural resources and cultural landscapes, a precondition for other human activities in rural areas. Unsustainable farming practices and land use, including mismanaged intensification as well as land abandonment, have an adverse impact on natural resources. Having recognised the environmental challenges of agricultural land use, the European Parliament requested the European Commission in 2007 to carry out a pilot project on 'Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation through simplified cultivation techniques' (SoCo). The project originated from a close cooperation between the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC). It was implemented by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) and the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES).Report on the project 'Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation (SoCo)'. Authors: SoCo Project Team, Editors: Geertrui Louwagie, Stephan Hubertus Gay, Alison Burrell. EUR 23767 EN, ISSN 1018-5593, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2009. Download report:
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| 58 | Soil BiodiversityWhat is biodiversity? Biodiversity has different meanings depending on the situation being discussed and the target audience. For example, the Oxford English Dictionary defines biodiversity as being. The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat. This is definition is clearly sufficient for non-specialists. However, when looking more specifically at biodiversity, it becomes evident that thought needs to be given to other groups such as fungi, bacteria and archea. As soil is such as diverse system when considered biologically (as well as physically or chemically) it is necessary to include all taxonomic groups. Therefore, throughout this booklet, when referring to soil biodiversity it will be in reference to the variety of all living organisms found within the soil system.Ciro Gardi and Simon Jeffery EUR23759EN, ISBN 978-92-79-11289-8, ISSN 1018-5593, DOI 10.2788/7831 , Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2009. Download report:
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| 57 | Bioindicatori per valutare la qualitŕ dei suoli di alcuni parchi della cittŕ di RomaIl presente studio č stato effettuato alfine di stimare parte della qualitŕ ambientale in alcuni parchi della cittŕ di Roma. Per tale indagine sono stati utilizzati muschi, suoli superficiali raccolti nei parchi di Villa Borghese, Villa Ada e Villa Doria Pamphili. Queste aree sono state scelte perché adiacenti a strade ad alto traffico veicolare. Complessivamente sono state approntate 11 stazioni di prelievo.R. M. Cenci, D. Dabergami, E. Beccaloni, G. Ziemacki, A. Benedetti, L. Pompili, A. S. Mellina, M. Bianchi EUR 23567 IT, Catalogue number LB-NA-23567-IT-C, ISSN 1018-5593, ISBN: 978-92-79-10648-4 Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities , 2008. Download report:
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| 56 | Threats to Soil Quality in EuropeThe special session during EUROSOIL 2008 dedicated to the threats to soil quality in Europe has allowed for an indepth analysis of the status of research in this are and the identification of still existing research gaps for future action. The full coverage of the threats identified within the Soil Thematic Strategy will allow to further support the on-going process towards better soil protection in Europe.Gergely Tóth, Luca Montanarella and Ezio Rusco (eds.) EUR 23438 EN, ISBN 978-92-79-09529-0, ISSN 1018-5593, DOI 10.2788/8647 . Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities , 2008. Download report:
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| 55 | Soils of the European UnionThis report is based on the information contained in the European Soil Database, the result of more than ten years of fruitful effort and collaboration between the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, and Europe’s leading soil science institutions. The current report overviews soils of the European Union classified in a new standard which is the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB; FAO 1998). This system originates from the approach of the FAO to correlate soil resources globally. The advantage of using the system of the FAO is that the soil resources of the European Union are integrated into the world-wide context.Gergely Tóth, Luca Montanarella, Vladimir Stolbovoy, Ferenc Máté, Katalin Bódis, Arwyn Jones, Panos Panagos and Marc Van Liedekerke (eds.). EUR 23439 EN, ISBN 978-92-79-09530-6, ISSN 1018-5593, DOI 10.2788/87029 . Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities , 2008. Download report:
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| 54 | Soil geography and geostatistics (Concepts and Applications)Geostatistics, which can be deŻned as the tools for studying and predicting the spatial structure of georeferenced variables, have been mainly used in soil science during the past two decades. Since now, hundreds of geostatistical papers have been published on soil science issues (see bibliography ibid., this volume).The use of geostatistical tools in soil science is diverse and extensive. It can be for studying and predicting soil contamination in industrial areas, for building agrochemical maps at the field level, or even to map physical and chemical soil properties for a global extent. The users of the output maps are going from soil scientists to environmental modelers.Krasilnikov, P., Carré, F. & Montanarella, L. (eds.). EUR 23290 EN, Catalogue number: LB-NA-23290-EN-C, ISBN 978-92-79-08720-2, ISSN 1018-5593 Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities , 2008. Download report:
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| 53 | Environmental impact study of the project for the enlargement of the Landfill of Poiatica (Reggio Emilia, ITALY)This study was developed to obtain the approval by the Province of Reggio Emilia for the enlargement of the landfill of Poiatica (Reggio Emilia). It was prepared on the basis of the Guidelines produced by the Emilia - Romagna Region to assess the impact of a landfill on the environment. The study includes five chapters: programme framework, project framework, synergistic anthropic factors independent from the project, baseline conditions of the environment, environmental impact of the project and alternatives.Cenci, R. et Al.(2002) Studio di impatto ambientale relativoal progetto generale definitivo per l' approvazione dell' ampliamento della discarica di I Categoria di R.S.U. et R.S.A. DI Poiatica di Carpineti per 1.000.000 mc Dda realizzarsi in lotti successivi in relazione alle indicazioni della pianificazione. EUR 20426 IT. European Communities, Ispra (2002). 812 pp. Download report:
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| 52 | Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation in Europe: Analysis of a High-Resolution Climate Change ScenarioFuture climate change is generally believed to lead to an increase in climate variability and in the frequency and intensity of extreme events. In this report we analyse the changes in variability and extremes in temperature and precipitation in Europe by the end of this century, based on high-resolution (12 km) simulations of the regional climate model HIRHAMDanker, R. And R. Hiederer (2008) Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation in Europe: Analysis of a High-Resolution Climate Change Scenario. EUR 23291 EN. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities Luxembourg. 66 pp. ISSN 1018-5593 Download report:
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| 51 | Landscape and Mitigation Factors in Aquatic Ecological Risk AssessmentHolmes, A. Huber, F. de Jong, M. Liess, S. Loutseti, N. Mackay, W-M. Maier, S. Maund, C., Pais, W. Reinert, M. Russell, T. Schad, R. Stadler, M. Streloke, M. Styczen, J. van de Zande (2007) Landscape and Mitigation Factors in Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessment.
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| 50 | Guidelines for the use of native mosses, transplanted mosses and soils in assessing organic and inorganic contaminant falloutThese guidelines on the use of mosses are of strategic importance in that they make it possible to harmonize the indications obtained from differing environments in terms of extent and, thereby, to compare them with results obtained using other methods.Cenci, R. (2008). European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, EUR 23292-EN, 33 pp. ISBN: 978-92-79-08719-6, ISSN: 1018-5593 Key words: mosses, soils, dioxins, heavy metals, radioisotopes. Download report:
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| 49 | Derivation methods of soil screening values in Europe. A review and evaluation of national procedures towards harmonisationSoil Screening Values (SVs) are quality standards that are used to regulate contaminated sites. Derivation methods of SVs have scientific and political bases; they differ from country to country, and SVs numerical values vary consequently. In relation to the common environmental policies in Europe, this variability has raised concern among both regulators and risk assessors.Carlon, C. (Ed.) (2007). Derivation methods of soil screening values in Europe. A review and evaluation of national procedures towards harmonization. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, EUR 22805-EN, 306 pp. ISBN: 978-92-79-05238-5, ISSN: 1018-5593 Download report:
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| 48 | Background values in European soils and sewage sludgesResults of a JRC- coordinated study on background valuesB. M. Gawlik and G. Bidoglio(2006) EUR 22265 EN , European Commission, Ispra, Italy, ISBN 92-79-02120-6 , ISSN 1018-5593 Part I - Evaluation of the relevance of organic micro-pollutants in sewage sludge (R. Leschber).
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| 47 | Risk Mapping of Landslides in New Member StatesEvery year landslide activity causes significant economic loss as well as loss of human life. In the view of PECO country experts , landslides represent a high risk in Romania, a medium risk in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia, and a low risk in Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania and Poland.Author(s): Róbert Jelínek, Javier Hervás and Maureen Wood, 2007. Risk Mapping of Landslides in New Member States. EUR 22950 EN, European Commission, Ispra, Italy, 38pp. ISSN 1018-5593 Download report:
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| 46 | Carbon Sink Enhancement in Soils of Europe: Data, Modeling, VerificationThe results on ‘Data and Database Strategy’of the Integrated Sink Enhancement Assessment (INSEA) project of the 6th Framework Programme are presented. The collection of papers include a wide range of studies carried out in the EU: observation of available data sources on soils; the organic carbon content in the top soil and its validation; field verification of the changes in the soil organic carbon; application of the field-scale model EPIC.Author(s): Eds. Vladimir Stolbovoy, Luca Montanarella and Panos Panagos, 2007. Carbon Sink Enhancement in Soils of Europe: Data, Modeling, Verification. EUR 23037 EN, European Commission, Ispra, Italy, 183pp. ISBN 978-92-79-07691-6 Download report:
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| 45 | Lessons Learnt from Landslide Disasters in EuropeLandslides are a widespread hazard in many mountainous and hilly regions of Europe. They cause significant economic losses as well as human victims. The socio-economic impact is however difficult to quantify at European scale, mainly because it is usually not considered separately when landslides acompany other natural hazards such as floods or earthquakes.Hervás, J. (Ed.), 2003. Lessons Learnt from Landslide Disasters in Europe. EUR 20558 EN, European Commission, Ispra, Italy, 91 p. Download report:
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| 44 | A Practical Guide to Geostatistical Mapping of Environmental VariablesGeostatistical mapping can be defined as analytical production of maps by using field observations, auxiliary information and a computer program that calculates values at locations of interest.A Practical Guide to Geostatistical Mapping of Environmental Variables. EUR 22904 EN, Scientific and Technical Research series, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 143 pp. Hengl, T., 2007. Download report:
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| 43 | Soil Sampling Protocol to Certify the Changes of Organic Carbon Stock in Mineral Soils of European Union (Version 2)The objective of this report is to introduce a second, updated, version of the Protocol for soil sampling (Stolbovoy et al., 2005) which includes improvements on Technical specification, Location of the sampling sites, Sampling quantity and composition, Sample collection, Data acquisition and accuracy control, Field validation of the AFRSS method. EUR 21576 EN/2. 57 pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Vladimir Stolbovoy, Luca Montanarella, Nicola Filippi, Arwyn Jones, Javier Gallego and Giacomo Grassi Download report:
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| 42 | Environmental Monitoring in contaminated area in Pavia Province, Italy. (Monitoraggio ambientale di un' area contaminate nella Provincia di Pavia)This study has as a scope to identify the extension of the area interested from the heavy metals and diossine and to estimate the level of concentration and their dangerousness.EUR 22762IT. 58 pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. (2007), ISBN 978-92-79-05652-9. Editors: R.M. Cenci and F. Sena Download report:
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| 41 | Soil Quality and Sustainability Evaluation - An integrated approach to support soil-related policies of the European Union.This report presents an integrated approach of soil quality and sustainability evaluation. Interactions of the soil and land use systems are summarized from the perspective of the implication of soil related policies in the European Union.EUR 22721 EN. 40 pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. (2007), ISBN 978-92-79-05250-7 Tóth, G., Stolbovoy, V. and Montanarella, L. Download report:
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| 40 | An Innovative Approach for Updating Soil Information based on Digital Soil Mapping TechniquesIn this study, we propose a novel innovative approach to address the issues on evaluating the traditional soil maps and updating the existing soil information based on the principles of digital soil mapping.EUR22545, 44pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg (2007). Senthil-Kumar Selvaradjou, Luca Montanarella, Florence Carre, Arwyn Jones, Panos Panagos, Kaliaperumal Ragunath, Ramalingam Kumaraperumal, and Subramanian Natarajan. Download report:
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| 39 | Il Suolo della Provincia di Pavia (Volume II)Valutazione della concentrazione di composti organici ed inorganici persistenti attraverso lo sviluppo di una rete di monitoraggio del suolo. This document is the second Volume of the Report "Il Suolo della Provincia di Pavia Volume I" (No 33).EUR22132 (Volume II) IT, 86pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg (2007). Roberto M. Cenci and Fabrizio Sena. Download report:
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| 38 | Calendar 2007 - Be down to earth: protect the soil of EuropeThe Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit presents the Calendar for 2007 introducing the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB).Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg (2006). A. Jones, E. Micheli, L. Montanarella, M. Van Liedekerke, P. Panagos Download report:
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| 37 | Distribuzione spaziale delle concentrazioni di metalli pesanti e radio-elementi nei suoli del Sito di IspraSpatial distribution of heavy metals concentrations and radio active elemnents in Ispra site.EUR 19799 IT, 17pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg (2001). R.M. Cenci, F. Leva, F. D’Alberti, M. Dapiaggi, A. Geronimi e N. Plooy. Download report:
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| 36 | Provincia di Vares e C.C.R di Ispra: Flussi di ricaduta di metalli pesanti valutati mediante muschi e suoliVarese Province and JRC Ispra: Depositions of heavy metals by means of mosses and soil.EUR 22137 IT, 84pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg (2006). R.M Cenci, F. Leva M., Bianchi. Download report:
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| 35 | Monitoraggio ambientale antecedente l’entrata in funzione di un termodistruttoreEnvironmental Monitoring before the entrance in function of Power Plants.EUR 20674 IT, 257pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg (2003). R.M Cenci, M. Barbiere et al. Download report:
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| 34 | Validation of the EU Soil Sampling Protocol to verify the changes of Organic Carbon stock in mineral soil (Piemonte Region, Italy)Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a measure of the total amount of organic compounds or carbon (C) in soil independently of their origin or decomposition. Interest in SOC is common among soil scientists and related practitioners because of its importance for principle physical, chemical and biological soil ecological functions and that SOC is a universal indicator of soil quality.EUR 22339 EN, 46pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Stolbovoy Vladimir, Nicola Filippi, Luca Montanarella, Mauro Piazzi, Fabio Petrella, Javier Gallego, Senthil-Kumar Selvaradjou Download report:
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| 33 | Il Suolo della Provincia di PaviaThe soils in Pavia Province (Italy)EUR 22132 IT, 128pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. R.M Cenci, G. Lodigiani, L. Musmeci, N. Filippi, F. Bouraoui, Gunther Umlauf and F. Sena Download report:
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| 32 | Bio Bio ProjectBiodiversity - Bioindication to evaluate Soil Health.EUR 22245 EN, 134pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. R.M Cenci and F. Sena Download report:
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| 31 | European Soil PortalThe Official Guide for the European Soil Portal. References to Data, Documents, Applications, Projects, Themes and Utilities. Also, the features of the Soil portal are presented against the INSPIRE principles.EUR 22186 EN, 69pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Panos Panagos, marc Van Liedekerke and Luca Montanarella Download report:
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| 30 | The unofficial guide for authorsThe unofficial guide for authors(or how to produce research articles worth citing)Tomislav Hengl and Mike Gould, EUR 22191 EN, 66pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Download report:
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| 29 | 3rd European Summer School on Soil SurveyMICHÉLI, E., PANAGOS, P., JONES, A. and MONTANARELLA (2006), EUR 22193EN, 219pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Presentationsand Videos of the 3rd European Summer School on Soil Survey [Szent István University and European Soil Bureau, Institute of Envrionement and Sustainability and (July 2005)] Download report:
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| 28 | Monitoraggio Ambientale Mediante l' impiego
di suoli e di muschi per le discariche di Rio Riazzone, Rio Vigne
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Soil and mosses to value environmental quality of Rio Riazzone, Rio Vigne and
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| 27 | Digital Soil Mapping as a support to production of functional mapsDigital Soil Mapping as a support to production of functional maps.EUR 22123 EN, 68 pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxemburg. Dobos, E., Carré, F., Hengl, T., Reuter, H.I., Tóth, G. (2006) Download report:
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| 26 | European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) - Soil Maps of Latin America and Caribbean islandsEuropean Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) - Soil Maps of Latin America and Caribbean islands : DVD-ROM version. EUR 21822.Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Selvaradjou, S-K., Montanarella, L., Spaargaren. O. and Dent. D. (2005) Navigate the Contents: 
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| 25 | European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) - Metadata of the Soil Maps of Latin America and Caribbean islandsEuropean Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) - Metadata of the Soil Maps of Latin America and Caribbean islands. EUR 21821 EN 219pp.Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Selvaradjou, S-K., Montanarella, L., Spaargaren, O., Dent, D., Filippi, N. and Reuter, H.I. (2005). Download report:
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24 | European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) - Soil Maps of AsiaEuropean Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) - Soil Maps of Asia : DVD-ROM version. EUR 21823.Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Selvaradjou, S-K., Montanarella, L., Spaargaren. O. and Dent. D. (2005). Navigate the Contents:
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| 23 | A Geographical Knowledge Database on Soil Properties for Environmental StudiesFinal Report of EC Contract No. 3392004 November 1994 DGXI, Brussels.King, D. ; Jamagne, M. ; Daroussin, J. ; Vanmechelen, L. ; Van Ranst, E.; Hollis, J.M. ; Thomasson, A.J. ; Jones,R.J.A. ; Le Bas C. ; Ngongo L. This report presents a method to translate data stored in the SGDB database to data needed for environmental purposes. This method is based on the concept of pedotransfer function. Due to the qualitative nature of the SGDB data, these functions are simple tables and are called pedotranfer rules. Download report: Size: 7.4 MB) Preview FrontPage :
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| 22 | European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) - Metadata of the Soil Maps of AsiaEuropean Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) – Metadata of the Soil Maps of Asia. EUR 21820 EN, 204 pp.Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg Selvaradjou, S-K., Montanarella. L, Spaargaren. O, Dent. D, Filippi, N, and Dominik, S. (2005). Download report: (Size: 2.0 MB) Preview
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21 | European Digital Archive of Soil Maps - EuDASM - Soil Maps of AfricaEuropean Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) - Soil Maps of Africa. EUR 21657 EN, 386 pp.Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Selvaradjou, S-K., L. Montanarella, O. Spaargaren and D. Dent, (2005). Download report: (Size: 2.8 MB)
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| 20 | Soil Sampling Protocol to Certify the Changes of Organic Carbon Stock in Mineral Soils of European UnionA Soil Sampling Protocol to Certify the Changes of Organic Carbon Stock in Mineral Soils of European Union. EUR 21576 EN, 12 pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Stolbovoy Vladimir, Luca Montanarella, Nicola Filippi, Senthil-Kumar Selvaradjou, Panos Panagos and Javier Gallego. Download report:
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19 | SOil and TERrain (SOTER) databaseAn SRTM-based procedure to delineate Soter terrain units on 1: 1 and 1:5 Million scales. Technical report (2005) EUR 21571 EN.Endre Dobos, Joel Daroussin and Luca Montanarella Navigate the Contents:
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| 18 | Suggestion for a harmonised terminology in soil classificationBob Ahrens, Luca Montanarella, Otto Spaargaren, Erika MichéliClassification, an applied area of soil science but lacks a common set of terminology. In this paper, harmonization of the basic terminology of modern classification systems is suggested. Download report :
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| 17 | GroundWater Resources Maps of EuropeFor the first time, a comprehensive picture, at community scale, of the aquifers and their characteristics is available in digital form. For several Member States of the European Communities (Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and United Kingdom) this pioneer study provides a complete catalogue of national water resources.Available the CD
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| 16 | SOIL THEMATIC STRATEGYREPORTS OF THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE THEMATIC STRATEGY FOR SOIL PROTECTIONLieve Van-Camp, Benilde Bujarrabal, Anna Rita Gentile, Robert J A Jones, Luca Montanarella, Claudia Olazabal, Senthil-Kumar Selvaradjou (2004) EUR 21319 EN Available the CD
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| 15 | The European Soil Database (distribution version 2)European Soil BureauAvailable also the CD
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| 14 | PAN-EUROPEAN SOIL EROSION RISK ASSESSMENT: THE PESERA MAP VERSION 1 OCTOBER 2003 Explanation of: Special Publication Ispra 2004 No.73 S.P.I.04.73Michael J. Kirkby et al.Download report :
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| 13 | 1st European Summer School on Soil SurveyMICHÉLI, E., DOBOS, E., HOUŠKOVA, B., FILIPPI, N., MONTANARELLA, L. and JONES, R.J.A.. (2004), EUR 21196 EN, 254pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Presentations of the 1st European Summer School on Soil Survey [European Soil Bureau, Institute of Envrionement and Sustainability (July 2003)] Available also the CD
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| 12 | 2nd European Summer School on Soil SurveyJONES, A.R., HOUŠKOVÁ, B., FILIPPI N., MICHÉLI, E., SELVARADJOU, S.K., MONTANARELLA, L. and JONES, R.J.A. (2004). EUR 21210 EN, 285pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Presentations of the 2nd European Summer School on Soil Survey [European Soil Bureau, Institute of Environement and Sustainability (July 2004)] Available also the CD
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| 11 | Indicators for pan-European assessment and monitoring of soil erosion by water.GOBIN, A., JONES R.J.A., KIRKBY, M., CAMPLING, P., GOVERS, G., KOSMAS, C., and GENTILE, A.R. (2004). Environmental Science & Policy 7, 25-38.Download report :
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| 10 | Assessing the vulnerability of subsoils in Europe to compaction: a preliminary analysis.JONES, R.J.A., SPOOR, G. and THOMASSON, A.J. (2003). Soil & Tillage Research 73, 131-143.[soon available in PDF] |
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| 8 | Organic matter in the soils of Europe: Present status and future trends.RUSCO, E., JONES, R.J.A. and BIDOGLIO, G. (2001). EUR 20556 EN, 14pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Download report :
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| 7 | Soil Erosion Risk in Europe.GRIMM, M., JONES, R.J.A. and MONTANARELLA, L. (2001). EUR 19939 EN, 38pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.Download report :
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| 6 | Una Base de Datos de Suelos Georeferenciada para Europa, Manual de Procedimientos Version 1.1.Editado por el Comité Científico del Buró Europeo de Suelos, edición en Castellano. (1999). EUR 18092 ES, 206pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Descarga documento:
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| 5 | Database Georeferenziato dei Suoli Europei, Manuale delle Procedure Versione 1.1.Edito dal Comitato Scientifico dell’European Soil Bureau, Versione italiano a cura di Edoardo A.C. Costantini. (1999). EUR 18092 IT, 170pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. Scaricare il
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| 4 | Base de donneés géoréférencée des sols pour l’Europe, Manuel de Procédures Version. 1.1.Edité par le Bureau Europeen des Sols. Version française de J.J. Lambert. EUR 18092 FR, 174pp. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
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| 3 | Soil Erosion Risk Assessment in Europe.VAN DER KNIJFF, J.M., JONES, R.J.A. and MONTANARELLA, L. (2000). EUR 19044 EN, 34pp.Download report :
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| 2 | Estimation du risque d’érosion en Italie.VAN DER KNIJFF, J.M., JONES, R.J.A. and MONTANARELLA, L. (1999). Traduit de l’Anglais par S. Christophe. EUR 19022 FR, 45pp.
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| 1 | Soil Erosion Risk Assessment in Italy.VAN DER KNIJFF, J.M., JONES, R.J.A. and MONTANARELLA, L. (1999). EUR 19022 EN, 52pp.Download report :
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F. Carré and and M. Jacobson, Geoderma, November 2008 (Article in Press).
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Hervás, J. and Bobrowsky, P., 2009. In: Sassa, K. and Canuti, P. (Eds.), Landslides - Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-540-69966-8, pp. 321-349.
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M. Camps Arbestain, L. Rodríguez-Lado, M. Bao, and F. Macías . Applied and Environmental Soil Science Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 387419, 8 pages doi:10.1155/2009/387419
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D. Mondal1, A. Hegan, L. Rodriguez-Lado, M. Banerjee, A. K. Giri and D. A. Polya. Mineralogical Magazine; February 2008; v. 72; no. 1; p. 461-465; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.461
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Luis Rodríguez Lado, David Polya, Lenny Winkel, Michael Berg and Aimee Hegan. Applied Geochemistry, Volume 23, Issue 11, November 2008, Pages 3010-3018.
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L. Rodríguez Lado, D. A. Polya and A. Hegan. Mineralogical Magazine; February 2008; v. 72; no. 1; p. 437-440; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.437
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Funk,R. Reuter,H.I. (2006) Wind Erosion in Europe. In Soil Erosion in Europe edited by J.Boardman und J. Poesen, Publisher J.Wiley
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Hengl, T., Reuter, H.I. (eds) 2008. Geomorphometry: Concepts, Software, Applications. Developments in Soil Science, vol. 33, Elsevier, 772 pp.
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Lomoschitz, A., Hervás, J., Yepes, J., and Meco, J. (2008). Landslides, Springer Berlin , pp. 227-234, Volume 5, Number 2 / May, 2008 |
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| 44 | Towards protecting soil biodiversity in Europe: The EU thematic strategy for soil protection.Luca Montanarella. Biodiversity: Journal of Life on Earth. Volume 9 , Numbers 1 & 2, pp 75-77(2008)The new EU Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection will include a strong reference to soil biodiversity as a key soil component that needs preserving. Since available knowledge on soil biodiversity is recognised as being very limited, the main effort of the strategy will be in stimulating new research programmes for the improved understanding of soil biota. Related to this will be the increased development of soil quality indicators taking into account the biological function of soils. A full range of potential bio-indicators for soil health and soil function is available but needs to be fully explored for operational soil monitoring activities. Existing soil biodiversity monitoring initiatives and the first results of on-going European research programmes are presented and reviewed. Access the paper |
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| 43 | Levels of PCDD/Fs and trace elements in superficial soils of Pavia Province (Italy).Ingrid Vives, Anne Müller, Gunther Umlauf , Eugen H. Christoph, Giulio Mariani, Helle Skejo, Roberto Michele Cenci, Fabrizio Sena, Gian Maria Beone (2008). Environment International, Elsevier LTD, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.03.003.Trace elements and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were analyzed in soils from rural and light-industrialized sites (n=168) of Province of Pavia (Northern Italy). Most of the trace element values fit in typical ranges of concentrations in soils and are similar to the ones reported for rural sites in Italy or sites with no direct anthropogenic impact. Total concentrations of 2,3,7,8 chlorine substituted PCDD/Fs in superficial soils ranged between 24.4 and 1287 pg g-1 dw . Keywords: Dioxin, Furan, Metal, Deposition, Emission, Pavia. Access the paper |
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| 42 | Soil organic carbon content indicators and web mapping applications.Panagos, P., Van Liedekerke, M., Montanarella, L. and Jones, R.A (2008). ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE, Elsevier LTD, Volume 23· Issue 9: pp 1207-1209, DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.02.010.Distributing geographic information via the Internet allows interoperability with similar information and real-time integration of data from around the world. The software developed allows the users to exchange, integrate, and analyze data in new ways. Users can combine various environmental indicators (Organic carbon con-tent) and information accessed via the Internet with their local data for display, query, and analysis. In order to guarantee interoperability, the developed services are based on international standards, as promoted by the INSPIRE initiative. Keywords: Web mapping services; Organic carbon; Environmental indicators; Interoperability; INSPIRE; European soil database. Access the paper |
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| 41 | MEUSIS: Multi-Scale European Soil Information System.Panagos, P., Van Liedekerke, M., Lado Rodriguez, L. and Montanarella, L. (2008). GEOconnexion International Magazine, Interoperable Geodata , Feb 2008 Volume 7· Issue 2: pp. 39-41.There are many methods for upscaling and the optimal method would be the one that ensures that the new value for the whole area is the most adequate according to the goals of the study. Soil information can be represented either as quantitative variables (numeric) or as qualitative (classes). Keywords: Information System, Database, Grid, Cell, INSPIRE. Access the paper |
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| 40 | Soil Profile Analytical Database for Europe (SPADE): Reconstruction and Validation of the Measured Data (SPADE/M).Hiederer, R., R.J.A. Jones and J. Daroussin (2006). Geografisk Tidsskrift, Danish Journal of Geography 106(1). p. 71-85.The Soil Profile Analytical Database of Europe of Measured profiles (SPADE/M) was created to provide a common structure for storing harmonized information on typical soil profile properties of European soils. Keywords: soil properties, soil profile data, database design. Access the paper |
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| 39 | Towards an European Soil Data Center in support of the EU thematic strategy for Soil Protection.B. Houskova, L. Montanarella, 2007. Published by Romanian Soil Science 2007, NR.1 pp. 3-17.The establishment of an European Soil Data Centre by the European Commission in support of the new EU thematic strategy for soil protection can certainly contribute to raising awareness in the general public of the importance of soil protection. Keywords: soil protection, EU thematic strategy, European soil data center. Access the paper |
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| 38 | Application of the SIte COmparison Method (SICOM) to assess the potential erosion risk — a basis for the evaluation of spatial equivalence of agri-environmental measures.Detlef Deumlich, J. Kiesel, J. Thiere, , H.I. Reuter, L. Völker, and R. Funk, 2006. Published by CATENA Volume 68, Issues 2-3, 31 December 2006, Pages 141-152 . The paper presents a comparative method (SICOM) to evaluate complex site conditions at different area units as a basis for the estimate of spatial equivalence of agri-environmental measures (AEM). .Keywords: Wind erosion; Water erosion; Erosion risk; Moving-window-technique; Site evaluation; Agri-environmental measures (AEM) . Access the paper |
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| 37 | An evaluation of void-filling interpolation methods for SRTM data.H. I. Reuter; A. Nelson; A. Jarvis , 2007. Published by International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Volume 21, Issue 9 January 2007 , pages 983 - 1008. The Digital Elevation Model that has been derived from the February 2000 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) has been one of the most important publicly available new spatial data sets in recent years. However, the 'finished' grade version of the data (also referred to as Version 2) still contains data voids (some 836,000 km2) - and other anomalies - that prevent immediate use in many applications.Keywords: DEM; Interpolation methods; Void filling; DEM fusion. Access the paper |
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| 36 | Digital Soil Assessments: beyond DSMF. Carré, A.B McBratney, T. Mayr, L. Montanarella, 2007. Published by Geoderma 142, 69-79.This paper presents the concepts of Digital Soil Assessment as the implementation of Digital Soil Mapping for modeling threats to soil, soil functions and risk assessments. Two case studies are used for applications to demonstrate the efficiency of the framework. Over the last 10 years Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) has emerged as a credible alternative to traditional soil mapping. However, DSM should not be seen as an end in itself, but rather as a technique for providing data and information for a new framework for soil assessment which we call Digital Soil Assessment (DSA). Access the paper |
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| 35 | Evaluation of the sensitivity of European soils to the deposition of acid compounds: different approaches provide different resultsL. Rodríguez-Lado, L. Montanarella & F. Macías., 2007. Published by Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Springer Netherlands., Volume 185, Numbers 1-4 / October, 2007, pp 293-303Analysis of the sensitivity of soils to acidification caused by the deposition of atmospheric pollutants has been one of the major scientific issues in Europe during the past few decades. In the present study, critical loads of acid deposition were calculated using the most accurate datasets available at present for European soils, by the “Simple Mass Balance” method. Access the paper |
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| 34 | Towards a hydrological classification of European soils: preliminary test of its predictive power for the base flow index using river discharge dataM. K. Schneider, F. Brunner, J. M. Hollis, and C. Stamm, 2007. Published by Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1501-1513, 2007The paper is based on data institution provided by the SOIL Action in the Institute for Environment and Sustainability. Predicting discharge in ungauged catchments or contaminant movement through soil requires knowledge of the distribution and spatial heterogeneity of hydrological soil properties. Such data arise from traditional soil survey. Access the paper |
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| 33 | Estimation and potential improvement of the quality of legacy soil samples for digital soil mappingCarré, F., McBratney, A.B., Minasny, B., 2006. Published by Geoderma, 141, 1-14.The paper presents some methodologies for assessing the quality of legacy soil samples using Hypercube Sampling strategy. Each sampling unit is then estimated as being over or under-sampled. Legacy soil data form an important resource for digital soil mapping and are essential for calibration of models for predicting soil properties from environmental variables. Such data arise from traditional soil survey. Access the paper or contact the Author F. Carre for more information |
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| 32 | Methods to interpolate soil categorical variables from profile observations: Lessons from IranHengl T., Toomanian N., Reuter H.I., Malakouti M.J. (2007). Published by Elsevier B.V.Abstract The paper compares semi-automated interpolation methods to produce soil-class maps from profile observations and by using multiple auxiliary predictors such as terrain parameters, remote sensing indices and similar. Access the paper or contact the Author T. Hengl for more information |
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| 31 | Northern Peatlands: their characteristics, development and sensitivity to climate changeC. Tarnocai and V. StolbovoyIn the past two decades there has been considerable work on global climatic change and its effect on the ecosphere, as well as on local and global environmental changes triggered by human activities. Download the Introduction or contact the Author V. Stolbovoy for more information Full Access to the research paper: Elsevier Publisher, Petlands - Evolution and Records of Environmental and Climate Changes. (35 pp) |
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| 30 | Soil carbon in the forests of RussiaThe 50% variation in the estimates of carbon (C) content in the forest soils of Russia at present is caused by confusion of terms and ignorance of the soil geographical representativeness in forests.Vladimir Stolbovoi Springer 2006, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change (2006) 11: pp. 203 -222 Look for the article: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change (2006) 11: pp. 203 -222 |
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| 29 | Bryophyte biodiversity for monitoring chestnut ecosystems on Mount Etna (Eastern Sicily)The bryophyte epiphyttic biodiversity in some chestnut stands on Mount Etna were investigated. Based on the biodiversity index, incidence of the degree of resistance of the various taxa to pollutants .....R.M Cenci, M. Privitera, M. Puglisi, G.M Beone Adv. Hort. Sci. 2006 20(1): pp. 28-32 Look for the article: Adv. Hort. Sci. 2006 20(1): pp. 28-32 |
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| 28 | Transects on highways: evaluation of trace elements and organic pollutants agents estimated by means of mosses and top soils analysis (Transetti autostradali: elementi in traccia e contaminanti organici valutati mediante muschi e suoli superficiali)The aim of this monitoring study was to appraise the distribution of concentration PAH, Pb, Hg, Pt and Pd in soil and moss samples collected near two motorways.R.M Cenci, C. Barbante, J. Lintelmann, et Al. Bollettino della Societa Italiana della Scienza del Suolo (Italian Soil Scientist Society) Look for the article: Bollettino della Societa Italiana della Scienza del Suolo. Italian Soil Scientist Society , Volume 54 - 2005, pp. 56-61 |
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| 27 | Organic polluting agents and inorganic presents in mosses and city soils: the parks of Rome (Contaminanti organici e inorganici presenti in mushi e suoli urbani: i parchi della citta di Roma)Superficial soils and mosses were used to evaluate soil health of some parks in Rome. 11 sampling points were prepared to estimate the concentration of Cr, Cu, Ni, V and Zn in soil.R.M Cenci, A. Benedetti, L. Pompili, et Al. Bollettino della Societa Italiana della Scienza del Suolo (Italian Soil Scientist Society) Look for the article: Bollettino della Societa Italiana della Scienza del Suolo. Italian Soil Scientist Society , Volume 54 - 2005, pp. 45-55 |
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| 26 | Practical applications of the mosses to evaluate the soil concentration of trace elements (Applicazioni pratiche dei muschi per valutare le ricadute al suolo di elementi in trace)The use of mosses to evaluate the concentration of trace metals began in 1960s. In Italy the studies began from 1990s to evaluate part of air quality.R.M Cenci. BRAUN-BLANQUETIA , Vol 34, 2000, pp. 183 - 188 Look for the article: BRAUN-BLANQUETIA , Vol 34, 2000, pp. 183 - 188 |
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| 25 | Platinum, Palladium, Rodio and elements in traces in soils and mosses in Valley D' Aosta Region (Platino, Palladio, Rodio ed elementi in tracce in suoli e muschi della Valle D' Aosta)The potential impact in the Valley D'Aosta Region, concerning the introduction of elements Pt, Pd and Rh in the environment, has been obtained from 40 samples of superficial soil and terrestrial mosses collected in the study area.R.M Cenci et Al., Bollettino della Societa Italiana della Scienza del Suolo (Italian Soil Scientist Society) Look for the article: Bollettino della Societa Italiana della Scienza del Suolo. Italian Soil Scientist Society , Volume 53 - 2004, Pages 512 - 518 |
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| 24 | Reliability and accuracy of Environmental Analytical data on Moss Samples: Inter-laboratory comparison.An inter-comparison exercise was performed between two laboratories on mineralized moss samples. The elements analysed were: Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni and Pb.R.M Cenci et Al. Environmental Technology, Vol. 22. pp 1183 - 1192, Selper Ltd 2001 Look for the article: Environmental Technology, Vol. 22. pp 1183 - 1192, Selper Ltd 2001 |
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| 23 | Characterization of Ferricyanide-Humate Complexes by a Voltammetric ApproachThe industrial sites that deal with the production and/or use of cyanide in their processes often have contamination problems in soils and water.R.M Cenci et Al. Soil and Sediment Contamination, 2001 10(5), pages 483 - 496 Look for the article: Soil and Sediment Contamination, 2001 10(5), pages 483 - 496 |
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| 22 | The importance of non-agricultural and agricultural sources of heavy metals for Italian soils.The study assess the importance of heavy metal inputs fro non agricultural sources (atmospheric deposition) and agricultural sources (mineral fertilizer, plant protection product, sewage sludge, compost, animal manure) to soils.R.M Cenci et Al. Rifiuti Solidi (RS), January - February 2003 Pages 33 - 42 Look for the article: Rifiuti Solidi (RS), January - February 2003 Pages 33 - 42 |
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| 21 | Distribution of Heavy Metals in soils and mosses of Sicely (Distribuzione di metallic pesanti in suoli e mischio della Sicilia).R.M Cenci et Al.Bollettino della Societa Italiana della Scienza del Suolo (Italian Soil Scientist Society) Look for the article: Bollettino della Societa Italiana della Scienza del Suolo. Italian Soil Scientist Society , Volume 51 - 2002, Pages 277 - 288 |
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| 20 | Use of mosses and soils in order to estimate the atmospheric depositions of trace elements in Piemonte Region. (Utilizzo di muschi e suoli per valutare le deposizioni atmosferiche di elementi in trace nella regione Piemonte.)The results show that the average concentration of soil does not exceed the value of D.M 471/99 for public and green paces. R.M Cenci et Al.Biologi Italiani, Number 1 - January 2003 The main objective of the research is to identify the Fluxes of trace elements in deposition of bioaccumulator and to identify natural deposition by Enrichment Factor (EF). Look for the article: Biologi Italiani, Number 1 - January 2003, Pages 61 - 72 |
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| 19 | Biophytes as bioaccumultators of trace elements in environmental monitoring of MT.ETNA (Sicily)Marta Puglisi, Maria Privitera, Roberto Cenci, Gian Maria BeoneArchivio Geobotanico 9, (2006) Bryophytes, as well as lichens, are a useful tool for investigating environmental monitoring, in particular for the evaluation of the air quality. In the monitoring studies they were used both as biondicators by means of the analysis of the epiphyte vegetation, and as bioaccumulators of trace elements. Look for the article: Archivio Geobotanico 9, (2006) , Pages 19 - 24 |
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| 18 | Soil Contamination with PCDD/Fs as a Function of different types of land use in a semi-rural region in Northern ItalyVives I, Umlauf G, Christoph EH, Mariani G, Ghiani M, Skejo H, Cenci R, Bidoglio GOrganohalogen Compounds Vol 68 (2006) Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) are, among others, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) listed in the Stockholm Convention. They are released into the environment from many sources, such as municipal and industrial waste incineration, automobile exhaust, and as unwanted byproducts, in various chlorinated chemical formulations Look for the article: Organohalogen Compounds Vol 68 (2006), Pages 1034 - 1038 |
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| 17 | Le deposizioni atmosferiche in una micro-area, valutate utilizzando suoli e muschiRoberto Cenci, Franco Palmieri et Al.Biologi Italiani, Number 10 - November 1998 In this investigation the mosses have demonstrated to be a very efficient tool to measure qualitatively and quantitatively the contamination of natural areas with a cost largely lower than the one of the direct methods. Look for the article: Biologi Italiani, Number 10, November 1998, Pages 20 - 36 |
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| 16 | Il Biomonitoraggio di pollutanti nell'aria mediante I muschiRoberto Cenci, Franco Palmieri et Al.Inquinamento , Number 6- June 1998 The spatial temporal concentration of elements harmful for life has been investigated using terrestrial mosses of the Hypnum cuppresiforme species. Look for the article: Inquinamento, Number 6, June 1998, Pages 36 - 43 |
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| 15 | L' utilizzo di muschi indigeni e trapiantati per valutare in micro e macro aree le ricadute al suolo di elementi in trace: Proposte Metodologiche.Roberto Cenci.Biomonitoraggio della qualita dell' aria sul territorio nazionale (APAT), Number 2 - 1999 The analysis of soils for the evaluation of the contamination level of an area is very important; however the geological rock composition should be taken into account to avoid wrong conclusions. The use of mosses, due to their morphological characteristics, produces reliable results. Look for the article: Biomonitoraggio della qualita dell' aria sul territorio nazionale (APAT), Number 2, 1999, Pages 241 - 263 |
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| 14 | L' Impiego dei Muschi terrestri e del suolo per valutare le deposizioni atmosferiche di origine antropicaRoberto Cenci, Franco PalmieriInquinamento , Number 1 - January 1997 Moses and soil have been assessed by using the total deposition of materials deriving from antropic origin. Samples have been taken from 23 sites within an area surrounding the thermal station in the country of La Spezia and having an Area of 900 km2 Look for the article: Inquinamento, Number 1, January 1997, Pages 36 - 45 |
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| 13 | Multivariate Analysis of Heavy Metal concentrations in Soils and Mosses of two North-Italy RegionsPaola Gramatica - Francesca Battaini - Elisa Giani - Ester Papa - Robert J. A. Jones - Roberto M. CenciFRESENIUS Environmental Bulletin , PSP Volume 15 - No 8a. August 2006 A biomonitoring survey involving the mosses Hyloco-mium splendens Hedw. and Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. was carried out in two regions of North Italy, Piedmont and Aosta Valley, to evaluate the concentration of the heavy metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn. Look for the abstract paper: FRESENIUS Environmental Bulletin |
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| 12 | Mapping Services in the European Soil PortalPanagos, P., 2006. Mapping Services in the European Soil PortalGeo: International , Sept 2006 Volume 5 · Issue 8: 42-45 Online information systems are providing the valuable link between Europeans and the ground. Learn more about the soil. Look for the article: GeoConnexion: Defence and Geo-Intelligence |
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| 11 | The European soil databasePanagos, P., 2006. The European soil databaseGeo: International , July/Aug 2006 Volume 5 · Issue 7: 32-33 Pan-European in scope, this database provides a consistent view and understanding of the soil we depend upon for living. Look for the article: GeoConnexion: Spatial data & landuse |
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| 10 | Evaluating Adequacy and Usability of Soil Maps in CroatiaHengl, T., Husnjak, S., 2006. Evaluating Adequacy and Usability of Soil Maps in Croatia.Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 70 (3): 920-929 Look for the research paper: Soil Science Society of America Journal |
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| 9 | Modeling sediment yields in Italian catchmentsVAN ROMPAEY, A.J.J., BAZZOFFI, P., JONES, R.J.A. and MONTANARELLA, L.(2005). Modeling sediment yields in Italian catchments. Geomorphology 65 (2005) 157-169.Sediment yield observations, derived from 40 long-term sedimentation records in Italian reservoirs, were used to calibrate and validate the spatially distributed sediment delivery model WaTEM/SEDEM using the best data available at national scale Keywords: Sediment yield; Soil erosion; Reservoirs; Italy Look for the research paper: Elsevier Publisher |
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| 8 | Estimating organic carbon in the soils of Europe for policy support.Jones, R. J. A.; Hiederer, R.; Rusco, E.; Montanarella, L. (2005).Estimating organic carbon in the soils of Europe for policy support. European Journal of Soil Science 56, 655-671 . Access the research paper: European Journal of Soil Science |
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| 7 | Pan-European soil crusting and erodibility assessment from the European Soil Geographical Database using pedotransfer rules.Le BISSONNAIS, Y., JAMAGNE, M., LAMBERT, J.- J., Le BAS C., DAROUSSIN, J., KING, D., CERDAN, O., LEONARD, J., BRESSON, L.-M. and JONES R.J.A. (2005). Pan-European soil crusting and erodibility assessment from the European Soil Geographical Database using pedotransfer rules. Advances in Environmental Monitoring and Modelling, 2 (1), 1-15.Access the research paper: Advances in Environmental Monitoring and Modelling |
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| 6 | Variability in regional wheat yields as a function of climate, soil and economic variables: Assessing the risk of confounding.BAKKER, M.M., GOVERS, G., Ewart, F., Roundsevell, Mark and JONES, Robert. (2005). Variability in regional wheat yields as a function of climate, soil and economic variables: Assessing the risk of confounding. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 110 (3-4), 195-209.Keywords: Wheat yields; Productivity; Climate; Soils; Economics; Regression analysis Look for the research paper: Elsevier Publisher |
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| 5 | Analysis of Mosses and Soils for Quantifying Heavy Metal Concentrations in Sicily: A Multivariate and Spatial Analytical ApproachGRAMATICA, Paola, BATTAINI, Francesca, GIANI, Elisa, PAPA. Ester, JONES, Robert J.A., PREATONI, Damiano and CENCI, Roberto M. (2006). Analysis of Mosses and Soils for Quantifying Heavy Metal Concentrations in Sicily: A Multivariate and Spatial Analytical Approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 13(1), 28-36.Keywords: GIS; heavy metals; mosses; multivariate analysis; principal component analysis; soil Access the research paper: Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
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| 4 | Finding the right pixel sizeHengl T., 2006. Finding the right pixel size. Computers and Geosciences, in press.Keywords: Grid resolution; Scale; Inspection density; Point pattern analysis; Variogram; Terrain complexity Access the research paper: Elsevier Publisher |
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| 3 | The distribution of peatland in EuropeL. Montanarella1, R.J.A. Jones2 and R. Hiederer11Research Centre of the European Commission, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, I-21020 Ispra (VA) - Italy, 2National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4DT, UK. © 2006 Published by Mires and Peat. Article 1 This paper derives the distribution of peatland in Europe as the extent of peat and peat-topped soils indicated by soil databases. Read Abstract:
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| 2 | An Open European Soil Portal (OGC User December 2005)Lance McKee with Marc Van Liedekerke and Panos Panagos of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, I-21020 Ispra (VA) - Italy . © 2005 Published by OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) - OGC User December 2005.The European Soil Portal, implementing the OpenGIS Web Map Server (WMS) Specification, came online recently to serve a wide variety of professional, business and academic users. Preview Paper:
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| 1 | Research needs in support of the European thematic strategy for soil protection (Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 23, No. 10–11, 2004)Winfried E.H. Blum, Jurgen Busing, Luca Montanarella. © 2004 Published by Elsevier Ltd.The conclusion that soil research should be integrated into comprehensive research areas (e.g., including water and sediments) in order to manage natural resources in Europe. Look for the research paper: Elsevier Publisher |
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