Abstract
Human activitiesthatinvolvedeepmodifications ofthesoilsandasubstantialdeteriorationoftheirfeatures arenumerousandverydiverse.Suchactivitiesareconsideredaspedotechniquesand,inlarge-scale farming,areusedonlyundertheboostofsignificant economicreturns.Intheselastdecades,thepedotechniquesusedtotailorsoilssuitablefortablevinecultivationintheAcatevalley(Sicily,Italy),notonly ledtoobjectivedifficulties intheclassification ofthesedeeplytransformedsoilsbutalso,toseveralenvironmentalhazards.Inthisworkafterconsideringthepedotechniquesusedintailoringsuitablesoilfor tablevinecultivation,weproposetointroduceAnthrosolsasanewtaxonomicsoilOrderinSoilTaxonomystressingthatacorrectsoilclassification ofthesedeeplymodified soilsallowforacorrectunderstanding oftheirfeaturesandoftheenvironmentalhazardsthattheirmanagementcouldorigi-nate.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 137-141 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Soil and Water Conservation Research |
Volume | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Water Science and Technology
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Soil Science
- Nature and Landscape Conservation