RT Journal Article
T1 Chemical and biochemical properties of soils developed from different lithologies in Northwestern Spain (Galicia)
A1 Cardelli, Valeria
A1 COCCO, Stefania
A1 Agnelli, Alberto
A1 Nardi, Serenella
A1 Pizzeghello, Diego
A1 CORTI, Giuseppe
A1 Fernández Sanjurjo, María J.
K1 amphibolite
K1 serpentinite
K1 phyllite
K1 granite
K1 humic substances
K1 humic acids
K1 fulvic acids
K1 auxin-like activity
K1 indoleacetic acid
AB Physical and chemical soil properties are generally correlated with the parent material, as its composition may influence the pedogenetic processes, the content of nutrients, and the element biocycling. This research studied the chemical and biochemical properties of the A horizon from soils developed on different rocks like amphibolite, serpentinite, phyllite, and granite under a relatively similar climatic regime from Galicia (northwest Spain). In particular, the effect of the parent material on soil evolution, organic carbon sequestration, and the hormone-like activity of humic and fulvic acids were tested. Results indicated that all the soils were scarcely fertile because of low concentrations of available P, exchangeable Ca (except for the soils on serpentinite and phyllite), and exchangeable K, but sequestered relevant quantities of organic carbon. The scarce soil fertility was common to all soils independently of the parent material, and we attributed this similarity to the pedogenetic pressure induced by the climatic conditions. Also, the hormone-like activity of humic and fulvic acids, similar for all the soils, was probably due to pedogenesis. We hypothesized that the hormone-like activity of the humic substances helps growth and diffusion of vegetation in low fertile soils and, consequently, soil organic carbon sequestration too.
PB MDPI
SN 1999-4907
YR 2017
FD 2017-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/15932
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/15932
LA eng
NO Cardelli, V., Cocco, S., Agnelli, A., Nardi, S., Pizzeghello, D., Fernández-Sanjurjo, M. J., & Corti, G. (2017). Chemical and Biochemical Properties of Soils Developed from Different Lithologies in Northwestern Spain (Galicia). Forests, 8(4), 135.
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026