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Impact of Anthropic Activities on Soil Quality under Different Land Uses

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  • Lucia Santorufo

    (Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
    BAT Center—Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro-Environmental Technology, University of Naples Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy)

  • Valeria Memoli

    (Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy)

  • Speranza Claudia Panico

    (Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy)

  • Francesco Esposito

    (Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy)

  • Luca Vitale

    (National Research Council (CNR), Institute for Agricultural and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean (ISAFoM), P.le E. Fermi 1-Loc. del Granatello, 80055 Portici, Italy)

  • Gabriella Di Natale

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
    CeSMA-Centro Servizi Metrologici e Tecnologici Avanzati, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Corso Nicolangelo Protopisani, 80146 San Giovanni a Teduccio, Italy)

  • Marco Trifuoggi

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy)

  • Rossella Barile

    (Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio, Via Palazzo del Principe c/o Castello Mediceo, 80044 Ottaviano, Italy)

  • Anna De Marco

    (BAT Center—Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro-Environmental Technology, University of Naples Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy
    Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Montesano, 80131 Napoli, Italy)

  • Giulia Maisto

    (Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
    BAT Center—Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro-Environmental Technology, University of Naples Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

Anthropization often leads to land use transformation, causing deep changes to soil properties and its quality. Land use change could be an environmental and socioeconomic problem, as it impacts soil quality and ecosystem services. There is an urgent need to understand the pressures affecting soil quality. The aim of the work is to quantify the impact of different land uses on soil abiotic and biotic properties and on its quality. To achieve the aims, soils from different land uses (forest, urban and agricultural) were collected in the surroundings of Naples and analyzed for pH, water content, contents of C and N, C/N ratio and total and available concentrations of Cu, Ni and Pb, microbial and fungal biomasses, basal respiration and metabolic quotient. Then, a soil quality index (SQI) was calculated for each land use. The results showed that soil abiotic and biotic properties of the agricultural sites differed from those of forest and urban sites. At agricultural sites, microbial abundances decreased due to low amount of C and N and to high amount of Cu and Pb. This caused low use efficiency of energetic substrates and a reduced soil quality of agricultural sites as compared to forest and urban sites.

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  • Lucia Santorufo & Valeria Memoli & Speranza Claudia Panico & Francesco Esposito & Luca Vitale & Gabriella Di Natale & Marco Trifuoggi & Rossella Barile & Anna De Marco & Giulia Maisto, 2021. "Impact of Anthropic Activities on Soil Quality under Different Land Uses," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:16:p:8423-:d:611369
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    1. Lucia Santorufo & Valeria Memoli & Speranza Claudia Panico & Giorgia Santini & Rossella Barile & Antonella Giarra & Gabriella Di Natale & Marco Trifuoggi & Anna De Marco & Giulia Maisto, 2021. "Combined Effects of Wildfire and Vegetation Cover Type on Volcanic Soil (Functions and Properties) in a Mediterranean Region: Comparison of Two Soil Quality Indices," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-14, May.
    2. Valeria Memoli & Speranza Claudia Panico & Lucia Santorufo & Rossella Barile & Gabriella Di Natale & Aldo Di Nunzio & Maria Toscanesi & Marco Trifuoggi & Anna De Marco & Giulia Maisto, 2020. "Do Wildfires Cause Changes in Soil Quality in the Short Term?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-14, July.
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