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Using soil quality indicators to assess their production and ecological functions

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  • Jaroslava Janků

    (Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Markéta Kosánová

    (Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Josef Kozák

    (Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Tomáš Herza

    (Hydrosoft Veleslavín, Limited Liability Company, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Jan Jehlička

    (Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Mansoor Maitah

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Jan Vopravil

    (Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Karel Němeček

    (Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Daniel Toth

    (Department of Economics, Prague, University College of Business in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Karel Jacko

    (Agrio ZS, Limited Liability Company, Hovorčovice, Czech Republic)

  • Radim Vácha

    (Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Jana Poláková

    (Department of Agroecology and Crop Production, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The project dealt with an evaluation of the soil quality in the Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. The relevant attributes and characteristics were found regarding the soils in this selected area. Based on the data from soil probes, climate characteristics, soil production function and data on the land use, the characteristics, known as soil quality indicators, were selected. Then the soils were sorted into groups which indicated their suitability for the best land use and planning. The characteristics of the soils that contributed the most to the ecosystem services provided by this part of the environment were chosen as the soil quality indicators. In order to find out how the soils are able to provide ecosystem services, two types of approaches were used - the average score and the total amount of points gained. Maps indicating the soil quality were created using the ArcGIS program. At the same time, research on the differences in the quality in two different layers of the soil was carried out. In most cases, there was a decrease in the soil quality with an increasing depth. The results of this project can be used as a basis for a new soil valuation in the Czech Republic.

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  • Jaroslava Janků & Markéta Kosánová & Josef Kozák & Tomáš Herza & Jan Jehlička & Mansoor Maitah & Jan Vopravil & Karel Němeček & Daniel Toth & Karel Jacko & Radim Vácha & Jana Poláková, 2022. "Using soil quality indicators to assess their production and ecological functions," Soil and Water Research, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 17(1), pages 45-58.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlswr:v:17:y:2022:i:1:id:146-2021-swr
    DOI: 10.17221/146/2021-SWR
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    1. Jaroslava JANKŮ & Ondřej JAKŠÍK & Josef KOZÁK & Adéla Marie MARHOUL, 2016. "Estimation of land loss in the Czech Republic in the near future," Soil and Water Research, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 11(3), pages 155-162.
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