Humusica 2021. Soil Biodiversity and Management - Practical tools and actions for facing the future

JUNE 24th 14h30-16h30. 1. Topsoil classification QUESTION: Is there a wise way to use the soil? Zanella Augusto: Outlook Renée-Claire Le Bayon: Humusica project and general topsoil classification -> Main outcomes Dylan Tatti: Focus on Agricultural topsoil -> Challenges and Switzerland field practice Eleonora Bonifacio: Forest topsoil classification -> Difficulties, mandatory knowledge, outcomes Silvia Stanchi: Forest topsoil, fractal observation and field survey -> Practice and results Fernando Cesario: Tropical forest -> relationships between humus forms and ecosystem functioning Anna Schrötter: TerrHum ->Lessons learned from the application of the Humus key Augusto Zanella: TerrHum -> How does it work? Step by step key and classification issues 15h30 - 16h30 GENERAL DISCUSSION JUNE 25th 14h00-15h00 2. 1. Soil and biodiversity QUESTION: Is soil biodiversity really that important? Adriano Sofo: Topsoil biodiversity and soil functioning -> crucial outcomes Lingzi Mo: Topsoil biodiversity in natural and anthropized ecosystems -> achievements and expected results Cristina Menta: Soil fauna diversity -> effective tool for detecting soil health Giacomo Mei: The loss of biodiversity is paved with good intentions -> the case of the European Hornbeam forests Judith Schaufler: Humus succession after forest fire Ines Fritz: Functional and non-functional soil organic matter 14h40 - 15h00 GENERAL DISCUSSION JUNE 25th 15h10-17h00 2.2. Soil and vegetation QUESTION: Are there practical research outcomes that should be considered for facing the future? Flavia R. C. Costa: Soil data -> species range dynamics under climate change Damien Banas: Water pollution -> the long run of a soil water solution Jean-Christophe Lata: Agricultural management -> response of soil microbial community to water-stress Stephane Bazot: Outcomes of recent researches in French forest ecosystems -> microorganisms and nutrients cycle Klaus Katzensteiner: Thin skin - > Humus dynamics after disturbance - processes/management Cristian Bolzonella: Never forget the economic aspects -> The consistence of the vegetation-soil mitigation in the real Zero carbon emission balance of an Italian island 16h00 - 17h00 GENERAL DISCUSSION