Pedodiversity: a controversial concept |
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| Authors: | CHEN Jie ZHANG Xue-lei GONG Zi-tong WANG Jun |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing 210008, China|
2. Surveying and Mapping Bureau of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210008, China |
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| Abstract: | The concept of pedodiversity and its measurement methodology proposed and developed by Ibá?ez research term is introduced. An attempt to apply pedodiversity to analyze spatial soil variation and distribution patterns on the global scale is briefly demonstrated. Furthermore, constructive comments and criticisms on pedodiversity and its measurement from the noted pedologists and ecologists are outlined. Finally, potential applications of pedodiversity in soil science and other relevant disciplines are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | pedodiversity soil global distribution spatial variation species richness species evenness Shannon Index |
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