HANDBOOK OF THE EUROPEAN SOIL LANDSCAPES European Soil Bureau Network

1. HANDBOOK OF THE EUROPEAN SOIL LANDSCAPESEuropean Soil Bureau Network Editors: J. J. Ibáñez, W. Blum, M. Kibblewhite, Luca Montanarella ================================== Freddy Nachtergaele FAO Ispra, 25-11-2004

2. Background Juan Ibáñes has had discussions with several members of ESB on this project and after the SC meeting held in Barcelona has come up with a table of contents for chapters and possible authors for this work, which would make a link between soil scientists and ecologists and bio-geographers.

3. Objectives • Agree on the idea of ESB sponsoring a book on the subject or not. • Suggest improvements on contents. • Identify authors agree and alternative authors of individual chapters • Establish a timeframe and a work program • Evaluate level of support and if a special ESB Working group is needed.

4. Introduction • Preface DG ENV • Introduction Editors • Handbook Structure and Rationale Editors • What Are Soils and Soil-scapes W. Blum, J.J. Ibáñes, M. Jamagne, A. Dobos • Soil forming Factors J. Schultz, S. Rivas R. Jongman • Soil classification (WRB) E. Micheli, O.Spaargaren • Soils of the World F. Nachtergaele, R. Dudal, H.Eswaran • Soils of Europe M. Jamagne, R. Dudal, V. Targulian

5. Bio-Geographical Regions

6. Soils of the Bio-Geographical Regions of Europe • Artic Sergey Goryachkin + • Boreal P. V. Krasilnikov, A. Nyborg, A.Arnoldussen Å. Nyborg & V. Targulian • Atlantic/Temperate M. Jamagne, J. Hollis, M. Kibblewhite. • Continental W. Blum and V.Stolbovoi • Steppic A. Bronger,P. Schad, Nestroy, M. Gerasimova • Anatolian Selim Kapur • Black sea T. Urushadze + • Alpine Nestroy + • Pannonian E. Micheli • Mediterranean J. Torrent, J. Boixadera, P. Zdruli • Macarronesian A. Rodríguez, J. Sánchez + Costantini

7. Content of each biogeographical region chapter • Introduction • Soil forming factors (man included) and its variability • Dominant and singular pedogenetic processes ? • Dominant, associated and singular soil types ? • Soilscapes history • Major soilscape assemblages and its constitutive soils • Idiosyncratic soilscapes of the bio-geographical region • Past human impact on the soilscapes • Current impact on the soilscapes and soil quality • Soil in risk of extinction (soilscapes to be protected) • Paleosoils • Summary: the soils in the landscape • Appendix: Extension covered by the different soilscapes and soil types

8. EUROPEAN SOILSCAPES STATUS AND RISK (Optional) • Soil Degradation in Europe Van Lynden, W. Blum and A. Arnoldussen • European Soilscapes and Past Climate Change J. Cat , J. Boardman, R. Langohr ,R. MacPhail, R. Huggett and E. Costantini • Past Antrophic Impact on soilscapes H. Madsen, Wolf Eckelman, A. T. Grove, O. Rackham , S.Kepur and R. Langohr • A Rationale for the Design of a Network of Soil Reserves in Europe J.J. Ibáñez, L. Montanarella and E. Micheli • Towards an New European Soil Information System L. L.Montanarella, D. King, J. Daroussin, C. Le Bas and N.Filippi

9. Annexes • APPENDICES SMALL MAPS AND TABLES To be decided by decided (Coordinators, authors and ESB Secretariat) • Glossary • References • Index

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