Effects of Land-Use Change on Soil Functionality and Biodiversity: Toward Sustainable Planning of New Vineyards

Elena Gagnarli, Giuseppe Valboa, Nadia Vignozzi, Donatella Goggioli, Silvia Guidi, Franca Tarchi, Lorenzo Corino and Sauro Simoni
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Elena Gagnarli: CREA—Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, 50125 Florence, Italy
Giuseppe Valboa: CREA—Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, 50125 Florence, Italy
Nadia Vignozzi: CREA—Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, 50125 Florence, Italy
Donatella Goggioli: CREA—Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, 50125 Florence, Italy
Silvia Guidi: CREA—Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, 50125 Florence, Italy
Franca Tarchi: CREA—Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, 50125 Florence, Italy
Lorenzo Corino: Fattoria ‘La Maliosa’ Loc. Podere Monte Cavallo, 58014 Saturnia, Italy
Sauro Simoni: CREA—Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, 50125 Florence, Italy

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Sustainable agriculture largely depends on soil biodiversity and requires efficient methods to assess the effectiveness of agronomic planning. Knowledge of the landscape and relative pedosite is enriched by data on the soil microarthropod community, which represent useful bio-indicators for early soil-quality detection in land-use change (LUC). In the hilly Maremma region of Grosseto, Italy, two areas, a >10ys meadow converted into a vineyard and an old biodynamic vineyard (no-LUC), were selected for evaluating the LUC effect. For maintaining soil vitality and ecosystem services by meadow, the vineyard was planted and cultivated using criteria of the patented “Corino method”. The aim was to evaluate the LUC impact, within one year, by assessing parameters characterizing soil properties and soil microarthropod communities after the vineyard was planted. The adopted preservative method in the new vineyards did not show a detrimental impact on the biodiversity of soil microarthropods, and in particular, additional mulching contributed to a quick recovery from soil stress due to working the plantation. In the short term, the adopted agricultural context confirmed that the targeted objectives preserved the soil quality and functionality.

Keywords: sustainability; vineyards; best agronomic practices; Collembola; Acari (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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