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UID:pretalx-soil-health-now-2026-AZNSEH@pretalx.earthmonitor.org
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20261208T161500
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DESCRIPTION:In the context of rapid global change and increasing anthropoge
 nic pressures on ecosystems\, robust monitoring of soil health and ecosyst
 em functioning is essential to support evidence-based and data-driven mana
 gement. Among soil functions\, the capacity to store and cycle carbon is c
 ritical\, both for climate regulation and broader ecosystem service provis
 ion. However\, quantifying soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics across spati
 al and temporal scales remains challenging due to the cost\, labour intens
 ity\, and limited spatial coverage of conventional sampling approaches.\n\
 nThis study explores the potential of combining digital soil mapping (DSM)
  approaches with spectroscopic techniques (NIRS and MIRS) as scalable tool
 s for monitoring soil carbon dynamics and identifying SOC hotspots. We def
 ine hotspots as areas with either high carbon stocks or pronounced suscept
 ibility to change under management or disturbance. Using datasets from ong
 oing monitoring initiatives in Flanders and across Europe—including SOB4
 ES\, INFORMA\, LEGACY and AARDEWERK—we assess how integrated data-driven
  approaches can improve the spatial targeting and temporal tracking of man
 agement and disturbances on soil carbon.\nCase studies span forest ecosyst
 ems\, grasslands and peatlands\, focusing on the effects of management int
 erventions and disturbances such as drainage\, rewetting\, eutrophication 
 and fire. Spectroscopic methods enable rapid\, cost-effective estimation o
 f SOC\, while DSM integrates environmental covariates to extrapolate these
  observations across landscapes. Together\, these approaches provide a fra
 mework for identifying priority areas for intervention and for evaluating 
 management outcomes.
DTSTAMP:20260825T194000Z
LOCATION:Amphitheater II
SUMMARY:Data-driven ecosystem management: assessing soil carbon responses t
 o land use and restoration practices using spectroscopy and digital soil m
 apping - Karen Vancampenhout\, Sam Ottoy
URL:https://pretalx.earthmonitor.org/soil-health-now-2026/talk/AZNSEH/
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