Pedodiversity: a controversial concept  

作　　者：CHEN Jie1, ZHANG Xue-lei1, GONG Zi-tong1, WANG Jun2 (1. Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing 210008, China 2. Surveying and Mapping Bureau of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210008, China) 

出　　处：《Journal of Geographical Sciences》2001年第1期110-116,共7页地理学报（英文版）

摘　　要：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.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.

关 键 词：PEDODIVERSITY soil global distribution spatial variation species richness species evenness Shannon Index 

分 类 号：S154[农业科学—土壤学]