Landslides
- Erosion by landslides is a common phenomenon in mountain regions around the globe, affecting all climatic zones. Landslides facilitate bedrock weathering, pedogenesis and ecological succession, being key drivers of biodiversity. Landslide chronosequences have long been used for studies of vegetation succession in initial ecosystems, but they further offer ideal model systems for studies of soil development and microbial community succession. In this review we synthesize the state of knowledge on the role of landslides in ecosystems, their influence on element cycles and interactions with biota. Further, we discuss feedback mechanisms between global warming, landslide activity and greenhouse gas emissions. In the view of increasing anthropogenic influence and climate change, soils are becoming a critical resource. Due to their ubiquity, landslide chronosequences have the potential to provide critical insights into soil development under different climates and thereby contribute to future soil restoration efforts.
Author details: | Olivia Rasigraf, Dirk WagnerORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104064 |
ISSN: | 0012-8252 |
ISSN: | 1872-6828 |
Title of parent work (English): | Earth science reviews : the international geological journal bridging the gap between research articles and textbooks |
Subtitle (English): | an emerging model for ecosystem and soil chronosequence research |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Place of publishing: | Amsterdam |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2022/05/28 |
Publication year: | 2022 |
Release date: | 2024/03/08 |
Tag: | Biodiversity; Climate; Erosion; Greenhouse gas emissions; Landslide chronosequences; Landslides; Microbial processes; Soil; change; microbial community |
Volume: | 231 |
Article number: | 104064 |
Number of pages: | 16 |
Funding institution: | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [RA 3560/1-1] |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Geowissenschaften |
DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
Peer review: | Referiert |