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  1. High microbial diversity in glacial habitats uncoupled from the specialized microbiomes of resident chironomid fauna

    Article • PLOS One, January 2026, PLOS

    Augusto Zanella

  2. Forests in the future - No forest, no future

    Article • Forest - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale, December 2024, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Augusto Zanella

  3. Evolution of Forest Humipedon Following a Severe Windstorm in the Italian Alps: A Focus on Organic Horizon Dynamics

    Article • Forests, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Augusto Zanella

  4. Windthrow Impact on Alpine Forest Humipedon: Soil Microarthropod Communities and Humus Dynamics Five Years after an Extreme Windstorm Event

    Article • Land, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Augusto Zanella

  5. The soil-conscious forestry and the forbidden apple

    Article • iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, August 2024, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  6. Is it possible to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of a small economically active island to zero?

    Article • PLOS Climate, June 2024, PLOS

    Augusto Zanella

  7. Anthropogenic vs. natural habitats: Higher microbial biodiversity pays the trade-off of lower connectivity

    Article • Microbiological Research, May 2024, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  8. Deforestation impacts soil biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Prof Dr Christian Sonne, MANUEL DELGADO BAQUERIZO, Prof. Dr. Yakov Kuzyakov, Augusto Zanella

  9. The spiral of plants and soil in the cycle of life

    Article • Italian Botanist, January 2024, Pensoft Publishers

    Augusto Zanella

  10. Earthworms and Ecological Processes

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Augusto Zanella

  11. Soil-Conscious Forestry and the Forbidden Apple

    Article • November 2023, MDPI AG

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  12. Soil, Humipedon, Forest Life and Management

    Article • International Journal of Plant Biology, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  13. Soil, humipedon and forest management

    Article • Forest - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale, February 2023, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Augusto Zanella

  14. Vegetation, soil, DNA and natural evolution

    Article • Forest - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale, February 2023, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Augusto Zanella

  15. Correction: Mo et al. Land Use, Microorganisms, and Soil Organic Carbon: Putting the Pieces Together. Diversity 2022, 14, 638

    Article • Diversity, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Augusto Zanella

  16. Land Use, Microorganisms, and Soil Organic Carbon: Putting the Pieces Together

    Article • Diversity, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Augusto Zanella

  17. Albarella's example to tackle climate change - a grain of hope

    Article • July 2022, Research Square

    Augusto Zanella

  18. Albarella's example to tackle climate change - a grain of hope

    Article • July 2022, Research Square

    Augusto Zanella

  19. A Standardized Morpho-Functional Classification of the Planet’s Humipedons

    Article • Soil Systems, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Dr. Carlos E. Wetzel, Augusto Zanella

  20. Agriculture and Pollinating Insects, No Longer a Choice but a Need: EU Agriculture’s Dependence on Pollinators in the 2007–2019 Period

    Article • Sustainability, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Luigino Barisan, Augusto Zanella

  21. Threshold Reaction of Soil Arthropods to Simulative Nitrogen Deposition in Urban Green Spaces

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, November 2021, Frontiers

    Augusto Zanella

  22. Soil quality and fertility in sustainable agriculture + soil classification

    Article • Soil Use and Management, January 2021, Wiley

    Adriano Sofo, Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  23. Effects of Simulated Nitrogen Deposition on the Bacterial Community of Urban Green Spaces

    Article • Applied Sciences, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Augusto Zanella

  24. Combined forest and soil management after a catastrophic event

    Article • Journal of Mountain Science, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  25. Organic Food “Yes”, Organic Food “No” A Discussion between Specialists with the Italian Parliament in the Fray

    Article • January 2020, Austin Publishing Group

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  26. Albarella Future – Zero Carbon Emission

    Article • January 2020, Research Publishing Services

    Augusto Zanella

  27. Is there a way to rate insecticides that is less detrimental to human and environmental health?

    Article • Global Ecology and Conservation, October 2019, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  28. : An iOS Application for Classifying Terrestrial Humipedons and Some Considerations about Soil Classification

    Article • Soil Science Society of America Journal, January 2019, Soil Science Society of America

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  29. Humusica: Soil biodiversity and global change

    Article • Bulletin of Geography Physical Geography Series, June 2018, De Gruyter

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  30. Root-soil physical and biotic interactions with a focus on tree root systems: A review

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Alan Crivellaro, Augusto Zanella

  31. Editorial

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  32. Reprint of: Structural and functional differences in the belowground compartment of healthy and declining beech trees

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  33. Factors influence on humus forming in Castelporziano Reserve, Mediterranean forest ecosystem

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  34. Have you never seen an infrared humus/human profile?

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  35. Humans, humus, and universe

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  36. Study of soil–vegetation relationships on the Butte Montceau in Fontainebleau, France: Pedagogical exercise and training report

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  37. Humusica 1, article 1: Essential bases – Vocabulary

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  38. Humusica 1, article 2: Essential bases—Functional considerations

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  39. Humusica 1, article 7: Terrestrial humus systems and forms – Field practice and sampling problems

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  40. Humusica 1, article 3: Essential bases – Quick look at the classification

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  41. Humusica 1, article 8: Terrestrial humus systems and forms – Biological activity and soil aggregates, space-time dynamics

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  42. Humusica 2, Article 14: Anthropogenic soils and humus systems, comparing classification systems

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  43. Humusica 2, Article 15: Agro humus systems and forms

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  44. Humusica 1, Article 6: Terrestrial humus systems and forms – Hydro intergrades

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  45. Humusica 2, article 11: Histic humus systems and forms–Epihisto intergrades and dynamics

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  46. Humusica 2, article 12: Aqueous humipedons – Tidal and subtidal humus systems and forms

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  47. Humusica 2, Article 9: Histic humus systems and forms—Specific terms, diagnostic horizons and overview

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  48. Humusica 2, article 10: Histic humus systems and forms – Key of classification

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  49. Humusica 2, article 16: Techno humus systems and recycling of waste

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  50. Humusica 2, article 18: Techno humus systems and global change – Greenhouse effect, soil and agriculture

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  51. Humusica 2, article 13: Para humus systems and forms

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  52. Humusica 2, article 17: techno humus systems and global change − three crucial questions

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  53. Humusica 2, article 19: Techno humus systems and global change–conservation agriculture and 4/1000 proposal

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  54. Humusica 1, article 5: Terrestrial humus systems and forms — Keys of classification of humus systems and forms

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  55. Humusica 1, article 4: Terrestrial humus systems and forms — Specific terms and diagnostic horizons

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  56. Editorial

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  57. Editorial

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  58. Structural and functional differences in the belowground compartment of healthy and declining beech trees

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, September 2017, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  59. Assessment of trace metal air pollution in Paris using slurry-TXRF analysis on cemetery mosses

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Augusto Zanella

  60. News about humus forms

    Article • January 2015, Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali

    Augusto Zanella

  61. Humus forms in a Mediterranean area (Castelporziano Reserve, Rome, Italy): classification, functioning and organic carbon storage

    Article • Geoderma, December 2014, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  62. Which is the contribution to the carbon sequestration of the forest ecosystems in the Castelporziano Reserve? Evidences from an integrated study on humus and vegetation

    Article • RENDICONTI LINCEI, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Augusto Zanella

  63. The impact of parent material, climate, soil type and vegetation on Venetian forest humus forms: A direct gradient approach

    Article • Geoderma, August 2014, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  64. A proposal for including humus forms in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB-FAO)

    Article • Geoderma, January 2013, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  65. A European morpho-functional classification of humus forms

    Article • Geoderma, September 2011, Elsevier

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  66. Copper mobilization affected by weather conditions in a stormwater detention system receiving runoff waters from vineyard soils (Champagne, France)

    Article • Environmental Pollution, February 2010, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  67. Soil humic compounds and microbial communities in six spruce forests as function of parent material, slope aspect and stand age

    Article • Plant and Soil, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Augusto Zanella

  68. Structure of diagnostics horizons and humus classification

    Article • Forest - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale, March 2008, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Augusto Zanella

  69. Humus Components and Soil Biogenic Structures in Norway Spruce Ecosystems

    Article • Soil Science Society of America Journal, January 2008, Soil Science Society of America

    Pr Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella

  70. Changes in humus forms and soil animal communities in two developmental phases of Norway spruce on an acidic substrate

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, December 2006, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella

  71. Chemical and biological characterization of dissolved organic matter from silver fir and beech forest soils

    Article • Chemosphere, October 2006, Elsevier

    Augusto Zanella