Soil Functions 2020

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  • Soil Functions as Word document

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  • Soil Functions 2020

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  • Documentation Soil Maps and Soil Data [only in German]

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Maps

  • 01.12.1 Habitat Function for Rare and Near-Natural Plant Communities

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  • 1.12.2 Yield Function for Cultivated Plants

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  • 1.12.3 Buffering and Filtration Function

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  • 1.12.4 Regulatory Function for the Water Balance

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  • 1.12.5 Archival Function for Natural History

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  • 1.12.6 Capacity of Soils to Fulfil the Natural Soil Functions and the Archival Function

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  • 1.12.7.1 Soil Evaporation Potential

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  • 01.12.7.2 Soil Cooling Capacity Without Considering Impervious Soil Coverage

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  • 01.12.7.3 Soil Cooling Capacity Considering Impervious Soil Coverage

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Figures

  • Fig. 2: Breakdown of Berlin’s urban area (excl. streets and bodies of water) based on the evaluation of the different soil functions

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  • Fig. 2: Evaluation of the habitat function for rare and near-natural plant communities by land use category (incl. impervious sections, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all land uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 2: Evaluation of the yield function for cultivated plants by land use category (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 2: Evaluation of the buffering and filtration function by land use category (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all land uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 2: Evaluation of the regulatory function for the water balance by land use category (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all land uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 2: Evaluation of the archival function for natural history by land use category (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all land uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 1: Breakdown of Berlin’s urban area (excl. streets and bodies of water) by ratings for the individual soil functions

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  • Fig. 2: Evaluation of the soil capacity to fulfil natural soil functions and the archival function by area, categorised by land use (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all land uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 3: Evaluation of the soil capacity to fulfil natural soil functions and the archival function by area [%], categorised by land use (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all land uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 1: Evaluation of the soil evaporation potential by area [%], categorised by land use (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all land uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 1: Evaluation of the soil cooling capacity without considering impervious soil coverage by area [%], categorised by land use (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all land uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 1: Evaluation of the soil cooling capacity considering impervious soil coverage by area [%], categorised by land use (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water, not all land uses are shown)

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  • Fig. 2: Losses in soil cooling capacity due to impervious soil coverage by area [ha], categorised by land use (incl. impervious areas, excl. streets and bodies of water; not all land uses are shown)

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Tables

  • Tab. 1: Soil functions as per the Federal Soil Protection Act (BBodSchG) and their assessment in terms of their specific functions for Berlin

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  • Tab. 1: Evaluation of soils as habitats for rare and near-natural plant communities, based on their near-natural quality, categorised by special sites and other sites (Gerstenberg 2017)

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  • Tab. 1: Evaluation of the yield function for cultivated plants, based on the sum of ratings for water supply and nutrient supply

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  • Tab. 1: Evaluation of the buffering and filtration function

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  • Tab. 1: Evaluation of the regulatory function for the water balance, based on the soil water exchange frequency

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  • Tab. 1: Evaluation of the soil capacity to fulfil natural soil functions and the archival function

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  • Tab. 1: Evaluation of the evaporation potential without considering impervious soil coverage, estimated from the nFKWe and depth to the water table

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  • Tab. 1: Evaluation of the soil cooling capacity with and without considering impervious soil coverage, calculated from the actual evapotranspiration of pervious areas

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