20.500.12556/DKUM-97475 The pedological component of geodiversity and its influence on ecosystems and their services The pedological component of geodiversity represents a fundamental—yet often overlooked—aspect of the abiotic environment with profound implications for ecosystem functioning and the provision of essential ecosystem services. It is shaped by the complex interplay of lithology, hydrological regimes, relief and its ruggedness, climate, human activity, and time; soil systems mediate crucial ecological processes across spatial and temporal scales. Understanding these interdependencies is critical for sustainable natural resource management and biodiversity conservation. Even more so, soils and the processes related to them become vital when measuring, evaluating, and protecting geodiversity since they can promote groundwater recharge, nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, carbon storage, biomass, and food production and habitat provision. Soils provide opportunities for recreation and geotourism, and can contribute to landscape aesthetics. Hence, they are a direct link between abiotic and biotic nature. Given increasing threats from erosion, degradation, pollution, and other changes, this review synthesizes and reviews current research on the pedological component of geodiversity and its connections to hydrological, relief, and other processes. From this perspective, it highlights the need for integrative strategies that safeguard soil functionality and ensure the long-term provision of ecosystem services. By performing that, it provides directions for further discussion and inclusion of soils and their diversity within geodiversity evaluations. pedodiversity geodiversity soils bedrock hydrological regime ecosystem services geosystem services sustainable management Slovenia pedodiverziteta geodiverziteta tla kamninske podlage hidrološki režim ekosistemske storitve geosistemske storitve trajnostno upravljanje Slovenija true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2026-03-12 03:07:49 2026-03-31 12:31:23 2026-04-01 03:10:49 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 Basel 0 20 str. št. 3, št. članka 430 Letn. 15 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 2026-02-11 2026-03-06 911:551.4:502 270944771 10.3390/land15030430 2073-445X RAZ_Stojilkovic_Borut_2026.pdf RAZ_Stojilkovic_Borut_2026.pdf 1 D65203389FA978A32723066E78A887A9 141892ff949d1e034cf422cf3495a63d601ae5aad79e7fc4a2ffddf8a37f9c0c b670cd41-2cec-11f1-b3ef-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=204926 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/15/3/430 1 45ffcaa7-1db8-11f1-b92a-00155d580e1a https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=204441 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0