The effect of soil nutrient gradients on Collembola communities inhabiting typical urban green spaces

Rzeszowski, Kamil; Zadrożny, Paweł; Nicia, Paweł

doi:10.1016/j.pedobi.2017.06.003

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“…According to nutrient differences, generally, soil fauna benefits from more fertile soil (Cassange et al, 2004). Our results are supported by the study of Rzeszowski et al (2017), in which the gradient of potassium and phosphorus positively affected the Collembola community, although the trends were species-specific. In other studies, the soil fauna occurrence was positively associated with carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content (Gruss et al, 2019;Wang et al, 2016).…”

Section: The Response Of Faunal and Vegetation Indicators To Differences In Soil Propertiessupporting

confidence: 79%

Microarthropods and vegetation as biological indicators of soil quality studied in poor sandy sites at former military facilities

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Biota play major roles in soil function and are highly sensitive to any disturbances including land degradation. However, it is not fully understood which organisms and what parameters can be useful in assessing soil quality. To fill this research gap we searched for good indicators of changes in environmental quality that could help to assess land degradation. Next to indicators using physical and chemical parameters, biological agents can also provide a lot of information. To obtain such knowledge we compared the soil quality of former military sites, which differed mainly in the texture, nutrients and organic carbon content based on fauna and vegetation indices.Among the fauna indices were Collembola and Acari abundance, Soil Biological Quality index (QBS-ar), decomposition rate and feeding activity. The Ellenberg index was used as a vegetation indicator, in which the response to pH, nutrients, and moisture was analysed. The experiment was conducted at 2 former military sites in the Czech Republic. Site 2 was characterised by higher nutrient content and a more compact soil structure in comparison to site 1. It was found that almost all fauna and vegetation indices showed better soil quality in site 2. The significant changes were indicated by the Collembola abundance, QBS-ar index and feeding activity, as well as response to pH considering vegetation indicators. Finally, we conclude the usefulness of biological indicators for monitoring the quality of soil, which can be adopted when making decisions concerning land use.

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Section: The Response Of Faunal and Vegetation Indicators To Differences In Soil Propertiessupporting

confidence: 79%

Microarthropods and vegetation as biological indicators of soil quality studied in poor sandy sites at former military facilities

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“…Collembola was the order with the highest number of individuals in all samplings performed at both sites. In more developed soils, this group plays an important role in the degradation of plant litter and of other organic matter found in the soil, constantly releasing nutrients into the environment (Rzeszowski et al, 2017;Kitching et al, 2020;Rusek, 1998). According to Brown (1997), Collembola has reduced diversity in environments with strong sunlight and high disturbance; on the other hand, in environments with moderate disturbance, there are shifts in species composition in the impacted area.…”

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Edaphic Invertebrates as Indicators of Soil Integrity Quality

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Bioindicator organisms, such as edaphic invertebrates, are constantly used to assess disturbance, as they exhibit responses such as reduced community and changes in diversity, affecting the local ecosystem. The aim of this study was to compare the impacts of disturbance on the edaphic invertebrate community in both a pasture area and a native forest area, during summer and winter. Samplings were conducted for nine days using pitfalls. Bray-Curtis analyses, NMDS, ANOSIM, and SIMPER were applied. There was difference in richness and diversity between areas and seasons. Native forest pitfalls had higher similarity in abundance and diversity in both seasons than pasture pitfalls. Specimens belonging to 20 orders were collected; of those, Collembola, Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Hemiptera had the highest number of individuals. Seasonal influence on the organisms was evident. The impact on edaphic invertebrate community located in the pasture area showed that native forest has higher complexity and structural stability.

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“…Despite their greater abundance in green roofs, several authors observed less diversity of Collembola in green roofs compared to other urban soils such as parks, residential gardens, lawns (Joimel et al, 2017;Rzeszowski et al, 2017;Santorufo et al, 2014) likely because of habitat fragmentation. Nevertheless, in our study we identified 5 times more species than Rumble and Gange (2013) in extensive roofs of London (6 species recorded).…”

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confidence: 99%