Bait-Lamina Test in the Assessment of Polluted Soils: Choice of Exposure Duration

Воробейчик, Е. Л.; Bergman, I. E.

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“…In this method, mainly soil macrofauna (e.g., earthworms) and mesofauna (e.g., springtails) contribute to the feeding (Förster et al, 2004;Römbke et al, 2006), therefore the abundance of mesofauna should be correlated with this indicator. The method has a wide range of applications, for instance when comparing land use management (Birkhofer et al, 2011), soil pollution (Vorobeichik & Bergman, 2020), or remediation efficacy (van Gestel et al, 2001). In our study we summarised the feeding activity from the whole strip, however, the vertical distribution of feeding along strips could be also evaluated (Römbke et al, 2006).…”

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

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“…Toxic metal(loid) concentrations exceed the background levels by several orders of magnitude ( Vorobeichik and Kaigorodova 2017 , Korkina and Vorobeichik 2018 ). Amongst other data, information on responses to pollution is available for vegetation ( Vorobeichik et al 2014 ), soil ( Kaigorodova and Vorobeichik 1996 , Korkina and Vorobeichik 2016 , Korkina and Vorobeichik 2018 ), soil microflora ( Vorobeichik 2007 , Mikryukov et al 2015 , Smorkalov and Vorobeichik 2016 , Mikryukov and Dulya 2017 , Mikryukov et al 2020 ), soil microarthropods ( Kuznetsova 2009 ), soil macrofauna ( Vorobeichik et al 2012 , Vorobeichik et al 2019 , Vorobeichik and Bergman 2020 ) and aboveground macro-arthropods ( Ermakov 2004 , Belskaya and Zinoviev 2007 , Belskaya and Vorobeichik 2013 , Ermakov 2013 , Zolotarev and Nesterkov 2015 ).…”

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Diversity and abundance of soil macroinvertebrates along a contamination gradient in the Central Urals, Russia

Воробейчик¹,

Nesterkov²,

Ермаков³

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Since the late 1980s, long-term monitoring of terrestrial ecosystems in metal-contaminated areas near the Middle Ural Copper Smelter has been carried out in the Central Urals. As a part of these monitoring programmes, the data on species diversity, community composition and abundance of soil macroinvertebrates continue to be gathered. The dataset (available from the GBIF network at https://www.gbif.org/dataset/61e92984-382b-4158-be6b-e391c7ed5a64) includes a 2004 census for soil macroinvertebrates of spruce-fir forests along a pollution gradient in the Central Urals. The dataset describes soil macrofauna’s abundance (the number of individuals per sample, i.e. the density) and community structure (list of supraspecific taxa, list of species for most abundant taxa and supraspecific taxa or species abundance). Seventeen sampling plots differed in the levels of toxic metal (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd and Fe) soil contamination from air emissions of the Middle Ural Copper Smelter (heavily polluted, moderately polluted and unpolluted areas). The dataset consists of 340 sampling events (= samples corresponding to upper and lower layers of the 170 soil monoliths) and 64658 rows (2907 and 61751 for non-zero and zero density of taxa, respectively). Arachnida (Araneae and Opiliones), Carabidae (imagoes), Elateridae (larvae), Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Gastropoda, Staphylinidae (imagoes) and Lumbricidae were identified to species level. In contrast, Mermithida, Enchytraeidae, Lepidoptera larvae, Diptera larvae, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera and some other insects were identified to family or order levels. In total, 8430 individuals of soil macroinvertebrates were collected in two soil layers (organic and organic-mineral horizons), including 1046 Arachnida (spiders and harvestmen), 45 Carabidae, 300 Elateridae, 529 Myriapoda, 741 Gastropoda, 437 Staphylinidae, 623 Lumbricidae and 4709 other invertebrates. The presence-absence data on each taxon are provided for each sampling event. An overwhelming majority of such absences can be interpreted as “pseudo-absences” at the scale of sampling plots or study sites. The dataset contains information helpful for long-term ecotoxicological monitoring of forest ecosystems and contributes to studying soil macrofauna diversity in the Urals.

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“…These levels 5-to 100-fold outreach regional values, registered in the same forests 20-30 km from the smelter. Metal toxicity (enhanced in acidified soil) almost eliminated the herbaceous layer, intensified tree dieback (Vorobeichik and Khantemirova, 1994;Vorobeichik et al, 2014), and strongly reduced the diversity of soil and forest floor invertebrates (Vorobeichik and Bergman, 2020), fungi, and bacteria (Mikryukov and Dulya, 2018). In these areas, fungi of the soil organic horizons decreased in species number by about 30% (Mikryukov andDulya, 2017, 2018;Mikryukov et al, 2020), demonstrating lower pollution vulnerability than many other studied taxa (arthropods, worms, mollusks, and plants) and raising the question about the potential microrefugia maintaining their diversity.…”

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Sheltering Role of Well-Decayed Conifer Logs for Forest Floor Fungi in Long-Term Polluted Boreal Forests

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Coarse woody debris (CWD) provides food and shelter to a large proportion of forest biota and is considered vital for biodiversity during periods of harsh weather. However, its importance in long-term stressed ecosystems remains largely unknown. In this work, we explored the contribution of CWD to fungal diversity along the gradient of boreal forest degradation caused by 77 years of heavy industrial emissions. We analyzed the diversity and composition of fungi in 270 samples of well-decayed Picea abies and Abies sibirica logs, as well as forest litter both adjacent to and distant from the logs. Compared with forest litter, the wood had higher water content and possessed substantially lower concentrations of heavy metals, which suggests its potential favorability for biota in polluted areas. The pollution-induced loss of fungal diversity in forest litter reached 34% and was stronger in the microhabitats not influenced by CWD. Meanwhile, wood fungal communities lost less than 10% of their total richness and even increased in alpha diversity. These processes led to the diversity and compositional convergence of fungal communities from different microhabitats and substrates in polluted areas. Despite this, the importance of wood and CWD-influenced microhabitats for fungal diversity maintenance was low. Apart from wood-associated fungi, the taxa whose diversity increased in the wood of polluted areas were ectomycorrhizal fungi and eurytopic soil saprotrophs (Mucoromycota, Mortierellomycota, Eurotiomycetes, and Helotiales) that easily tolerate highly toxic litter. Within the majority of pollution-sensitive soil saprotrophic groups, only terricolous Tricholomataceae benefit from CWD as microrefugia. Upon considering the ecological variability within low-rank taxa, the importance of decayed logs as safe sites can be high for certain soil-inhabiting fungal groups in polluted areas.

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Bait-Lamina Test in the Assessment of Polluted Soils: Choice of Exposure Duration

Cited by 7 publications

References 35 publications

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

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

Diversity and abundance of soil macroinvertebrates along a contamination gradient in the Central Urals, Russia

Sheltering Role of Well-Decayed Conifer Logs for Forest Floor Fungi in Long-Term Polluted Boreal Forests

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