Evaluation of reclamation success in an open-pit coal mine using integrated soil physical, chemical and biological quality indicators

Domínguez-Haydar, Yamileth; Velásquez, Elena; Carmona, Jesús Rivas; Lavelle, Patrick; Chávez, Luis Fernando; Jiménez, Juan J.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.015

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“…According to Sassman and Lee [21], soil pH is an important factor affecting sorption of pollutants to soils while the study of Palma et al [22] show that pH could affect the sorption kinetic of acidic herbicides in volcanic soil. Soil pH data obtained by Domínguez-Haydara et al [23] ranged from 7.5 to 8.2, with relatively high nutrient contents are in accordance with our pH results.…”

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Analysis of Soils Parameters in Correlation with Vegetation Period

Neagu¹,

Soceanu²,

Birghilă³

2020

Rev. Chim.

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Soil is a complex ecosystem whose functionality is related to the links that exist between chemical, physical, biological parameters and microbial communities. Our purpose was to carry out an analysis of variance of chemical properties of the soil in relation to the vegetation period. The analysis of the soil gives us knowledge about the fertility status of the soil, which is closely related to the nutritional status of plants. The analysis involved urban soil, agricultural soil and greenhouse soil from Dobrogea area. Soil samples come from the urban area: Constanta, agricultural area: Ciocarlia de Sus and greenhouse:Cumpana. To estimate the seasonal changes in the soil, three periods were studied: before vegetation (sowing), after the vegetation period (harvesting), relative rest period (winter). The chemical parameters evaluated were: soil reaction pH (acidity degree), conductivity - as an indicator of the nutrients available in the soil (soluble salts), ion exchange capacity (cations and anions), organic matter (humus), nitrogen content (total nitrogen and nitrites), the amount of extractable iron. The pH values were in the range corresponding to the weak acid-neutral soil for all three types of sample soils, with slight variations from one period to another while the recorded conductivity values indicate that the analyzed soils belong to the category of non-saline soils. The analyzed soil samples presented low concentrations of nitrites and the assimilable iron content was in the range 48.81 - 259.12 ppm.

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 92%

Analysis of Soils Parameters in Correlation with Vegetation Period

Neagu¹,

Soceanu²,

Birghilă³

2020

Rev. Chim.

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“…Çakir [6] hypothesized that this effect might be brought about not only by the predation of F. rufa, but also by competition between predators. In the study reported by Domínguez-Haydar et al [3], Pseudoscorpionida, such as Embioptera, were present in the more aged restored areas.…”

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“…This group is poorly studied in soil monitoring research, and generally analyzed with other taxa of soil arthropods [5,96]. Domínguez-Haydar et al [3] highlighted the importance of this group in the evaluation of reclamation success, showing that Embioptera was present in soils only after 16 and 20 years' rehabilitation and in forests. Santorufo et al [5] instead evaluated soil quality in urban environment and found this group in the soil with the highest total Pb and Zn concentrations.…”

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“…Considering soil macroinvertebrate community, and chemical and physical soil parameters, Domínguez-Haydar et al [3] applied the General Indicator of Soil Quality (GISQ), a synthetic indicator of physical, chemical and biological quality, to evaluate reclamation success in an open-pit coal mine in a long-term study. Considering taxonomic richness and GISQ, the authors tested how the chemical and biological indicators changed with the age of the reclamation.…”

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“…The capacity to define soil quality and soil health has become extremely important in recent years due to the dramatic increase in soil degradation. This topic has stimulated many soil scientists to find new methods to define soil condition and assess soil quality [1][2][3], so much so that, in the past twenty years, biological indices based on soil fauna have been developed to supplement the already tested physical-chemical methods. Alteration in soil chemical, physical, or biological properties can affect soil fauna, in terms of biodiversity, abundance and functional relationships among taxa.…”

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Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation

Menta

Remelli

2020

Insects

133

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The dramatic increase in soil degradation in the last few decades has led to the need to identify methods to define not only soil quality but also, in a holistic approach, soil health. In the past twenty years, indices based on living communities have been proposed alongside the already proven physical-chemical methods. Among them, some soil invertebrates have been included in monitoring programs as bioindicators of soil quality. Being an important portion of soil fauna, soil arthropods are involved in many soil processes such as organic matter decomposition and translocation, nutrient cycling, microflora activity regulation and bioturbation. Many studies have reported the use of soil arthropods to define soil quality; among taxa, some have been explored more in depth, typically Acari and Collembola, while generally less abundant groups, such as Palpigradi or Embioptera, have not been investigated much. This paper aims to evaluate and compare the use of different soil microarthropod taxa in soil degradation/quality studies to highlight which groups are the most reported for soil monitoring and which are the most sensitive to soil degradation. We have decided not to include the two most present and abundant taxa, Acari and Collembola, in this paper in consideration of the vast amount of existing literature and focus the discussion on the other microarthropod groups. We reported some studies for each taxon highlighting the use of the group as soil quality indicator. A brief section reporting some indices based on soil microarthropods is proposed at the end of this specific discussion. This paper can be considered as a reference point in the use of soil arthropods to estimate soil quality and health.

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Atlantic Forest restoration recovers physical and biological properties in the short term, but not the general soil quality

Vasconcelos

Londe²,

Velásquez

et al. 2022

Land Degrad Dev

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Ecological restoration has the potential to improve and recover soil quality, helping to mitigate soil degradation worldwide. However, soil monitoring is often overlooked in restoration, preventing a comprehensive understanding of how restoration interventions affect soil quality and the time required for recovering different soil properties. Herein, we tested if MAR areas (moderately assisted recovery—tree plantings) in the early restoration stage have better soil quality (and ecosystem services) than UNR areas (unassisted natural recovery—abandoned pastures) and pastures in continuous use (PCU). We collected 72 soil samples in three 5‐year‐old MAR areas and three 5‐year‐old UNR areas, one PCU, and one reference ecosystem (RE) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlantica). A total of 45 variables representing macrofauna, fertility, structure, and aggregation were measured and then submitted to multivariate analyses to compute sub‐indicators and a general indicator of soil quality (GISQ). The richness of orders and classes, cationic exchange capacity, total porosity, and biogenic aggregates contributed the most to the sub‐indicators. MAR and UNR areas had similar values to the RE for macrofauna, structure, and aggregation sub‐indicators, but they were far below the RE for fertility. In addition, all areas had lower GISQ values than the RE. Soils were classified as high quality in RE and medium quality in other areas. Our study evidences that some soils' physical and biological properties can be rapidly recovered through forest restoration, but 5 years is not enough time to change the general soil quality and make restoration areas have better conditions than the previous land use. If the restoration goal is to have high soil quality in the short term, corrective actions should be taken to improve soil fertility and help the area along the desired trajectory.

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Evaluation of reclamation success in an open-pit coal mine using integrated soil physical, chemical and biological quality indicators

Cited by 45 publications

References 48 publications

Analysis of Soils Parameters in Correlation with Vegetation Period

Analysis of Soils Parameters in Correlation with Vegetation Period

Soil Health and Arthropods: From Complex System to Worthwhile Investigation

Atlantic Forest restoration recovers physical and biological properties in the short term, but not the general soil quality

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