Forest habitats and forest types on chernozems in south-eastern Poland

Lasota, Jarosław; Błońska, Ewa; Łyszczarz, Stanisław; Sadowy, Adrian

doi:10.2478/ssa-2019-0021

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“…This distinctions refers to different ecological functions of "dry" chernozems and "moist" black earths" and also different agricultural and forestry management required for these soil types (Strzemski et al 1973;Turski 1985;B³oñska and Lasota 2019).…”

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Chernozem (czarnoziem) – soil of the year 2019 in Poland. Origin, classification and use of chernozems in Poland

Kabała

2019

Soil Science Annual

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The Soil Science Society of Poland has elected chernozem to be the Soil of the Year 2019. Although chernozems cover less than 2% of Poland, they have high importance for agriculture due to their productivity and play a specific scientific role for understanding of soil development and functioning in an environment. Chernozems are also crucial for the reconstruction of Neolithic agriculture development and human impacts on soil and landscape. This introductory paper presents (a) a specific definition of chernozem in Poland, connected with a separate distinction of black earths and colluvial chernozemic soils; (b) a review of the present and former classification schemes for chernozems in Poland and their correlation with international soil classification systems (WRB and Soil Taxonomy); (c) the spatial distribution of chernozems in Poland, their agricultural evaluation and threats for chernozems’ quality and future existence related to intense land use.

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Chernozem (czarnoziem) – soil of the year 2019 in Poland. Origin, classification and use of chernozems in Poland

Kabała

2019

Soil Science Annual

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“…Therefore, all geodiversity estimates for northern and central Poland should incorporate the component of pedodiversity, although this was not the case in many earlier studies (Table 3). Furthermore, soil groups can act as a powerful agent in determining biodiversity by creating space for diversified forest habitats [92]. This shows that it is necessary to commence the geodiversity studies of a given area with a diverse set of variables, in order to identify those that exert the most distinct influence on the overall abiotic diversity.…”

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Quantifying Geodiversity at the Continental Scale: Limitations and Prospects

Wolniewicz

2023

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Geodiversity, defined as the natural range of geological, geomorphological, hydrological, and soil features, has been explored in a growing number of studies at different spatial scales. However, most research efforts have been directed at analysing geodiversity at a fine-scale. Here, an estimation of the geodiversity of the European subcontinent is performed using six available high-resolution global data sets that describe the diversity of selected features of the abiotic environment. Six maps representing geomorphological, geological, hydrological, hydrogeological, soil, and topographical diversity are compiled using the methods of centroid analysis and kernel density estimation. The present contribution identifies areas with high values of most geodiversity variables which were not previously studied, nor are included in the network of international geoparks. The study also shows that, although remote sensing images and digital elevation models allow one to grasp a significant understanding of geodiversity on the continental scale, fine-resolution and process-oriented geological data sets are required to further enhance the quality of large-scale geodiversity assessments. To ensure interoperability between studies, a consensus is necessary regarding the analytical methods, classification rules, standardised indices and dictionaries. Without this, comparisons of geodiversity evaluations across different scales and between distant study areas remain difficult.

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“…Thiele-Bruhn et al (2014) note that the formation of chernozems in Central Europe is a relict process and is determined not only by the conditions of the steppe ecosystem, but also depends on the properties of the original substrate, especially on the content of clay and carbonates, the supply of secondary carbonates, and anthropogenic use of the soil. Lasota et al (2019) found formed chernozems under woody vegetation in Poland. Łabaz et al (2019) provide evidence of the fact that the chernozem soils of Southwestern Poland, which are characterized by a thick mollic horizon, rich in humus, dark-colored, structural and saturated with base cations, were formed not only in pronounced steppe conditions under zonal vegetation.…”

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Mechanisms of influence of forest ecosystems on the aggregate composition and water stability of soil aggregates in the semi-arid area of southeast Ukraine

Gorban,

Poleva,

Bilova

et al. 2024

Regul. Mech. Biosyst.

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Modern processes of climate change are accompanied by a number of negative factors, which include aridization, desertification, soil degradation and erosion. The research was were carried out on the territory that is the southern border of the distribution of the late glacial phase of the Dnieper glaciation (Middle Pleistocene, 100–230 thousand years ago). The influence of forest ecosystems on the aggregate composition and water stability of soil aggregates, the features of which determine the protection of soils from erosion and other degradation processes in semiarid conditions, was assessed. It has been established that luvic chernozems of forest ecosystems are characterized by an increased content of aggregates of fractions 2–3, 1–2 and 0.5–1.0 mm, as well as water-stable aggregates of fractions > 5, 0.5–1.0 and 0.25–0.5 mm in the 0–20 cm layer compared to ordinary chernozems of steppe ecosystems. The content of soil organic matter is a determining factor on which the aggregate composition and content of water-stable aggregates in luvic chernozems of forest ecosystems depends. The existence of close direct relationships has been established between the content of soil organic matter and the content of aggregates of the 0.5–1.0 mm fraction, as well as between the content of soil organic matter and the content of water-stable aggregates of fractions 3–5, 2–3 and 1–2 mm in chernozems of steppe and forest ecosystems. The existence of close direct relationships between the sand content and the content of water-stable aggregates of fractions 3–5 and 2–3 mm was revealed. The established increase in the content of soil organic matter and sand in luvic chernozems of forest ecosystems compared to ordinary chernozems of steppe ecosystems is the reason for the improvement in the aggregate composition and the increase in the content of water-stable aggregates. This is a key aspect of increasing the resistance of soils in forest ecosystems to various negative factors, such as desertification, degradation, wind and water soil erosion.

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Forest habitats and forest types on chernozems in south-eastern Poland

Cited by 6 publications

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Chernozem (czarnoziem) – soil of the year 2019 in Poland. Origin, classification and use of chernozems in Poland

Chernozem (czarnoziem) – soil of the year 2019 in Poland. Origin, classification and use of chernozems in Poland

Quantifying Geodiversity at the Continental Scale: Limitations and Prospects

Mechanisms of influence of forest ecosystems on the aggregate composition and water stability of soil aggregates in the semi-arid area of southeast Ukraine

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