Interactions between soil development, vegetation and soil fauna during spontaneous succession in post mining sites

Frouz, Jan; Prach, Karel; Pižl, Václav; Háněl, Ladislav; Starý, Josef; Tajovský, Karel; Materna, Jan; Balı́k, Vladimı́r; Kalčík, Jiří; Řehounková, Klára

doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.09.002

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“…4). There were more similarities than differences between planted pine and un-reclaimed sites after 50 years, which is in agreement with European studies indicating that differences between reclaimed and naturally colonized post-mining sites decrease over time (Prach et al, 2001;Frouz et al, 2008). Rapid forest development in this particular case may be facilitated by the relatively small size of mined sites which may speed up natural succession, and the narrow, linear shape of the disturbance that left all parts of the site in relatively close proximity to intact forest.…”

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“…Samples were transported and stored at 4° C until analysis. Soil macrofauna was extracted from composite samples using a Tulgren extractor as described in Frouz et al (2008). Extracted fauna was hand sorted under a dissection microscope, divided into the lowest practical taxon, and counted.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recovery of soil and vegetation is the basic precondition for recovery of a functional ecosystem (Bradshaw, 1997) and abandoned mined land may be gradually re-vegetated through the successional sequence, which leads to soil formation and ecosystem re-establishment. However, successional processes are slow, hence restoration approaches have been adopted to speed up ecosystem recovery, but the question of whether these result in long-term ecosystem recovery in a way that is similar to succession alone has not yet been often tested due to the relatively recent growth of restoration science (Prach et al, 2001;Frouz et al, 2008).…”

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Vegetation and soil development in planted pine and naturally regenerated hardwood stands 48 years after mining

Frouz¹,

Franklin²

2014

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Abstract. Restoration activities at the time of stand initiation can have lasting effects on subsequent recovery of stand structure and function. Here we compared several metrics, with an emphasis on soils, of structure and function in forest stands that had been planted with pine or remained unplanted, and had undergone primary succession over 48 years on mine spoils. These were also compared to reference sites in the adjacent forest, to test the hypothesis that the development of forest functional processes will differ between planted and unplanted sites. Areas planted to pine had a lower basal area, and lower soil and microbial respiration rates than did unplanted areas. Basal area of unplanted sites was comparable or higher than that of reference sites, suggesting that the natural succession of hardwood may lead to better long-term recovery than planting of pine. Differences in root biomass, along with corresponding differences in soil respiration, suggest that below-ground biomass production recovers more slowly than does above-ground productivity. Mined sites had a greater stock of phosphorus than did reference sites. The greater presence of earthworms on mined sites may speed up nutrient cycling, as indicated by faster cellulose decomposition.

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“…Considering that these animals are abundant detritivores, they may be influencing soil restoration processes in this area by the acceleration of humus-forming processes that efficiently contribute to nutrient availability for the establishment of the plant community (Frouz et al, 2008;. On the other hand, as bioaccumulator organisms that are predated by a wide range of animals, both invertebrates and vertebrates (Sunderland & Sutton, 1980), they are likely to take part in the process of biomagnification of heavy metals through the food chain.…”

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Neotropical woodlice (isopoda) colonizing leaf-litter of pioneer plants in a coal residue disposal environment

Podgaiski

Quadros

Araujo

et al. 2011

Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Solo

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The irregular disposal of coal combustion residues has adverse impacts on terrestrial ecosystems. Pioneer plants and soil invertebrates play an important role in the recovery of these areas. The goal of this study was to investigate the colonization patterns of terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea) in leaf litter of three spontaneous pioneer plants (grass -Poaceae, shrub -Euphorbiaceae, treeAnarcadiaceae) at sites used for fly ash or boiler slag disposal. The experiment consisted of eight blocks (four per disposal site) of 12 litter bags each (four per plant species) that were randomly removed after 6, 35, 70 or 140 days of field exposure. Three isopod species were found in the litter bags: Atlantoscia floridana (van Name, 1940) (Philosciidae; n = 116), Benthana taeniata Araujo & Buckup, 1994 (Philosciidae; n = 817) and Balloniscus sellowii (Brandt, 1833) (Balloniscidae; n = 48). The isopods colonized the three leaf-litter species equally during the exposure period. However, the pattern of leaf-litter colonization by these species suggests a conflict of objectives between high quality food and shelter availability. The occurrence of A. floridana and the abundance and fecundity of B. taeniata were influenced by the residue type, indicating that the isopods have different degrees of tolerance to the characteristics of the studied sites. Considering that terrestrial isopods are abundant detritivores and stimulate the humus-forming processes, it is suggested that they could have an indirect influence on the soil restoration of this area.Index terms: detritivores, coal residues, litter bags.(

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“…According to Frouz et al (2008), plants play a key role in the establishment of the habitat physical structure, besides being part of the food chain of soil organisms. Vicente et al (2010) commented that the greatest richness is the availability of a microhabitat provided by vegetation differences, justifying the results found for BOFT and BOVTFT.…”

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Biological and microbiological attributes in Oxisol managed with cover crops

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Matsuoka

Bertollo

et al. 2017

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The inclusion of winter cover crops and fertilization with nitrogen to the soil can have an effect on their biological and microbiological attributes. The aim of this study was to evaluate biological and microbiological attributes in soil under different winter cover crops and nitrogen doses. The experiment was conducted at the Frederico Westphalen-RS campus of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in a Rhodic Hapludox soil. The experimental design was a randomized block in factorial arrangement (2 x 10): 10 winter cover crops systems (Fallow [control], black oats, white oats, ryegrass, forage turnip, vetch, white lupine; black oat + forage turnip; black oat + vetch and black oat + vetch + fodder turnip), and two nitrogen rates in the form of urea applied in successive crops of beans common and maize, with four replications. We assessed the biological attributes (Margalef's richness, Simpson's dominance, Shannon's diversity and abundance of organisms) and microbiological (carbon and nitrogen microbial biomass, basal respiration, metabolic quotient and microbial quotient of the soil). The fallow with wild species and white lupine showed greater Simpson's dominance and abundance of organisms due to the increase in the number of individuals of the order Collembola. Vetch improved the biological attributes of the soil with increase in Collembola abundance and diversity of organisms of soil fauna. The application of nitrogen favored the microbial biomass carbon and reduced the metabolic quotient. Key words: Management. Soil fauna. Soil quality. ResumoA inclusão de plantas de cobertura de inverno e adubação com nitrogênio (N) ao solo pode exercer efeito nos seus atributos biológicos e microbiológicos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar atributos biológicos e microbiológicos em solo submetido a diferentes plantas de cobertura de inverno e doses de nitrogênio. O trabalho foi conduzido no campus de Frederico Westphalen, RS da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria de abril de 2010 a outubro de 2013 em Latossolo Vermelho distrófico típico. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos ao acaso em arranjo fatorial (10 x 2) sendo 10 sistemas de plantas de cobertura de inverno: Pousio (testemunha com espécies espontâneas); Aveia preta; Aveia branca; Azevém; Nabo forrageiro; Ervilhaca; Tremoço branco; Aveia preta + Nabo forrageiro; Aveia

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Interactions between soil development, vegetation and soil fauna during spontaneous succession in post mining sites

Cited by 332 publications

References 37 publications

Vegetation and soil development in planted pine and naturally regenerated hardwood stands 48 years after mining

Vegetation and soil development in planted pine and naturally regenerated hardwood stands 48 years after mining

Neotropical woodlice (isopoda) colonizing leaf-litter of pioneer plants in a coal residue disposal environment

Biological and microbiological attributes in Oxisol managed with cover crops

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