Microbial Indicators of Urban Soils and Their Role in the Assessment of Ecosystem Services: a Review

Ananyeva, N. D.; Ivashchenko, Kristina; Sushko, Sofia

doi:10.1134/s1064229321100033

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“…However, the values obtained for the park soil exceed 5 times indices for the background (Table 1) that may be the result of urban impact on hydrocarbon accumulation not just for soils of the transport and industrial zones of the city, but for the soils of the recreational area. It is known that parameters of biochemical and microbiological activity of soils are closely associated with their physicochemical properties and pollution levels [7,8,19]. Our data indicate a relatively high level of enzymatic activity of urban soils (Figure 1).…”

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Biological activity of forest litters in Ukhta City’s Central Park soils (The Komi Republic)

Kryazheva,

Vinogradova,

Shakhtarova

et al. 2023

E3S Web Conf.

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Physicochemical properties and parameters of biological activity of forest litter horizons of illuvial-ferruginous podzols, formed the main part of soil cover of the largest recreational zone of Ukhta city, the G. A. Karchevsky Central Park, have been determined for the first time ever. In the park soils, a change in the basic agrochemical parameters (alkalinization and an increase in the content of available forms of the most important biogens with the exception of organic compounds carbon), the accumulation of heavy metals (up to moderately toxic level according to value of total pollution index) and petroleum hydrocarbons were indicated in comparison with background soils. An increase in soil enzymes (catalase, invertase) activity and a metabolic activity of soil microbial community was established. Based on the spectra of organic substrate consumption (multisubstrate testing method), a higher activity of all microbial functional (trophic) groups, with the exception of bacteria that consume alcohols, hexoses, and amino acids as an energy source, was revealed.

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“…At present, microbial communities of urban soils are being actively studied in Russia. Such studies have been conducted in more than 30 cities [8]. But at the same time there are still regions where urban soils are still poorly studied in this aspect.…”

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Biological activity of forest litters in Ukhta City’s Central Park soils (The Komi Republic)

Kryazheva,

Vinogradova,

Shakhtarova

et al. 2023

E3S Web Conf.

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“…An increase in this index indicates stress or perturbations, while a decrease indicates the microorganisms are maximizing the resource yield. This index is therefore a "warning bell" of substrate microbial degradation [37].…”

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Biological Activities in Artificially Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Growing Substrates

Papa,

Alvarez-Romero

2023

Soil Systems

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The ingestion of vegetables grown in soils or in cultivation substrate contaminated with heavy metals (HMs) and irrigated with wastewater is a potential problem for human health and food quality. The increasing disappearance of fertile soils has led to an increase in the practice of soil-less cultivation and the use of growing substrates, but the choice of the right substrate and its sustainable management is essential to ensure the production of quality and safe vegetables for all while minimizing the impact on the environment and human health. The present study measures the combined effects of different HMs (V, Ni, Cd, Pb, Cu, Cr) on microbial biomass, respiration, and enzyme activities (EAs) in an artificially contaminated commercial growing substrate. The concentrations of HMs were estimated by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy; enzyme activities via spectrophotometric assays; respiration via CO2 evolution; and microbial biomass C via the fumigation extraction method. The results showed a reduction in both respiration and all enzyme activities. The reduction in EAs highlighted a notable influence on microorganism-mediated C, N, S, and P cycles, strongly reducing substrate health. Microbial biomass did not show significant differences, but the increase in the metabolic quotient highlighted how the toxicity of HMs reduces the energy use efficiency of microbial metabolic processes.

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“…The soil microbial community reacts swiftly to the presence of pollutants: the total number of microorganisms and their species diversity change, the ac-tivity of soil enzymes, soil respiration and processes affecting the cycles of basic biogenic elements is inhibited. Microbial ecophysiological indicators characterizing the specific activity of the microbi-ome (respiratory and enzymatic activity per unit of biomass) are very informative for assessing the effi-ciency of organic matter decomposition, reflect a wide range of ecosystem services, are characterized by a certain reliability and recognition, the presence of standardized and relatively simple methods of their determination [6].…”

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Comparative Assessment of The Climatological Conditions on The Biological Activity of Ampelocenoses Soils Cultivated in The Wine-Growing Regions of The Southern Coast of Crimea and The Eastern Part of The National Park “Fruska Gora”

Gabechaya,

Andreeva,

Morev

2024

BIO Web Conf.

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Over the last years, research interest in the use of soil biological activity indicator for predicting the state and sustainability of natural and agroecosystems has increased significantly due to climatic changes altering the location and boundaries of established agroclimatic belts. These changes are characterized by unprecedented speed, as well as spatial and temporal heterogeneity. In this regard, the identification of regularities of influence of regional agroclimatic factors on soil microbiota as an indicator of soil health under different types of land use is of great relevance. In this paper, we tried to determine the climatic factors limiting the activity of soil microbiome functioning on the basis of calculation of climatic indices in two regions of grape cultivation close in temperature regime, but contrasting in humidity, located in the Republic of Crimea and the Republic of Serbia.

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Microbial Indicators of Urban Soils and Their Role in the Assessment of Ecosystem Services: a Review

Cited by 20 publications

References 79 publications

Biological activity of forest litters in Ukhta City’s Central Park soils (The Komi Republic)

Biological activity of forest litters in Ukhta City’s Central Park soils (The Komi Republic)

Biological Activities in Artificially Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Growing Substrates

Comparative Assessment of The Climatological Conditions on The Biological Activity of Ampelocenoses Soils Cultivated in The Wine-Growing Regions of The Southern Coast of Crimea and The Eastern Part of The National Park “Fruska Gora”

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