Soil chemical properties in forest patches across multiple spatiotemporal scales in mid-Atlantic U.S. metropolitan areas

Trammell, Tara L. E.; Pouyat, Richard V.; D'Amico, Vince

doi:10.1007/s11252-021-01096-5

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“…Another variable with a low influence on Factor 2 was altitude. Regarding multivariate analysis, the study conducted on the Atlantic East Coast of the United States in the urban forests of Newark (Delaware) and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) performed this type of analysis and showed that the variation in Factor 1 (38,1%) is explained by the pH, Ca content, and Ca/Al ratio [20]. In our case, the variation in Factor 1 (51.12%) higher and explained by the SB, silt content, and a relief characteristic-slope.…”

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“…These types of studies were conducted not only in Europe but also on both American continents and in Asia. Thus, soil chemical properties from urban forest patches were studied in Philadelphia (a very populous city in Pennsylvania) and Newark (New Jersey) USA [20]. In other cities in the USA (Louisville, Kentucky), physical, chemical, and heavy metals content were studied in relation to disturbances and vegetation [8].…”

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Assessment of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties among Urban and Peri-Urban Forests: A Case Study from Metropolitan Area of Brasov

Enescu

Dincă

Zup

et al. 2022

Forests

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Cities are affected by the impact of rapid urbanization on changes to soil properties. The aim of this study was to assess the physical and chemical properties of the soil of urban and peri-urban forests and to define which soil property is more significant for these two types of forests. The research took place in urban and peri-urban forests in the metropolitan area of Brasov, Romania. Among the properties determined were: particle size distribution, reaction, soil organic matter content, and the base saturation degree. As supplementary data, for plots from urban forests, the heavy metal content was determined. The results revealed that soils from urban forests had an alkaline reaction and the ones from peri-urban forests had a moderately acid reaction. The soil from the peri-urban plots was sandier and the other ones were more clayey. Testing the differences between the forests led to significant differences in the case of seven properties of which we mentioned pH and sand and clay content. Using PCA, the most significant and important soil properties for urban forests were the sum of basic exchangeable cations, cation exchange capacity, soil organic matter, and silt and clay contents. This study is more relevant in light of the EU Soil Strategy, which sets out a framework and concrete measures to protect and restore soils.

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Assessment of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties among Urban and Peri-Urban Forests: A Case Study from Metropolitan Area of Brasov

Enescu

Dincă

Zup

et al. 2022

Forests

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“…Also, this was reflected in Baltimore and Philadelphia forest sites where the urban sites had elevated calcium compared to reference forest soils (Sonti et al, 2019). However, there are other explanations for soil Ca concentrations, for example, for forest plots across northern Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania, plant invasion and site history explained soil Ca trends better than urban metrics and parent material (Trammell et al, 2021).…”

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“…The soil pH affects the health and establishment of both flora and fauna, including crop yields, crop suitability, plant nutrient availability, and soil micro-organism activity, which influences key soil processes. For example, soil pH has been shown to be strongly associated with the establishment of invasive vegetation in forest patches (Trammell et al, 2021).…”

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“…Regional factors, including natural soil forming factors, atmospheric deposition from distant sources or background deposition would impact soils at the metropolitan scale. At the finer scale, local factors such as parent material, site history, invasive species, polluting source or local deposition due to building construction or traffic, could produce different soil conditions, for example at forest patch scale (Trammell et al, 2021). Due to local and regional environmental effects, soil chemical properties may change over time.…”

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Changes in Soil Chemistry After 17 Years in Urban and Rural Forest Patches

Yesilonis

Giorgio

et al. 2022

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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Cycling of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) is an important ecosystem service that forest soils provide. Humans influence these biogeochemical processes through the deposition of atmospheric pollutants and site disturbances. One way to study these potential anthropogenic trajectories is through long-term monitoring in association with human-caused environmental gradients such as urban-rural gradients. The objective of this study was to characterize changes in surface soil chemistry of urban, suburban and rural forest patches in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Soil composite samples (0–10 cm) were analyzed for macro- and micronutrients, pH, and C. A total of 12 sites in forest patches dominated by white oak (Quercus alba) and tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) were established in 2001, and resampled in 2018. We hypothesized that after almost two decades (1) concentrations of N, Ca, and P, as well as soil pH would be higher, especially in urban forest patches due to local deposition; (2) S levels would be lower due to decreased regional atmospheric deposition and; (3) total soil C would increase overall, but the rate of increase would be higher in the urban end of the gradient due to increased NPP. Overall, means of Ca concentration, pH, and C:N ratios significantly changed from 2001 to 2018. Calcium increased by 35% from 622 to 844 mg kg–1, pH increased from 4.1 to 4.5, and C:N ratios decreased from 17.8 to 16.7. Along the gradient, Ca, N, P, and S were statistically significant with Ca concentration higher in the urban sites; S and N higher in the suburban sites; and P lower in the urban sites. Confounding factors, such as different geologic parent material may have affected these results. However, despite the unique site conditions, patterns of surface soil chemistry in space and time implies that local and regional factors jointly affect soil development in these forest patches. The increase in pH and Ca is especially notable because other long-term studies demonstrated changes in the opposite direction.

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Woody Plant–Soil Relationships in Interstitial Spaces Have Implications for Future Forests Within and Beyond Urban Areas

Mejía,

Groffman,

Avolio

et al. 2023

Ecosystems

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Soil chemical properties in forest patches across multiple spatiotemporal scales in mid-Atlantic U.S. metropolitan areas

Cited by 5 publications

References 38 publications

Assessment of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties among Urban and Peri-Urban Forests: A Case Study from Metropolitan Area of Brasov

Assessment of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties among Urban and Peri-Urban Forests: A Case Study from Metropolitan Area of Brasov

Changes in Soil Chemistry After 17 Years in Urban and Rural Forest Patches

Woody Plant–Soil Relationships in Interstitial Spaces Have Implications for Future Forests Within and Beyond Urban Areas

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