Influence of various tree species on the properties of soils in the “Kamennaya Steppe”

Abstract The influence of various tree species of forest plantations on the soil properties of the “Kamenno-Stepnoye Experimental Forestry” (Talovsky District, Voronezh Region, Russia) is considered. The aim of the study is to reveal the degree of transformation of the properties of chernozems under various perennial plantations, since forest reclamation is the most important measure to optimize the agroecological state of soils. The researchers note that different tree species have different effects on soil properties. However, this issue is still insufficiently studied and relevant. The research results showed the positive role of tree species on the structural and aggregate state of soils and their water-physical properties. It was found that tree species contribute to the optimization of soil density, humus and moisture reserves. It was revealed that the influence of different tree species on the agroecological state of chernozems is not the same. Thus, under larch (Larix siberica Ldb.) And maple (Acer platanoides L.), the maximum increase in the level of soil humus was observed, as well as a significant improvement in the physical and water-physical properties of soils. What makes this breed the most promising for use in soil protection of the steppe zone.

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Diagnostic role of soil physical properties of forest biogeocoenoses of the Ukrainian steppe zone

Ecology and Noospherology ◽

10.15421/031814 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

Author(s):

V. A. Gorban

Keyword(s):

Physical Properties ◽

Soil Properties ◽

Granulometric Composition ◽

Steppe Zone ◽

Diagnostic Value ◽

Soil Physical Properties ◽

Soil Science ◽

Pedotransfer Functions ◽

Diagnostic Feature ◽

Aggregate Composition

For the current stage of the development of soil science it is relevant to search for objectively existing interactions between the various soil properties. Solving this issue most appropriately should be based on the establishment of pedotransfer functions. Pedotransfer functions appeared at the time of the birth of quantitative soil science, when one of the properties of the soil tried to predict others when it became clear that everything in the soil is interrelated when it was established that there is a well-defined number of fundamental, basic properties of the soil, which is basically defines its other properties. Accordingly, the purpose of our work is to establish the diagnostic value of the individual soil physical properties of forest biogeocoenoses of the steppe by means of determining the existing interconnections between them and other properties and characteristics of these soils. The solution of this issue is one of the tasks of developing research on the soil physical properties of forest biogeocoenoses of the Ukrainian steppe zone. The diagnostic value of granulometric and structural-aggregate composition, density and permeability for determining the general state of soils due to the existence of certain interactions between the indicated parameters and other soil properties is considered. The granulometric composition is a fundamental soil characteristic that determines not only the physical state, but also all the main soil properties and regimes of forest biogeocoenoses of the Ukrainian steppe zone. The structural and aggregate composition is an important complex diagnostic feature of chernozem, which helps to reveal the peculiarities of their genesis under the influence of forest vegetation, in particular as a result of changes in the content and composition of organic matter, exchange cations, the influence of root vegetation systems, etc. The soil density, due to existing interactions with other soil properties, is an important diagnostic feature that reflects the features of their genesis and regimes, which determines the specificity of the ecological functions of the soils of forest biogeocoenoses of the Ukrainian steppe zone. Water permeability can be considered as a complex characteristic of soils, which to a certain extent reflects their granulometric composition, porosity, structural and aggregate composition, determines the features of the water-air regime. The differences of physical properties of zonal chernozems and chernozems, the genesis of which are connected with artificial and natural forest biogeocoenoses within the steppe zone of Ukraine, are analyzed. The relevance of the further search for relationships between physical indicators that are easily and promptly analyzed, and other soil properties for expanding diagnostic possibilities with respect to their genesis is pointed out.

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Using Native Vegetation Screens to Lessen the Visual Impact of Rural Buildings in the Sierras de Béjar and Francia Biosphere Reserve: Case Studies and Public Survey

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11092595 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 2595 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jacinto Garrido Velarde ◽

María Jesús Montero Parejo ◽

Julio Hernández Blanco ◽

Lorenzo García Moruno

Keyword(s):

Tree Species ◽

Native Species ◽

Biosphere Reserve ◽

Positive Role ◽

Urban Green Spaces ◽

Public Survey ◽

Rural Buildings ◽

Non Local ◽

Visual Impact

Tree screens have a demonstrated role in lessening the visual impact of buildings nonintegrated aesthetically by means of filtering façades. This is particularly useful on village fringes and in areas bordering urban green spaces. However, the role of other vegetal structure such as climber species, and their optimal percentage for façade filtering, have not been measured yet. The main objectives of present study were: (1) To guess if climber species have a similar positive role to lessen the visual impact of a façade than tree species, and (2) to compare optimal percentage of coverage for both vegetal structures. To explore them, we designed three percentages of partial-concealment vegetation screens (0% none, 40–50% medium, 70–80% high), comprising tree or climber native species from a study area, in eight buildings from the same region. As a result, 24 final infographics were evaluated by two groups of interviewees: 27 local people and 39 non-local university students. Respondents had to assess the integration of the building in terms of visual preference using an ascending scale with 5 options from “Very poor” = 1 to “Very good” = 5. The results show a clear linear positive response of participants when increasing the percentage of coverage by both types of vegetal screens. However, positive significant valuation over 3 points on average was reached before in tree species screens (3.06, in 40–50% of façade coverage) than in climbing species screens (3.02 in 70–80% of façade coverage). Finally, there was a high consensus in responses when both groups polled were compared.

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Experiences with forest reclamation of settling basins after industrial processing of manganese ore and pyritic shales

Journal of Forest Science ◽

10.17221/2025-jfs ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 53 (No. 11) ◽

pp. 516-522

Author(s):

P. Čermák ◽

F. Fér

Keyword(s):

Pinus Sylvestris ◽

Soil Properties ◽

Root System ◽

Scots Pine ◽

Tree Species ◽

Manganese Ore ◽

Visual Evaluation ◽

Industrial Processing ◽

Anthropogenic Soil ◽

Forest Reclamation

This article describes the problem of forest reclamation of settling basins after industrial processing of manganese ore and pyritic shale at the age of 20–30 years. Soil properties of anthropogenic soil (overlaid layers, deposited sediments), nutrition state of assimilation organs, vitality of aboveground organs of tree species were investigated by instant visual evaluation using recommended macromorphological criteria and architecture of the Scots pine (<I>Pinus sylvestris</I> L.) root system.

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Response of Strawberry plant (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) to inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Trichoderma viride

Journal of Applied and Natural Science ◽

10.31018/jans.v2i2.122 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 213-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sonika Chauhan ◽

Aditya Kumar ◽

Chhavi Mangla ◽

Ashok Aggarwal

Keyword(s):

Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽

Trichoderma Viride ◽

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽

Am Fungi ◽

Root Weight ◽

Maximum Increase ◽

Positive Role ◽

Acaulospora Laevis ◽

Shoot Weight

The present paper represents the positive role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungi as biofertilizers in strawberry. Experiments were carried out to assess the effectiveness of Trichoderma viride and AM fungi (Glomus mosseae and Acaulospora laevis) alone or in combination, on the growth and biomass production of strawberry. After 120 days, dual inoculation of A. laevis + T. viride showed maximum increase in plant height (30.5±0.3), fresh shoot weight (10.16±0.20), dry shoot weight (2.82±0.02), fresh root weight (6.70±0.10), total chlorophyll (0.841±0.05) and phosphorus content in root (1.13±0.02) as compared to control. However root colonization and AM spore number were maximum in G. mosseae + A. lavies (90.76±1.32) and in G. mosseae (211.16±2.56) respectively as compared to uninoculated plants. Triple inoculation of G. mosseae + A. laevis + T. viride (12.33± 057) was effective in increasing the leaf area.

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Are Three Items Sufficient to Measure Sense of Coherence?

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000337 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 229-237 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Francesca Chiesi ◽

Andrea Bonacchi ◽

Caterina Primi ◽

Alessandro Toccafondi ◽

Guido Miccinesi

Keyword(s):

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Clinical Samples ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Time Saving ◽

Positive Role ◽

Patients With Cancer ◽

Measure Sense

Abstract. The present study aimed at evaluating if the three-item sense of coherence (SOC) scale developed by Lundberg and Nystrom Peck (1995) can be effectively used for research purpose in both nonclinical and clinical samples. To provide evidence that it represents adequately the measured construct we tested its validity in a nonclinical (N = 658) and clinical sample (N = 764 patients with cancer). Results obtained in the nonclinical sample attested a positive relation of SOC – as measured by the three-item SOC scale – with Antonovsky’s 13-item and 29-item SOC scales (convergent validity), and with dispositional optimism, sense of mastery, anxiety, and depression symptoms (concurrent validity). Results obtained in the clinical sample confirmed the criterion validity of the scale attesting the positive role of SOC – as measured by the three-item SOC scale – on the person’s capacity to respond to illness and treatment. The current study provides evidence that the three-item SOC scale is a valid, low-loading, and time-saving instrument for research purposes on large sample.

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