scholarly journals Possibilities of using soil microarthropods, with emphasis on mites (Arachnida, Acari, Mesostigmata), in assessment of successional stages in a reclaimed coal mine dump (Pszów, S Poland)

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
GRAŻYNA MADEJ ◽  
MONIKA KOZUB
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
Soil Microarthropods ◽  
Mine Dumps ◽  
Upper Silesian Coal Basin ◽  
Successional Stages ◽  
Mine Dump ◽  
S Poland

AbstractThe usefulness of 2 methods for biomonitoring of the effects of land rehabilitation were compared in Pszów (Upper Silesian Coal Basin, south of Poland). Thirty-one species of mesostigmatid mites were collected from 3 study plots representing different stages of restoration of the mine dump Wrzosy in Pszów and community structure of the mites was analysed. There was a general trend for mesostigmatid species richness, diversity, and density to increase with the development of vegetation. The dominant early successional mesostigmatid species was the phoreticHypoapis claviger. During this study, 4616 specimens of soil microarthropods were extracted in total. They were classified according to the Biological Soil Quality Index (QBS). We tested the sensitivity and usefulness of this index for monitoring of soil quality and found its good relationship with successional stages in the reclaimed mine dump. Thus the QBS index seems to be an efficient index for monitoring the effects of restoration in mine dumps. It is a simpler, quicker, and cheaper bioindicator method than the earlier method based on community structure analysis of mesostigmatid mites.

The Miocene deep‐seated spontaneous coal‐seam fire in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (S Poland) and its geotectonic trigger mechanism

Terra Nova ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy Nawrocki ◽  
Justyna Ciesielczuk ◽  
Dominik Jura ◽  
Monika J. Fabiańska ◽  
Magdalena Misz‐Kennan
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
Trigger Mechanism ◽  
Upper Silesian Coal Basin ◽  
S Poland

A new approach to elaborate a multifunctional soil quality index

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Barbiroli ◽  
Giovanni Casalicchio ◽  
Andrea Raggi
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
New Approach

scholarly journals Land Degradation Vulnerability Mapping in a Newly-Reclaimed Desert Oasis in a Hyper-Arid Agro-Ecosystem Using AHP and Geospatial Techniques

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1426
Author(s):  
Ahmed S. Abuzaid ◽  
Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman ◽  
Mohamed E. Fadl ◽  
Antonio Scopa
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Western Desert ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Sensing Data

Modelling land degradation vulnerability (LDV) in the newly-reclaimed desert oases is a key factor for sustainable agricultural production. In the present work, a trial for usingremote sensing data, GIS tools, and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was conducted for modeling and evaluating LDV. The model was then applied within 144,566 ha in Farafra, an inland hyper-arid Western Desert Oases in Egypt. Data collected from climate conditions, geological maps, remote sensing imageries, field observations, and laboratory analyses were conducted and subjected to AHP to develop six indices. They included geology index (GI), topographic quality index (TQI), physical soil quality index (PSQI), chemical soil quality index (CSQI), wind erosion quality index (WEQI), and vegetation quality index (VQI). Weights derived from the AHP showed that the effective drivers of LDV in the studied area were as follows: CSQI (0.30) > PSQI (0.29) > VQI (0.17) > TQI (0.12) > GI (0.07) > WEQI (0.05). The LDV map indicated that nearly 85% of the total area was prone to moderate degradation risks, 11% was prone to high risks, while less than 1% was prone to low risks. The consistency ratio (CR) for all studied parameters and indices were less than 0.1, demonstrating the high accuracy of the AHP. The results of the cross-validation demonstrated that the performance of ordinary kriging models (spherical, exponential, and Gaussian) was suitable and reliable for predicting and mapping soil properties. Integrated use of remote sensing data, GIS, and AHP would provide an effective methodology for predicting LDV in desert oases, by which proper management strategies could be adopted to achieve sustainable food security.

scholarly journals Determining the impacts of deforestation and corn cultivation on soil quality in tropical acidic red soils using a soil quality index

2021 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 107580
Author(s):  
Wuping Huang ◽  
Mingming Zong ◽  
Zexin Fan ◽  
Yuan Feng ◽  
Shiyu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Soil Quality Index ◽  
Red Soils

Trace Metal Availability and Soil Quality Index Relationships under Different Land Uses

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 1629-1637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Ivezić ◽  
Bal Ram Singh ◽  
Vlatka Gvozdić ◽  
Zdenko Lončarić
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metal ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Metal Availability ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Soil Quality Index

scholarly journals Phosphorus Content in Deposits of Zofiówka Monocline (Sw Part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin)

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Marcisz
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Content ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
Upper Silesian Coal Basin

Streszczenie Przeprowadzono charakterystykę zmienności zawartości fosforu w 29 pokładach węgla kamien- nego złóż Pniówek i Zofiówka, występujących na monoklinie Zofiówki. Dokonano tego na podstawie utworzonej cyfrowej bazy danych obejmującej 2730 próbek, spośród których w 1674 oznaczono zawartość tego pierwiastka. Przeprowadzono podstawowe analizy statystyczne, za pomocą których określono m.in. liczbę próbek, w któiych oznaczono zawartość fosforu w poszczególnych pokładach, a także minimalną, maksymalną oraz średnią zawartość tego pierwiastka w danym pokładzie. Prześledzono zmiany zawartości fosforu w układzie horyzontalnym (w dwóch kierunkach: E-W oraz N-S) i wertykalnym (wraz z głębokością). Wykreślono także mapy izolinii zawartości fosforu we wszystkich badanych pokładach węgla. Wyniki badań wykazały, że zawartość fosforu w badanych pokładach złóż monokliny Zofiówki zmienia się w szerokim zakresie od 0,001 do 0,550% Pa (śr. 0,064%). Występuje w nich zatem węgiel o stosunkowo wysokiej - niekorzystnej przy produkcji koksu - zawartości fosforu. Najniższymi zawartościami tego parametru odznaczają się pokłady 417/1, 418/1-2, 502/1 oraz 505/1, najwyższymi natomiast -362/1 i 406/1. Nie wykazano żadnej ogólnej tendencji zmian zawartości fosforu. W każdym z pokładów obserwuje się odmienny charakter tych zmian. Nie stwierdzono także żadnego powiązania z przynależnością stratygraficzną.

scholarly journals Effects of Land-Use Change on Soil Functionality and Biodiversity: Toward Sustainable Planning of New Vineyards

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Elena Gagnarli ◽  
Giuseppe Valboa ◽  
Nadia Vignozzi ◽  
Donatella Goggioli ◽  
Silvia Guidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Soil Biodiversity ◽  
Soil Microarthropods ◽  
Quick Recovery ◽  
Sustainable Planning ◽  
Soil Functionality ◽  
One Year ◽  
Soil Microarthropod

Sustainable agriculture largely depends on soil biodiversity and requires efficient methods to assess the effectiveness of agronomic planning. Knowledge of the landscape and relative pedosite is enriched by data on the soil microarthropod community, which represent useful bio-indicators for early soil-quality detection in land-use change (LUC). In the hilly Maremma region of Grosseto, Italy, two areas, a >10ys meadow converted into a vineyard and an old biodynamic vineyard (no-LUC), were selected for evaluating the LUC effect. For maintaining soil vitality and ecosystem services by meadow, the vineyard was planted and cultivated using criteria of the patented “Corino method”. The aim was to evaluate the LUC impact, within one year, by assessing parameters characterizing soil properties and soil microarthropod communities after the vineyard was planted. The adopted preservative method in the new vineyards did not show a detrimental impact on the biodiversity of soil microarthropods, and in particular, additional mulching contributed to a quick recovery from soil stress due to working the plantation. In the short term, the adopted agricultural context confirmed that the targeted objectives preserved the soil quality and functionality.

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