Development of soil microbial properties in topsoil layer during spontaneous succession in heaps after brown coal mining in relation to humus microstructure development

Frouz, Jan; Nováková, Alena

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Development of soil microbial properties in topsoil layer during spontaneous succession in heaps after brown coal mining in relation to humus microstructure development

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SYSNO ASEP	0026238
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Ostatní články
Title	Development of soil microbial properties in topsoil layer during spontaneous succession in heaps after brown coal mining in relation to humus microstructure development
Title	Vývoj půdních mikrobiálních vlastností během spontánní sukcese na výsypkách po těžbě hnědého uhlí v závislosti na mikrostruktuře nadložního humusu
Author(s)	Frouz, Jan (UPB-H) Nováková, Alena (UPB-H)
Source Title	Geoderma. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0016-7061 Roč. 129, 1-2 (2005), s. 54-64
Number of pages	11 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	NL - Netherlands
Keywords	succession in heaps ; microbial respiration ; biomass
Subject RIV	EH - Ecology, Behaviour
R&D Projects	GA526/01/1055 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
CEZ	AV0Z60660521 - UPB-H, BC-A (2005-2011)
Annotation	A wide spectrum of soil microbial parameters (microbial biomass, respiration, direct counts of bacterial, fungal mycelium length, cellulose decomposition and FDA activity) was studied in the chronosequence of 1- to 41-year-old plots of spontaneous succession on post-mining sites near the town of Sokolov. At these sites, soil chemical properties and the role of humus micromorphology (driven by soil fauna activity) were recorded, and their relation to changes in microbial properties was evaluated. Growth of herbs and grasses occurred only occasionally on 3- to 14-year-old plots. Shrubs (Salix caprea) covered a plot 15-25 years old, and 26- to 41-year-old plots were forested mainly with Populus tremuloides and Betula spp. Organic matter content increased, while pH decreased during succession. Organic matter accumulation seems to be the main factor affecting the development of the soil microbial community.
Workplace	Institute of Soil Biology (until 2005)
Contact	Ivana Chytková, chytkova@upb.cas.cz, Tel.: 387 775 753
Year of Publishing	2006

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