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Development of soil biota in post mining forest sites established by reclamation and spontaneous succession - preliminary results of an ongoing study

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    SYSNO ASEP0206376
    Document TypeC - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.)
    R&D Document TypeConference Paper
    TitleDevelopment of soil biota in post mining forest sites established by reclamation and spontaneous succession - preliminary results of an ongoing study
    Author(s) Frouz, Jan (UPB-H)
    Pižl, Václav (UPB-H)
    Tajovský, Karel (UPB-H)
    Balík, Vladimír (UPB-H)
    Háněl, Ladislav (UPB-H)
    Starý, Josef (UPB-H)
    Lukešová, Alena (UPB-H)
    Nováková, Alena (UPB-H)
    Source TitleProceedings of the 28th Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation. - Tampa : Hillsborough Community College, 2001
    Pagess. 122-129
    Number of pages8 s.
    ActionAnnual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation /28./
    Event date10.05.2001-11.05.2001
    VEvent locationTampa
    CountryUS - United States
    Event typeWRD
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordssoil biota ; post mining forest sites ; spontaneous succession
    Subject RIVEH - Ecology, Behaviour
    R&D ProjectsGA526/01/1055 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    CEZAV0Z6066911 - UPB-H, BC-A
    AnnotationDensity and community structure of a wide spectrum of soil organisms (microscopic fungi, algae, testate amoebae, nematodes, lumbricids, oribatid mites, diplopods, terrestrial isopods and dipteran larvae) were studied in the Sokolov coal mining district (Czech Republic) at three post mining plots that were allowed to spontaneously regenerate on alkaline clay spoils. Only scarce herbaceous vegetation was found on eight year old plots; shrubs (Salix caprea) on thirteen year old plots. The results were compared with a similar chronosequence of reclaimed alder forests. Reclaimed sites were leveled before trees were planted, whereas on spontaneous sites longitudinal depressions and elevations remained as formed by heaping. This resulted in the accumulation of litter and more diverse and abundant communities of soil biota in depressions in younger plots. In older plots, these differences decreased and in some groups such as soil algae, more diverse and abundant communities occurred in elevated sites. The development of soil biota in younger spontaneous plots seemed to be slower than in alder reclamation, but in older sites the communities of many of the investigated groups were roughly comparable with reclaimed sites in terms of abundance and species number. Because of differences in species composition, the spontaneous plots may increase the diversity of post mining areas.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Soil Biology (until 2005)
    ContactIvana Chytková, chytkova@upb.cas.cz, Tel.: 387 775 753
    Year of Publishing2003

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