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Woś B, Sierka E, Kompała-Bąba A, Bierza W, Chodak M, Pietrzykowski M. Nutrient uptake efficiency and stoichiometry for different plant functional groups on spoil heap after hard coal mining in Upper Silesia, Poland. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 924:171612. [PMID: 38462010 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Various plant functional groups (PFGs) used in the reclamation of post-mining heaps may differ in their nutrient uptake efficiency and thus in their effect on the ecosystem development. The effect of PFGs may be additionally modified by the applied reclamation measures such as e.g. topsoiling. In this study we compared the nutrient uptake efficiencies and plant stoichiometry for two PFGs (grasses and forbs) growing on the sites reclaimed by applying topsoil (TS) and unreclaimed sites on carboniferous bare rock (BR) in hard coal spoil heap in Upper Silesia (southern Poland). Basic soil parameters, including pH, texture, soil organic carbon, and nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, and Mg), were measured, and the aboveground plant biomass and nutrient content in plant tissue were determined. Forbs were characterized by a larger biomass and higher nutrient concentrations (except for P) than grasses. The TS treatment supported higher concentrations of N and P in plant tissues but not to the level ensuring more significant primary biomass production. The nutrient concentration and elemental stoichiometry in plant tissue indicated that N was the primary limiting element. However, the major growth limitation for N-fixing forbs was from P. Forbs were much more efficient in nutrient uptake than grasses, independent of the reclamation treatment. Therefore, they stimulate nutrient cycling in the restored ecosystems more than grasses.
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- Bartłomiej Woś
- Department of Ecological Engineering and Forest Hydrology, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Kraków, al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Krakow, Poland.
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 28, 40-032 Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 28, 40-032 Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 28, 40-032 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Management and Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Ecological Engineering and Forest Hydrology, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Kraków, al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Krakow, Poland
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Vuko M, Cania B, Vogel C, Kublik S, Schloter M, Schulz S. Shifts in reclamation management strategies shape the role of exopolysaccharide and lipopolysaccharide-producing bacteria during soil formation. Microb Biotechnol 2020; 13:584-598. [PMID: 31920012 PMCID: PMC7017822 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Polymeric substances produced by microbes play a key role for the development of soil aggregates. Here, we investigated the dynamics of bacterial families contributing to the formation of exopolysaccharides and lipopolysaccharides, major constituents of polymeric substances, at a managed land reclamation site of a post-mining area. We collected soil samples from the initial and the agricultural management phase and expected a peak in the abundance of bacteria capable for exopolysaccharide and lipopolysaccharide production at the points of the biggest disturbances. We used shotgun metagenomic sequencing in combination with measurements of exopolysaccharide concentrations. Our results underline the importance of exopolysaccharide and lipopolysaccharide-producing bacteria after nutrient input combined with structural disturbance events, caused here by the initial planting of alfalfa and the introduction of a tillage regime together with organic fertilization in the agricultural management phase. Moreover, the changes in management caused a shift in the exopolysaccharide/lipopolysaccharide-producing community. The initial phase was dominated by typical colonizers of oligotrophic environments, specifically nitrogen fixers (Rhizobiaceae, Comamonadaceae, Hyphomicrobiaceae), while bacteria common in agricultural soils, such as Sphingomonadaceae, Oxalobacteraceae and Nitrospiraceae, prevailed in the agricultural management phase.
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- Miljenka Vuko
- Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenIngolstädter Landstr. 1DE‐85764NeuherbergGermany
- Chair of Soil ScienceTechnical University of MunichEmil‐Ramann‐Straße 2DE‐85354FreisingGermany
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- Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenIngolstädter Landstr. 1DE‐85764NeuherbergGermany
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- Institute of Soil Science and Site EcologyTechnical University of DresdenPienner Str. 19DE‐01737TharandtGermany
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- Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenIngolstädter Landstr. 1DE‐85764NeuherbergGermany
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- Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenIngolstädter Landstr. 1DE‐85764NeuherbergGermany
- Chair of Soil ScienceTechnical University of MunichEmil‐Ramann‐Straße 2DE‐85354FreisingGermany
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- Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenIngolstädter Landstr. 1DE‐85764NeuherbergGermany
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Zhang Z, Wang J, Feng Y. Linking the reclaimed soils and rehabilitated vegetation in an opencast coal mining area: a complex network approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:19365-19378. [PMID: 31073835 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05285-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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As two main factors, soil and vegetation play key roles in land rehabilitation and ecological remediation of mining areas. There is a complex interaction between soil and vegetation, and understanding the mechanisms of interaction between soil and vegetation is of great significance for land rehabilitation and ecological remediation in mining areas. This study introduced complex network method to analyze the complex interaction systematically. A survey of vegetation and soil properties in 70 reclaimed plots was carried out in the Anjialing and Antaibao opencast coal-mines in Shanxi, China. The indices of soil and vegetation acted as nodes, and the interaction between these indices as sides to establish a soil-vegetation network. Calculating the network indices to analyze the structure of a complex network and explore the mechanism of interaction between soil and vegetation. SOM (soil organic matter) was at the core of the soil-vegetation interaction network. The average path length of the soil-vegetation network was 1.8, with a faster rate of information transfer. The soil-vegetation network consisted of three clusters (soil physical property cluster, soil chemical property cluster, and vegetation cluster), in which the soil chemical property cluster owned the highest clustering coefficient and the largest number of triangles, and it was most stable and the interaction within the cluster was strongest. The soil-vegetation network was stable and the connectivity of the network had robustness to node failures. The scale of the network became larger and the network became tighter and more stable with the increase of reclamation time. Some measures should be conducted to promote vegetation restoration by improving important soil nodes, e.g., surface soil covering, applying organic fertilizer, and planting nitrogen-fixing plants.
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- Zhaotong Zhang
- College of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuanlu, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuanlu, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Natural Resources, 100035, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuanlu, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Relationship between Wetland Plant Communities and Environmental Factors in the Tumen River Basin in Northeast China. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11061559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Understanding what controls wetland vegetation community composition is vital to conservation and biodiversity management. This study investigates the factors that affect wetland plant communities and distribution in the Tumen River Basin, Northeast China, an internationally important wetland for biodiversity conservation. We recorded floristic composition of herbaceous plants, soil properties, and microclimatic variables in 177, 1 × 1 m2 quadrats at 45 sites, located upstream (26), midstream (12), and downstream (7) of the Basin. We used TWINSPAN to define vegetation communities and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) to examine the relationships between environmental and biological factors within the wetland plant communities. We recorded 100 plant species from 93 genera and 40 families in the upstream, 100 plant species from 57 genera and 31 families in the midstream, and 85 plant species from 76 genera and 38 families in the downstream. Higher species richness was recorded upstream of the River Basin. The plant communities and distribution were influenced by elevation, soil properties (total potassium, pH, and available phosphorus), and microclimate variables (surface temperature, precipitation, average temperature, sunshine hours, and relative humidity). More than any other factor, according to our results, elevation strongly influenced the structure of wetland plant communities. These findings support prevailing models describing the distribution of wetland plants along environmental gradients. The determination of the relationship between soil and plants is a useful way to better understand the ecosystem condition and can help manage the wetland ecosystem.
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Carbon Dynamics of Reclaimed Coal Mine Soil under Agricultural Use: A Chronosequence Study in the Dongtan Mining Area, Shandong Province, China. SUSTAINABILITY 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/su9040629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Santala KR, Monet S, McCaffrey T, Campbell D, Beckett P, Ryser P. Using turf transplants to reintroduce native forest understory plants into smelter-disturbed forests. Restor Ecol 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.12316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Kierann R. Santala
- Department of Biology; Laurentian University; 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury ON Canada P3E 2H6
- City of Greater Sudbury; PO Box 5000, STN ‘A’, 200 Brady Street Sudbury ON Canada P3A 5P3
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- City of Greater Sudbury; PO Box 5000, STN ‘A’, 200 Brady Street Sudbury ON Canada P3A 5P3
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- City of Greater Sudbury; PO Box 5000, STN ‘A’, 200 Brady Street Sudbury ON Canada P3A 5P3
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- School of Environment; Laurentian University; 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury ON Canada P3E 2H6
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- Department of Biology; Laurentian University; 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury ON Canada P3E 2H6
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- Department of Biology; Laurentian University; 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury ON Canada P3E 2H6
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Jamro GM, Chang SX, Naeth MA, Duan M, House J. Fine root dynamics in lodgepole pine and white spruce stands along productivity gradients in reclaimed oil sands sites. Ecol Evol 2015; 5:4655-70. [PMID: 26668730 PMCID: PMC4670065 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Open‐pit mining activities in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada, create disturbed lands that, by law, must be reclaimed to a land capability equivalent to that existed before the disturbance. Re‐establishment of forest cover will be affected by the production and turnover rate of fine roots. However, the relationship between fine root dynamics and tree growth has not been studied in reclaimed oil sands sites. Fine root properties (root length density, mean surface area, total root biomass, and rates of root production, turnover, and decomposition) were assessed from May to October 2011 and 2012 using sequential coring and ingrowth core methods in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl.) and white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench.) Voss) stands. The pine and spruce stands were planted on peat mineral soil mix placed over tailings sand and overburden substrates, respectively, in reclaimed oil sands sites in Alberta. We selected stands that form a productivity gradient (low, medium, and high productivities) of each tree species based on differences in tree height and diameter at breast height (DBH) increments. In lodgepole pine stands, fine root length density and fine root production, and turnover rates were in the order of high > medium > low productivity sites and were positively correlated with tree height and DBH and negatively correlated with soil salinity (P < 0.05). In white spruce stands, fine root surface area was the only parameter that increased along the productivity gradient and was negatively correlated with soil compaction. In conclusion, fine root dynamics along the stand productivity gradients were closely linked to stand productivity and were affected by limiting soil properties related to the specific substrate used for reconstructing the reclaimed soil. Understanding the impact of soil properties on fine root dynamics and overall stand productivity will help improve land reclamation outcomes.
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- Ghulam Murtaza Jamro
- Department of Renewable Resources University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E3 Canada ; Department of Soil Science Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam Sindh 70060 Pakistan
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- Department of Renewable Resources University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E3 Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E3 Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E3 Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E3 Canada
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