Enzymatic Activity of Soils Forming on an Afforested Heap from an Opencast Sulphur Mine

Post-mining areas require reclamation. The main aim of reclamation is to restore the soil as a basic element of the terrestrial ecosystem. This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the enzymatic activity of soils formed on an afforested heap from an opencast sulphur mine. Six research site...

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Autores principales:	Magdalena Myszura, Grażyna Żukowska, Agata Kobyłka, Jakub Mazurkiewicz
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Materias:	post-mining area reclamation afforestation soils enzymatic activity Plant ecology QK900-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6d0968c1226343c8b7d13b6a25315a592021-11-25T17:37:36ZEnzymatic Activity of Soils Forming on an Afforested Heap from an Opencast Sulphur Mine10.3390/f121114691999-4907https://doaj.org/article/6d0968c1226343c8b7d13b6a25315a592021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1469https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4907Post-mining areas require reclamation. The main aim of reclamation is to restore the soil as a basic element of the terrestrial ecosystem. This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the enzymatic activity of soils formed on an afforested heap from an opencast sulphur mine. Six research sites were selected on the overburden heap of the Piaseczno sulphur mine, afforested 50 years ago. They differed in the type of soil in the subsoil and in the species composition of the stand. The activity of dehydrogenases, phosphatases, urease, total organic carbon, and total nitrogen was determined and statistical analysis of the obtained results showed that the activity of the evaluated enzymes in the soils formed in the reclaimed areas was significantly dependent on the type of substrate and the species composition of the plants. The activity of the evaluated enzymes was significantly positively correlated with the content of total nitrogen and the C/N ratio, and the activity of phosphatases and urease with the total organic carbon content. Within soils developed on the same texture, the influence of stand species was revealed. In soils formed on clay, the soils under the beech stand and under the birch stand were characterized by higher activity of enzymes. The soil developing under the stands of European larch and red oak was characterized by higher enzymatic activity on weakly clayey sands. On loose sands, the activity of dehydrogenases and urease was significantly higher under acacia robinia than under hornbeam.Magdalena MyszuraGrażyna ŻukowskaAgata KobyłkaJakub MazurkiewiczMDPI AGarticlepost-mining areareclamationafforestationsoilsenzymatic activityPlant ecologyQK900-989ENForests, Vol 12, Iss 1469, p 1469 (2021)
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spellingShingle	post-mining area reclamation afforestation soils enzymatic activity Plant ecology QK900-989 Magdalena Myszura Grażyna Żukowska Agata Kobyłka Jakub Mazurkiewicz Enzymatic Activity of Soils Forming on an Afforested Heap from an Opencast Sulphur Mine
description	Post-mining areas require reclamation. The main aim of reclamation is to restore the soil as a basic element of the terrestrial ecosystem. This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the enzymatic activity of soils formed on an afforested heap from an opencast sulphur mine. Six research sites were selected on the overburden heap of the Piaseczno sulphur mine, afforested 50 years ago. They differed in the type of soil in the subsoil and in the species composition of the stand. The activity of dehydrogenases, phosphatases, urease, total organic carbon, and total nitrogen was determined and statistical analysis of the obtained results showed that the activity of the evaluated enzymes in the soils formed in the reclaimed areas was significantly dependent on the type of substrate and the species composition of the plants. The activity of the evaluated enzymes was significantly positively correlated with the content of total nitrogen and the C/N ratio, and the activity of phosphatases and urease with the total organic carbon content. Within soils developed on the same texture, the influence of stand species was revealed. In soils formed on clay, the soils under the beech stand and under the birch stand were characterized by higher activity of enzymes. The soil developing under the stands of European larch and red oak was characterized by higher enzymatic activity on weakly clayey sands. On loose sands, the activity of dehydrogenases and urease was significantly higher under acacia robinia than under hornbeam.
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author	Magdalena Myszura Grażyna Żukowska Agata Kobyłka Jakub Mazurkiewicz
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title	Enzymatic Activity of Soils Forming on an Afforested Heap from an Opencast Sulphur Mine
title_short	Enzymatic Activity of Soils Forming on an Afforested Heap from an Opencast Sulphur Mine
title_full	Enzymatic Activity of Soils Forming on an Afforested Heap from an Opencast Sulphur Mine
title_fullStr	Enzymatic Activity of Soils Forming on an Afforested Heap from an Opencast Sulphur Mine
title_full_unstemmed	Enzymatic Activity of Soils Forming on an Afforested Heap from an Opencast Sulphur Mine
title_sort	enzymatic activity of soils forming on an afforested heap from an opencast sulphur mine
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6d0968c1226343c8b7d13b6a25315a59
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Enzymatic Activity of Soils Forming on an Afforested Heap from an Opencast Sulphur Mine

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