<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study subject was the soil heterogeneity at a recultivation site Nikopol manganese-ore basin (Pokrov, Ukraine). The soils at the locality are sod lithogenic soils developed on gray-green clays. The study ran by applying soil penetration resistance indices. The penetration resistance was measured across a regular grid of 7 × 15 points (21 × 45 m). The distance between the measurement points was 3 m. The parameters were recorded at every 5 cm to a depth of 50 cm. The environmental parameters were determined by phytoindication. Geostatistical analysis showed the average level of spatial dependence of soil penetration resistance. According to the features of the profile variation in penetration resistance with the depth, the measurement points have been divided into three clusters. The clusters formed morphologically homogeneous soil areas. These areas significantly differed in their soil acidity and in nitrogen content in soil.</p></abstract>

The study subject was the soil heterogeneity at a recultivation site Nikopol manganese-ore basin (Pokrov, Ukraine). The soils at the locality are sod lithogenic soils developed on gray-green clays. The study ran by applying soil penetration resistance indices. The penetration resistance was measured across a regular grid of 7 × 15 points (21 × 45 m). The distance between the measurement points was 3 m. The parameters were recorded at every 5 cm to a depth of 50 cm. The environmental parameters were determined by phytoindication. Geostatistical analysis showed the average level of spatial dependence of soil penetration resistance. According to the features of the profile variation in penetration resistance with the depth, the measurement points have been divided into three clusters. The clusters formed morphologically homogeneous soil areas. These areas significantly differed in their soil acidity and in nitrogen content in soil.

Soil heterogeneity after recultivation: ecological aspect

Department of Human and Animal Physiology

Dnipropetrovsk State Agrarian and Economic University

Folia Oecologica

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The study subject was the soil heterogeneity at a recultivation site Nikopol manganese-ore basin (Pokrov, Ukraine). The soils at the locality are sod...

Soil heterogeneity after recultivation: ecological aspect

Published Online: Jun 19, 2018

Page range: 46 - 52

Received: Nov 04, 2017

Accepted: Apr 25, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2018-0005

Keywords
geostatistics, phytoindication, recultivation, soil heterogeneity, soil penetration resistance

© 2018 Galina A. Zadorozhnaya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Soil heterogeneity after recultivation: ecological aspect

Published Online: Jun 19, 2018

Page range: 46 - 52

Received: Nov 04, 2017

Accepted: Apr 25, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2018-0005

Keywordsgeostatistics, phytoindication, recultivation, soil heterogeneity, soil penetration resistance

© 2018 Galina A. Zadorozhnaya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
geostatistics, phytoindication, recultivation, soil heterogeneity, soil penetration resistance