학술논문

Some features of soil organic matter in parks and adjacent residential areas of Moscow
Document Type
Original Paper
Source
Eurasian Soil Science. March 2013 46(3):273-283
Subject
urban soils
humus horizons
soil organic matter
humus type
spectral reflectivity
Language
English
ISSN
1064-2293
1556-195X
Abstract
The humus-accumulative horizons of soils from two natural-historical parks of Moscow and the adjacent residential areas were studied. An increase in the concentration of organic matter was observed in the soils of the residential areas. A tendency toward the formation of fulvate humus typical for southern taiga soils persisted in the low-carbonate nongleyed humus-accumulative horizons. At the same time, the transformation rate, character, and content of organic matter in the urban soils were strongly affected by the contamination, calcareous invasion, and remediation of the soils and sediments.