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6. Soil Quality

Authors : Miglena Zhiyanski, Maria Sokolovska, Maria Glushkova, Urša Vilhar, Lyudmila Lozanova

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Urbanization is the main driver of rapid land-use change around the world, with important consequences for soil quantity and quality. Urban soils , in addition to their slow formation due to long-term natural processes, are decisively modified by urbanization. High levels of soil disturbance and new substrates added to the soil due to human activities change the morphology of the soil profile and the overall soil processes and functions. This is important because soils play an essential role in sustaining the provisioning of ecosystem services (ES) . However, the protection of urban soils is still poorly considered in the planning and development of urban areas – and there is a lack of knowledge regarding the potential of different types of vegetation cover and plant species to moderate the degradation of, or even improve, urban soils . …

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Metadata
Title
Soil Quality
Authors
Miglena Zhiyanski
Maria Sokolovska
Maria Glushkova
Urša Vilhar
Lyudmila Lozanova
Copyright Year
2017
Book
The Urban Forest

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-50279-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-50280-9

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50280-9_6