Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restoration

This article belongs to the Special Issue Landscape Transformation and Changes in Land Use Intensity

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Autores: Damptey, Frederick Gyasi, Birkhofer, Klaus 1974-, Nsiah, Paul Kofi, García de la Riva, Enrique
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
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Palabra clave:Ecología. Medio ambiente
Ingeniería forestal
Carbon sequestration
Degradation
Forest management
Mining
Restoration success
2511.02 Biología de Suelos
2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
3106.03 Control de la Erosión
3106.01 Conservación
3106.06 Protección
2511.06 Conservación de Suelos
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spelling Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restorationDamptey, Frederick GyasiBirkhofer, Klaus 1974-Nsiah, Paul KofiGarcía de la Riva, EnriqueEcología. Medio ambienteIngeniería forestalCarbon sequestrationDegradationForest managementMiningRestoration success2511.02 Biología de Suelos2417.13 Ecología Vegetal3106.03 Control de la Erosión3106.01 Conservación3106.06 Protección2511.06 Conservación de SuelosThis article belongs to the Special Issue Landscape Transformation and Changes in Land Use Intensity[EN] The ongoing global deforestation resulting from anthropogenic activities such as unsustainable agriculture and surface mining threatens biodiversity and decreases both soil carbon and above-ground biomass stocks. In this study, we assessed soil properties and below- and above-ground biomass attributes in a restored former gravel mine area in Ghana two decades after active restoration with potted plants and fresh topsoil. We compared conditions to four alternative land-use types (unrestored abandoned gravel mine, arable land, semi-natural forest, and natural forest) representing pre- and post-disturbance as well as natural reference states. We hypothesized that soil properties and related levels of below- and above-ground biomass in the restored area share similarities with the natural reference systems and thereby are indicative of a trajectory towards successful restoration. Eight replicated subareas in each land-use type were assessed for a set of soil parameters as well as below- and above-ground biomass attributes. The soil properties characteristic for the restored area differed significantly from pre-restoration stages, such as the abandoned gravel site, but did not differ significantly from properties in the natural forest (except for bulk density and base saturation). Above-ground biomass was lower in the restored area in comparison to the reference natural forests, while differences were not significant for below-ground biomass. Silt and effective cation exchange capacity were closely related to above-ground biomass, while below-ground biomass was related to soil organic carbon, bulk density, and potassium concentration in soils. Our results suggest that major steps towards successful restoration can be accomplished within a relatively short period, without the wholesale application of topsoil. Improving soil conditions is a vital tool for the successful development of extensive vegetation cover after surface mining, which also affects carbon sequestration by both above- and below-ground biomass. We emphasize that the use of reference systems provides critical information for the monitoring of ecosystem development towards an expected future state of the restored areaSIFGD received much appreciated financial support from the Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD). Open Access publication was supported by the Volkswagen Foundation (Az: 94646)MDPIEcologiaFacultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/6/209https://hdl.handle.net/10612/22993reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad de LeónIngléshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/229932026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restoration
title Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restoration
spellingShingle Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restoration
Damptey, Frederick Gyasi
Ecología. Medio ambiente
Ingeniería forestal
Carbon sequestration
Degradation
Forest management
Mining
Restoration success
2511.02 Biología de Suelos
2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
3106.03 Control de la Erosión
3106.01 Conservación
3106.06 Protección
2511.06 Conservación de Suelos
title_short Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restoration
title_full Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restoration
title_fullStr Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restoration
title_full_unstemmed Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restoration
title_sort Soil properties and biomass attributes in a former gravel mine area after two decades of forest restoration
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Damptey, Frederick Gyasi
Birkhofer, Klaus 1974-
Nsiah, Paul Kofi
García de la Riva, Enrique
author Damptey, Frederick Gyasi
author_facet Damptey, Frederick Gyasi
Birkhofer, Klaus 1974-
Nsiah, Paul Kofi
García de la Riva, Enrique
author_role author
author2 Birkhofer, Klaus 1974-
Nsiah, Paul Kofi
García de la Riva, Enrique
author2_role author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ecologia
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecología. Medio ambiente
Ingeniería forestal
Carbon sequestration
Degradation
Forest management
Mining
Restoration success
2511.02 Biología de Suelos
2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
3106.03 Control de la Erosión
3106.01 Conservación
3106.06 Protección
2511.06 Conservación de Suelos
topic Ecología. Medio ambiente
Ingeniería forestal
Carbon sequestration
Degradation
Forest management
Mining
Restoration success
2511.02 Biología de Suelos
2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
3106.03 Control de la Erosión
3106.01 Conservación
3106.06 Protección
2511.06 Conservación de Suelos
description This article belongs to the Special Issue Landscape Transformation and Changes in Land Use Intensity
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https://hdl.handle.net/10612/22993
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