Changes in soil properties under the influence of wood chip road surfaces (under conditions of the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
T. V. Prokof’eva,
K. A. Gorokhov,
M. S. Rozanova,
S. L. Rysin,
V. A. Terekhova,
A. A. Sneg,
G. R. Vasiliev https://doi.org/10.26897/1997-6011-2025-5-126-135
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to identify various aspects of the effect of decomposing wood chips on the soil under the coating. A study on the transformation of the properties of sod-podzolic contact-deeplyclarified soil on moraine loam as a result of recreational effects on paths in the arboretum of the MBG RAS has been conducted. The properties of natural forest soil, soil under a dirt path, soil of the path covered with hardwood chips and under model plots were studied. An increase in the soil density under footpaths by 0.3g/cm3 in humus and eluvial horizons were revealed. The plots of the modeling experiment (season1) the wood chips a protective effect against over compaction had been disclosed. An increase in pH was detected in the soils of the pathway network. An increase in the carbon content of the organic compounds was detected in the horizons under the chip coating. In the small-scale experiment, a loss of chip mass in plots without recreational load and in plots with simulated load was fixed by 22% and 28%, respectively. The method of laboratory phytotesting in soil affected by a coating of hardwood chips revealed a tendency to inhibit the growth rates of monocots Avena sativa L. test plants.
Keywords
sod-podzolic contact-clarified soils (Albic, Stagnic, Abraptic Retisols),
soils of urban recreational areas,
phytotoxicity,
recreational load,
small-scale experiment
Supporting agencies: The research was partially carried out as part of the state assignment of the GBS RAS under the topic No. 122042700002-6
About the Authors
T. V. Prokof’eva
Faculty of soil science, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatiana V. Prokof’eva, CSc (Bio), Associate Professor of the Department of Soil Geography, Faculty of Soil Science
Researcher ID: U-9681-2019
Moscow
K. A. Gorokhov
Faculty of soil science, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kirill A. Gorokhov, 1st year student of the magistrate
Moscow
M. S. Rozanova
Faculty of soil science, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marina S. Rozanova, CSc (Bio), Senior Lecturer LMSU, Soil Science faculty
Scopus Author ID: 6603197226
ResearcherID: O-7618-2015
Moscow
S. L. Rysin
Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey L. Rysin, CSc (Bio), Associate Professor, Leading Researcher, Head of Laboratory
Moscow
V. A. Terekhova
Faculty of soil science, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vera A. Terekhova, DSc (Bio), Professor LMSU, Soil Science faculty
ResearcherID: B-4808-2013
Scopus Author ID: 6603443333
Moscow
A. A. Sneg
Faculty of soil science, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna A. Sneg, CSc (Bio), Specialist LMSU, Soil Science faculty
Moscow
G. R. Vasiliev
Faculty of soil science, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gennady R. Vasiliev, 1st year student of the magistrate
Moscow
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Prokof’eva T.V., Gorokhov K.A., Rozanova M.S., Rysin S.L., Terekhova V.A., Sneg A.A., Vasiliev G.R. Changes in soil properties under the influence of wood chip road surfaces (under conditions of the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences). Prirodoobustrojstvo. 2025;(5):126-135. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26897/1997-6011-2025-5-126-135
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