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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27322| Publication type: | Conference poster |
| Type of review: | Peer review (abstract) |
| Title: | Differences in vegetation composition, bacterial community and soil properties after restoration of construction sites on alpine grasslands |
| Authors: | Blank-Pachlatko, Jonathan Edelkraut, Kirsten Kulli Honauer, Beatrice |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-27322 |
| Conference details: | INTECOL 2022, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 August - 2 September 2022 |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2022 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Restoration; Alpine; Vegetation; Soil; Microorganism; Bacteria |
| Subject (DDC): | 333.7: Land, natural recreational areas 577: Ecology |
| Abstract: | Vegetation surveys and soil samples were taken within two former construction sites and near them in undisturbed areas at 2500 m, above the tree line in circular 10 m2 plots at the Curtinella ski lift on the Corvatsch mountain range (Canton Graubünden, Switzerland) in 2021. The sites were re-vegetated in 2015 (seeding and turf) and 2020 (turf). The areas from 2015 are used as ski slopes with artificial snow. Vegetation cover per species recorded as well as ground cover (stones, gravel, fine soil) was estimated and the soil depth, pH and electrical conductivity were measured. The nutrient content (C, H, N) as well as the content of active microorganisms of the soil samples were analysed. In addition, the bacterial community was analysed via 16S rRNA-sequencing. The plots of the sown construction site from 2015 show a decrease in the number of species and Shannon Index compared to the undisturbed plots, the plots of the construction site with turf from 2020 show a decrease in the vegetation cover and Shannon Index. Both former construction sites show a significant decrease in soil depth and nutrients and an increase of pH. In addition, a significant decrease in soil microbial activity could be detected. The bacterial communities differ between the former construction sites and the undisturbed area. Despite the successful revegetation for this altitude, the results show a considerable loss of topsoil and species diversity of the investigated species groups and speak for a considerate approach for future construction sites in alpine regions. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27322 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Blank-Pachlatko, J., Edelkraut, K., & Kulli Honauer, B. (2022, August). Differences in vegetation composition, bacterial community and soil properties after restoration of construction sites on alpine grasslands. INTECOL 2022, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 August - 2 September 2022. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27322
Blank-Pachlatko, J., Edelkraut, K. and Kulli Honauer, B. (2022) ‘Differences in vegetation composition, bacterial community and soil properties after restoration of construction sites on alpine grasslands’, in INTECOL 2022, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 August - 2 September 2022. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27322.
J. Blank-Pachlatko, K. Edelkraut, and B. Kulli Honauer, “Differences in vegetation composition, bacterial community and soil properties after restoration of construction sites on alpine grasslands,” in INTECOL 2022, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 August - 2 September 2022, Aug. 2022. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-27322.
BLANK-PACHLATKO, Jonathan, Kirsten EDELKRAUT und Beatrice KULLI HONAUER, 2022. Differences in vegetation composition, bacterial community and soil properties after restoration of construction sites on alpine grasslands. In: INTECOL 2022, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 August - 2 September 2022. Conference poster. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. August 2022
Blank-Pachlatko, Jonathan, Kirsten Edelkraut, and Beatrice Kulli Honauer. 2022. “Differences in Vegetation Composition, Bacterial Community and Soil Properties after Restoration of Construction Sites on Alpine Grasslands.” Conference poster. In INTECOL 2022, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 August - 2 September 2022. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27322.
Blank-Pachlatko, Jonathan, et al. “Differences in Vegetation Composition, Bacterial Community and Soil Properties after Restoration of Construction Sites on Alpine Grasslands.” INTECOL 2022, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 August - 2 September 2022, ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, 2022, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27322.
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