Type of Publication: | Journal article |
Publication status: | Published |
URI (citable link): | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-2-19qq10touc5gi1 |
Author: | Tresch, Simon; Frey, David; Le Bayon, Renée-Claire; Mäder, Paul; Stehle, Bernhard; Fliessbach, Andreas; Moretti, Marco |
Year of publication: | 2019 |
Published in: | Scientific reports ; 9 (2019), 1. - 9769. - eISSN 2045-2322 |
Pubmed ID: | 31278335 |
DOI (citable link): | https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46024-y |
Summary: |
Urban gardens are popular green spaces that have the potential to provide essential ecosystem services, support human well-being, and at the same time foster biodiversity in cities. We investigated the impact of gardening activities on five soil functions and the relationship between plant (600 spp.) and soil fauna (earthworms: 18 spp., springtails: 39 spp.) in 85 urban gardens (170 sites) across the city of Zurich (Switzerland). Our results suggest that high plant diversity in gardens had a positive effect on soil fauna and soil multifunctionality, and that garden management intensity decreased plant diversity. Indices of biological activity in soil, such as organic and microbial carbon and bacterial abundance, showed a direct positive effect on soil multifunctionality. Soil moisture and disturbance, driven by watering and tilling, were the driving forces structuring plant and soil fauna communities. Plant indicator values proved useful to assess soil fauna community structure, even in anthropogenic plant assemblages. We conclude that to enhance soil functions, gardeners should increase plant diversity, and lower management intensity. Soil protective management practices, such as applying compost, mulch or avoiding soil tilling, should be included in urban green space planning to improve urban biodiversity and nature's contribution to people.
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Subject (DDC): | 570 Biosciences, Biology |
Link to License: | Attribution 4.0 International |
Refereed: | Yes |
TRESCH, Simon, David FREY, Renée-Claire LE BAYON, Paul MÄDER, Bernhard STEHLE, Andreas FLIESSBACH, Marco MORETTI, 2019. Direct and indirect effects of urban gardening on aboveground and belowground diversity influencing soil multifunctionality. In: Scientific reports. 9(1), 9769. eISSN 2045-2322. Available under: doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46024-y
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