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Soil Respiration of the Spruce Forest during Four Years after the Application of the Different Dolomitic Limestone Dosage
Rosíková, J. ; Dařenová, Eva ; Kučera, A.
The study focuses on an in situ response of soil respiration at 10 °C (R10) of the Norway spruce monoculture to the application of the different dolomitic limestone dosages (0, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 a 26 t.ha-1) over a period of four years. Soil respiration was measured within the growing seasons 2016 – 2019. Moreover, the pH was determined in the H and Ah horizons during each season. The effect of liming on soil respiration was statistically significant during all the seasons except for 2017. The greatest effect was observed within the first season after liming. In May 2016, R10 in the limed plots increased as much as by 97% compared to the non-limed ones. However, soil respiration did not increase in the direct proportion to the liming intensity. We found out the correlation between soil respiration and the micrometeorological parameters (temperature and moisture) when both low temperature moisture limited soil respiration. Due to the strong soil buffering capacity, the small effect of liming on the soil acidity was observed in the first study season. In the following seasons, the differences in the pH among the plots with the different liming intensity started to increase, which was, however, observed only in the H horizon. The substantial increase in the soil microbial activity accompanied with faster respiration after liming can lead to the increased threat of rapid mineralization and the loss of soil organic matter with all its negative impacts
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Acidification of Czech soils and its threat
DAŇHELOVÁ, Jitka
This work focuses on the dangers of acidification of the soil in our conditional environment, and the related events that have a negative reflection on the entire ecosystem, including the socio-economic consequences for the entire community as well. It describes the causes of soil acidification, its primary markers, and the negative impact on the soil environment, plants, and edaphon. Soil reaction plays an important role, and bears evidence of the quality of the soil in a given location. The dangers the soil acidification introduces do not only affect the field of agriculture, but is significant from an ecological perspective, where we can assess the influence of acidification on the environment. An increase in soil acidity leads to leaching of nutrients from the soil, increased mobilisation of toxic substances, a disruption of natural microbiological processes in the soil, it enhances the effect of other degradational processes, and the loss of the natural processes of the soil is often irreversible. The effect of calcium on the soil and its role in plants' ability to absorb nutrients is also examined. The work also deals with how to neutralise acidic soil, in which the application of calcium on agricultural soil plays the most important role. The effect of calcium changes the characteristics of the soil, such as soil fertility, soil reaction, availability of nutrients, biological activity, and others. Since the 1980s, there has been a significant decrease in the use of calcium products. This study evaluated the results of agrochemical testing of agricultural soils for the past twenty years, in which the results show a clear, continuing decreasing trend in pH development. The conclusion focuses on an assessment of the information, an evaluation of influences, and recommendations for corrective and preventative measures.
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