Hydraulic properties of fine-textured soils in lowland ecosystems of Western Serbia vary depending on land use
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2023
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Gajić, KatarinaKresović, Branka

Tolimir, Miodrag
Zivotic, Ljubomir
Lipovac, Aleksa
Gajić, Boško
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Land use in agriculture can alter the physical, chemical and biological properties of soils, but little is known how
it affects the hydraulic properties of the fine-textured soils of lowland agroecosystems in continental climates.
This research assesses the impact of long-term (>100 years) continuous use of natural meadows and arable land,
after conversion of native mixed deciduous forests, on hydraulic properties such as water retention, pore-size
distribution, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and bulk density. The research was conducted on Fluvic Phaeozems
in the valley of the Kolubara River, western Serbia. Disturbed and undisturbed soil samples from three
different land use systems (forest, meadow, and arable land) and three different locations were collected at 0–15,
15–30, and 30–45 cm soil depth. Significant effects of different land uses were observed for bulk density, total
porosity, macroporosity, mesoporosity, microporosity, air-filled porosity, field water capacity..., plant available
water capacity and saturated hydraulic conductivity at 0–15 cm soil depth, but a much smaller effect was
observed at 15–30 cm. The water content estimated by the van Genuchten model was similar to the measured
water content (R2 = 0.932–0.972). At 30–45 cm soil depth, land use only significantly affected a few of the
examined variables. Dexter's soil physical quality index (S-index) also detected degradation of soil physical
quality after conversion from forest to agroecosystems. In summary, the conversion of native forests into agricultural
land tends to cause considerable change in the hydraulic properties and soil physical quality of finetextured
soils in lowland continental agroecosystems, which could have an adverse effect on crop yield and
the environment.
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Phaeozems / Forest / Meadow / Soil water retention / Pore size distribution / Land-use changeSource:
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MRIZPTY - JOUR AU - Gajić, Katarina AU - Kresović, Branka AU - Tolimir, Miodrag AU - Zivotic, Ljubomir AU - Lipovac, Aleksa AU - Gajić, Boško PY - 2023 UR - http://rik.mrizp.rs/handle/123456789/1122 AB - Land use in agriculture can alter the physical, chemical and biological properties of soils, but little is known how it affects the hydraulic properties of the fine-textured soils of lowland agroecosystems in continental climates. This research assesses the impact of long-term (>100 years) continuous use of natural meadows and arable land, after conversion of native mixed deciduous forests, on hydraulic properties such as water retention, pore-size distribution, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and bulk density. The research was conducted on Fluvic Phaeozems in the valley of the Kolubara River, western Serbia. Disturbed and undisturbed soil samples from three different land use systems (forest, meadow, and arable land) and three different locations were collected at 0–15, 15–30, and 30–45 cm soil depth. Significant effects of different land uses were observed for bulk density, total porosity, macroporosity, mesoporosity, microporosity, air-filled porosity, field water capacity, plant available water capacity and saturated hydraulic conductivity at 0–15 cm soil depth, but a much smaller effect was observed at 15–30 cm. The water content estimated by the van Genuchten model was similar to the measured water content (R2 = 0.932–0.972). At 30–45 cm soil depth, land use only significantly affected a few of the examined variables. Dexter's soil physical quality index (S-index) also detected degradation of soil physical quality after conversion from forest to agroecosystems. In summary, the conversion of native forests into agricultural land tends to cause considerable change in the hydraulic properties and soil physical quality of finetextured soils in lowland continental agroecosystems, which could have an adverse effect on crop yield and the environment. PB - Elsevier T2 - Geoderma regional T1 - Hydraulic properties of fine-textured soils in lowland ecosystems of Western Serbia vary depending on land use VL - 32 SP - e00603 DO - 10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00603 ER -
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Gajić, K., Kresović, B., Tolimir, M., Zivotic, L., Lipovac, A.,& Gajić, B.. (2023). Hydraulic properties of fine-textured soils in lowland ecosystems of Western Serbia vary depending on land use. in Geoderma regional Elsevier., 32, e00603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00603
Gajić K, Kresović B, Tolimir M, Zivotic L, Lipovac A, Gajić B. Hydraulic properties of fine-textured soils in lowland ecosystems of Western Serbia vary depending on land use. in Geoderma regional. 2023;32:e00603. doi:10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00603 .
Gajić, Katarina, Kresović, Branka, Tolimir, Miodrag, Zivotic, Ljubomir, Lipovac, Aleksa, Gajić, Boško, "Hydraulic properties of fine-textured soils in lowland ecosystems of Western Serbia vary depending on land use" in Geoderma regional, 32 (2023):e00603, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00603 . .