Urban agriculture and its biodiversity: What is it and what lives in it?
Whereas cities continue to grow at the expense of agricultural and natural areas, the interest
for urban agriculture (UA) is on the rise. Its popularity comes from its ability to address issues …
for urban agriculture (UA) is on the rise. Its popularity comes from its ability to address issues …
Urban and industrial land uses have a higher soil biological quality than expected from physicochemical quality
Despite their importance both in soil functioning and as soil indicators, the response of
microarthropods to various land uses is still unclear. The aim of this study is to assess the …
microarthropods to various land uses is still unclear. The aim of this study is to assess the …
Are Collembola “flying” onto green roofs?
Green roofs, especially productive ones (eg of edible biomass), are urban ecosystems
developed in response to the scarcity of arable areas in urban environments. Their …
developed in response to the scarcity of arable areas in urban environments. Their …
Assessment of derelict soil quality: Abiotic, biotic and functional approaches
The intensification and subsequent closing down of industrial activities during the last
century has left behind large surfaces of derelict lands. Derelict soils have low fertility, can …
century has left behind large surfaces of derelict lands. Derelict soils have low fertility, can …
Functional and taxonomic diversity of Collembola as complementary tools to assess land use effects on soils biodiversity
Collembola have been proposed for several decades as a good model organisms to survey
soil biodiversity; but most of the studies focused on taxonomic endpoints. The main …
soil biodiversity; but most of the studies focused on taxonomic endpoints. The main …
Contribution of chemical inputs on the trace elements concentrations of surface soils in urban allotment gardens
Purpose Urban soil contamination by heavy metals is one of the foremost challenges for
urban soil quality, especially in the urban agriculture context. Urban gardening is a common …
urban soil quality, especially in the urban agriculture context. Urban gardening is a common …
Contrasting homogenization patterns of plant and collembolan communities in urban vegetable gardens
Urban biotic homogenization is one of the foremost challenges for conservation of
biodiversity in urban green areas. Urban gardening is a common practice in many …
biodiversity in urban green areas. Urban gardening is a common practice in many …
Evaluating a mass balance model for soil trace metals using the historical data from the King's Kitchen Garden (Versailles, France)
X Zhong, A Jacobsohn, C Dufour, C Schwartz… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The mass balance of reconstituted Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn fluxes from 1683 to 2021 was
compared to the current levels of the soil used only for vegetable production in the King's …
compared to the current levels of the soil used only for vegetable production in the King's …
Assessing the future trends of soil trace metal contents in French urban gardens
X Zhong, S Joimel, C Schwartz… - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Soil trace metal concentrations (eg, cadmium, copper, lead, zinc) in vegetable gardens have
often been observed as exceeding the geochemical background levels. These metals are a …
often been observed as exceeding the geochemical background levels. These metals are a …
Functional structure and composition of Collembola and soil macrofauna communities depend on abiotic parameters in derelict soils
In the last decades, anthropogenic disturbances have altered the ability of soils to provide
diverse functions. Certain anthropogenic soils, with a low fertility level and often …
diverse functions. Certain anthropogenic soils, with a low fertility level and often …