Assessment of soils and green stands in the recreational areas with different land-use history in New Moscow

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Abstract. Recreational areas contribute considerably to the establishment of sustainable and comfortable urban environment. Green stands and soils of recreational areas provide important environmental functions and ecosystem services, their utilization depends on natural and anthropogenic factors distinguished by land-use history. For the case of the recreational areas of New Moscow, a comparative analysis of trees (n=1909) and soils (n=39, 0-10 cm layer) of the parks, established on former forested and fallow lands, was performed. It was shown that the species diversity was higher although the tree condition score was lower in the forest-parks, compared to the parks established on former fallow lands, which were generally characterized by a higher level of maintenance. Soils of these parks had a neutral pHH20 (7.2±0.8) and high content of organic matter (8.5±2.5 %), whereas the forest-parks soils were similar to the natural Retisols of the forest area with pHH20 6.4±0.2 and 5.1±0.2, organic matter content 5.9±0.2 и 3.5±0.2 %, respectively. Soils of the parks, established on the former fallow lands, had also a higher pollution level by particular heavy metals as well as considering the integral pollution index. Thus, a higher level of maintenance of the parks established on former fallow lands coincided with a higher anthropogenic pressure and ecosystem alteration. However, reorganization of forests into forestparks allowed partial preservation of the natural ecosystems. That is necessary to consider for planning the new urbanized areas in Moscow.

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Fig. 1. Location of research objects in New Moscow

 

Table 1 General characteristics of the research objects

Name of park (district)

Year of foundation / reconstruction

History of land use

Functions

Area, ha

‘Sosny’ Park (Novofedorovskoye village)

2013

Fallow land

Sports, recreational, transit

15.1

‘South Butovo’ Park 

(South Butovo district)

2018

Fallow land

Sports, recreational, transit

18.6

 Park of the 3rd microdistrict of

Moskovsky (Moskovsky settlement)

1935/2017

Forest

Recreational, transit, communal

16.8

PA ‘Troitskaya Grove’ (Troitsk)

2008/2011

Forest

Recreational, transit, protective

15.0

 

Fig. 2. Scheme of soil sampling in the structure of recreational zones: park of the 3rd microdistrict of Moskovsky (A); ‘South Butovo’ Park (Б); ‘Troitskaya Grove’ (B); ‘Sosny’ Park (Г)

 

Fig. 3. Distribution of tree plantations by state score

 

Table 2 State of woody vegetation on the sites

Park

Site

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

‘Sosny’

1.3

1.7

1

1.6

1.1

1.4

2.3

1

—

1

‘South Butovo’

1.6

1.2

1.1

1

—

1.2

1.5

1.3

—

2.2

Park of the 3rd microdistrict of Moskovsky

1.7

1.4

1.8

1.7

2.1

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.3

—

‘Troitskaya Grove’

1.6

1.5

1.8

2.0

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.4

 

Fig. 4. Distribution of trees by age groups

 

 

Fig. 5. Soil properties of parks in comparison with forest and fallow land

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About the authors

Sofiya A. Demina

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Author for correspondence.
Email: ibatulina_sa@pfur.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2259-0251

Assistant, Department of Landscape Design and Sustainable Ecosystems

8/2 Miklukho-Maklaya st., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federstion

Vyacheslav I. Vasenev

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: vasenev_vi@pfur.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0286-3021

Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Design and Sustainable Ecosystems

8/2 Miklukho-Maklaya st., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federstion

Ksenia I. Makhinya

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: makhinya-ki@rudn.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4850-510X

Laboratory Assistant, Department of Landscape Design and Sustainable Ecosystems

8/2 Miklukho-Maklaya st., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federstion

Olga N. Romzaykina

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: romzaykina-on@rudn.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8516-2724

Assistant, Department of Landscape Design and Sustainable Ecosystems

8/2 Miklukho-Maklaya st., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federstion

Irina I. Istomina

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: istomina-ii@rudn.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7321-7137

Associate Professor, Agrobiotechnological Department

8/2 Miklukho-Maklaya st., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federstion

Marina E. Pavlova

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: pavlova-me@rudn.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6626-1284

Associate Professor, Agrobiotechnological Department

8/2 Miklukho-Maklaya st., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federstion

Elvira A. Dovletyarova

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: dovletyarova-ea@rudn.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4296-9015

Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Design and Sustainable Ecosystems

8/2 Miklukho-Maklaya st., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federstion

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1. Fig. 1. Location of research objects in New Moscow

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