The effects of sealing on urban soil carbon and nutrients

O'Riordan, Roisin; Davies, Jess; Stevens, Carly; Quinton, John N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-661-2021

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-661-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-661-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

Original research article

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11 Oct 2021

Original research article |

| 11 Oct 2021

The effects of sealing on urban soil carbon and nutrients

Roisin O'Riordan, Jess Davies, Carly Stevens, and John N. Quinton

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The effects of sealing on urban soil carbon and nutrients Roisin O'Riordan, Jess Davies, Carly Stevens, and John N. Quinton https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/422

Short summary

As urban populations grow, soil sealing with impermeable surfaces will increase. At present there is limited knowledge on the effect of sealing on soil carbon and nutrients. We found that, in general, sealing reduced soil carbon and nutrients; however, where there were additions due to human activity, soil carbon and nutrients were increased. This suggests that there is a legacy soil carbon store in areas with an industrial past and highlights the influence of artefacts in urban soil.