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Physicochemical and biological properties of urbanized soils in the city of Mariupol have been considered in comparison with the background soils. The parametrical characteristics (abundance and biomass) of soil algal groups, the content of humus, the reaction of soil solution, the content of heavy metals, and the particle size distributions of soils under different anthropogenic impacts have been assessed. The physicochemical properties of soils developing under urboecosystem conditions affect the number of structure-forming species, biomass, and proportions of soil algae. According to the particle size distribution, urban soils are classified among the medium and heavy loamy soils with the predominance of the clay and coarse silt fractions. The fractions of physical clay and clay are of highest importance for the existence of algae. The accumulation of heavy metals in the surface horizons of soils can stimulate or inhibit the development of algae depending on the metal concentration.
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Original Russian Text © O.G. Shekhovtseva, I.A. Mal’tseva, 2014, published in Pochvovedenie, 2014, No. 7, pp. 869–877.
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Shekhovtseva, O.G., Mal’tseva, I.A. Physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine. Eurasian Soil Sc. 48, 1393–1400 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229315120145
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