Abstract
The problem of urban landscaping in the Arctic region is related to unfavorable climatic conditions for human and plants and to a shortage of natural organic soils. The ecological and aesthetic functions and services provided by the urban green infrastructure are crucial in regions with a high level of urbanization located beyond the Arctic Circle. Murmansk region is a situated on the north-west of Russia, where 93% population lives in cities. It has deposits of more than 700 minerals and a high level of development of mining complex. Therefore, various mining wastes have a potential to be used as a component for green infrastructures in urban and industrial environments. This study examined the effect of serpentine and phlogopite wastes’ additions to natural podzolic soils on the productivity and chemical composition of 6 species of grasses. The addition of mining wastes increased biomass up to 25–95% and height of grasses up to 20–50% comparing to the control. Highest values of biomass and height are corresponded to grass on the soil with the addition of 7 mg kg−1 of serpentine wastes. Serpentine wastes with 400 mg kg−1 of phytoavailable silicon created plant resistance to negative environmental factors. Serpentine wastes are a potential material for application in the construction of urban soil in the Arctic region.
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This study was supported by RFBR grant 16-35-60022 and the Fundamental Research Program of the RAS Presidium “Exploratory fundamental research for the benefit of the Russian Arctic region development”. Authors express their gratitude to Anna Paltseva for English editing.
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Mikhaylova, I., Slukovskaya, M., Mosendz, I., Kremenetskaya, I., Karavayeva, E., Drogobuzhskaya, S. (2019). Application of Silicon-Contained Mining Wastes in Urban Greening. In: Vasenev, V., Dovletyarova, E., Cheng, Z., Prokof’eva, T., Morel, J., Ananyeva, N. (eds) Urbanization: Challenge and Opportunity for Soil Functions and Ecosystem Services. SUITMA 2017. Springer Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89602-1_18
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