Monitoring of the Physical State of Urban Soils in the Context of Landscaping Problems
N. S. SHIKHOVA
Abstract
The density of skeleton and solid phase, the total porosity and the ratio of water-air space in the soils of the city of Vladivostok have been studied. The parameters under analysis are considered depending on the type of urban plantations and in association with the degree of urbanization and alteration of soils. The differences of urban soils from their natural analogs most important with respect to the proportions of the water-air space and density of soil have been established. Due to the necessity of optimization of growing conditions of green plantations in urban ecosystems of Vladivostok, it is recommended to restore the physical parameters of urban soils by making them closer to the background levels.
