@article{fdi:010079855,
  title = {{T}opsoil characteristics of forests and lawns along an urban-rural gradient in the {P}aris region ({F}rance)},
  author = {{F}oti, {L}. and {B}arot, {S}{\'e}bastien and {G}ignoux, {J}. and {G}rimaldi, {M}ichel and {L}ata, {J}. {C}. and {L}erch, {T}. {Z}. and {N}old, {F}. and {N}unan, {N}. and {R}aynaud, {X}. and {A}bbadie, {L}. and {D}ubs, {F}lorence},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}rban soils are a crucial component of urban ecosystems, especially in public green spaces, because of the ecosystem services they provide (e.g. public recreation, urban cooling or water infiltration). {I}n this study, we describe the chemical, physical and hydrostructural characteristics of 180 forest and lawn surface soil samples, taken along an urban-rural gradient in the {P}aris region. {T}his was done in order to identify how these soils have been affected by urbanization. {F}orests and lawns are the main vegetation types found in this region and represent 21% and 22.2% of the territory's surface area, respectively. {M}any of the properties of urban forest soils differed from those of other sites (e.g. texture, organic carbon content, total nitrogen and carbonate contents), possibly because the urban forests are much older than the lawns and because of the legacy of the historical management of soils in this region ({H}aussmann period). {U}rban lawn soils were more compacted than urban forests, probably due to higher foot traffic. {T}he effects of urbanization were, at times, confounded with other factors (e.g. sandier texture of urban forests), which suggests that surface soil characteristics were influenced by past urban planning. {F}inally, this study constitutes a baseline analysis for the monitoring of soil quality in the region.},
  keywords = {anthrosols ; chemical urban soil characteristics ; forests ; hydrostructural urban soil characteristics ; lawns ; physical urban soil ; characteristics ; urban-rural gradient ; {FRANCE} ; {PARIS} {REGION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}oil {U}se and {M}anagement},
  volume = {37},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {749--761},
  ISSN = {0266-0032},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1111/sum.12640},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079855},
}