TY  - JOUR
AU  - Veselinović, Gorica
AU  - Štrbac, Snežana
AU  - Antić, Nevena
AU  - Ferreira, Carla
AU  - Dinca, Lucian
AU  - Mijatović, Nevenka
AU  - Kašanin-Grubin, Milica
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rims.institutims.rs/handle/123456789/653
AB  - The quality and vitality of cities largely depend on the design, management, and maintenance of green areas, including urban protected areas (UPAs), since they provide multiple benefits for the city. Due to urbanization and higher anthropogenic pressure, green areas are decreasing which directly affects natural habitats and biodiversity. This study aims to assess soil and vegetation chemical status in UPAs in the city of Belgrade, Serbia, and to understand how their distance from pollution hotspots affects soil and vegetation quality. Additionally, this paper considers the inclusion of soil and vegetation conditions in the urban protected areas management as a basis for introducing a connectivity approach to expand green infrastructure throughout the city. Chemical properties, the content of nutrients (C, N, P, and K), and microelements (Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Sn, Pb, Zr, U, and Th) in soil and conifer needles were analyzed. Results showed that the distance of pollution hotspots does not affect nutrient and microelements concentrations in soil, i.e., they do not vary significantly between sites and do not exceed remediation intervention values. However, the microelements status of vegetation is affected since Cr, Cu, Zn, Sn, and Pb are higher in needles from trees from the city center. The state of soil and plant composition supports the establishment of a network of green corridors and should become a part of management strategies, thus helping biodiversity protection, climate change mitigation, and human well-being in the cities.
PB  - Springer
T2  - Environmental Geochemistry & Health
T1  - Connectivity approach in urban protected area management based on soil and vegetation chemical status
DO  - 10.1007/s10653-023-01553-4
ER  - 

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author = "Veselinović, Gorica and Štrbac, Snežana and Antić, Nevena and Ferreira, Carla and Dinca, Lucian and Mijatović, Nevenka and Kašanin-Grubin, Milica",
year = "2023",
abstract = "The quality and vitality of cities largely depend on the design, management, and maintenance of green areas, including urban protected areas (UPAs), since they provide multiple benefits for the city. Due to urbanization and higher anthropogenic pressure, green areas are decreasing which directly affects natural habitats and biodiversity. This study aims to assess soil and vegetation chemical status in UPAs in the city of Belgrade, Serbia, and to understand how their distance from pollution hotspots affects soil and vegetation quality. Additionally, this paper considers the inclusion of soil and vegetation conditions in the urban protected areas management as a basis for introducing a connectivity approach to expand green infrastructure throughout the city. Chemical properties, the content of nutrients (C, N, P, and K), and microelements (Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Sn, Pb, Zr, U, and Th) in soil and conifer needles were analyzed. Results showed that the distance of pollution hotspots does not affect nutrient and microelements concentrations in soil, i.e., they do not vary significantly between sites and do not exceed remediation intervention values. However, the microelements status of vegetation is affected since Cr, Cu, Zn, Sn, and Pb are higher in needles from trees from the city center. The state of soil and plant composition supports the establishment of a network of green corridors and should become a part of management strategies, thus helping biodiversity protection, climate change mitigation, and human well-being in the cities.",
publisher = "Springer",
journal = "Environmental Geochemistry & Health",
title = "Connectivity approach in urban protected area management based on soil and vegetation chemical status",
doi = "10.1007/s10653-023-01553-4"
}

Veselinović, G., Štrbac, S., Antić, N., Ferreira, C., Dinca, L., Mijatović, N.,& Kašanin-Grubin, M.. (2023). Connectivity approach in urban protected area management based on soil and vegetation chemical status. in Environmental Geochemistry & Health
Springer..
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-023-01553-4

Veselinović G, Štrbac S, Antić N, Ferreira C, Dinca L, Mijatović N, Kašanin-Grubin M. Connectivity approach in urban protected area management based on soil and vegetation chemical status. in Environmental Geochemistry & Health. 2023;.
doi:10.1007/s10653-023-01553-4 .

Veselinović, Gorica, Štrbac, Snežana, Antić, Nevena, Ferreira, Carla, Dinca, Lucian, Mijatović, Nevenka, Kašanin-Grubin, Milica, "Connectivity approach in urban protected area management based on soil and vegetation chemical status" in Environmental Geochemistry & Health (2023),
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-023-01553-4 . .