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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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"
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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 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Veselinović, Gorica
AU  - Životić, Dragana
AU  - Penezić, Kristina
AU  - Kašanin-Grubin, Milica
AU  - Mijatović, Nevenka
AU  - Malbasić, Jovana
AU  - Sajnović, Aleksandra
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://rims.institutims.rs/handle/123456789/410
AB  - In this study, a multidisciplinary approach was used for a detailed characterization of sediments from the archaeological site Vina. - Belo Brdo, Serbia, one of the most important Neolithic settlements in Europe. This research aimed to determine the paleoenvironmental conditions during Pleistocene and Early Holocene sedimentation prior to Early Neolithic settlement (similar to 5800 cal BC) and provide novel insight into the interaction between humans and the environment during the Middle and Late Neolithic (5300-4550 cal BC). For the first time, organic geochemical characterization, combined with organic petrography, grain size, mineralogy, and inorganic analysis were done on sediment samples from geological and archaeological sections of the Vina. - Belo Brdo site. In the archaeological section, the layer with remains of the burned house and the overlaying leveling layer were particularly interesting. The samples from the oldest geological layers were characterized by the relatively high content of carbonates, the largest amount of soluble organic matter (OM), predominance of liptinite macerals, along with the prevalence of short and mid-chain n-alkanes indicating a marsh-lake depositional environment. The sedimentation of overlaying geological layers continued in an oxbow lake, followed by a shallow depositional environment with stronger input of vascular plants. This was indicated by an increase of the terrigenous component, a high amount of huminite maceral, especially textinite, the predominance of odd long-chain n-alkanes, as well as the presence of diterpanes, pimarane, and 16 alpha(H)-phyllocladane. Quartz was the most abundant mineral in paleosol, while the OM had a mixed origin with a major input of microorganism in the precursor biomass. Estimated average paleosol temperature around 12-16 degrees C and mean annual precipitation of 938 mm/yr were favorable for ancient civilization settlement. In archaeological samples, the OM was predominantly formed by microorganisms, with a certain contribution of terrestrial plants. Their occurrence was substantiated by the presence of telohuminite, detrohuminite, resinite, and sporinite. The prevalence of n-alkane C-18, along with the occurrence of inertinite macerals, semifusinite and fusinite, in the layer with the burned house remains confirmed the incomplete combustion of woody biomass at temperatures  lt  500 degrees C. Organic and inorganic geochemical parameters for the leveling layer covering the destroyed buildings showed analogous composition as the lowest geological layers. This proved that Vina inhabitants excavated material for leveling at a site in their vicinity, and used it for covering the burnt debris, clearing the areas for a new settlement. In this context, the decades long archaeological dilemma of the origin of the leveling material was resolved.
PB  - Elsevier, Amsterdam
T2  - Catena
T1  - Geochemical characterization of sediments from the archaeological site Vinca - Belo Brdo, Serbia
VL  - 196
DO  - 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104914
ER  - 

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author = "Veselinović, Gorica and Životić, Dragana and Penezić, Kristina and Kašanin-Grubin, Milica and Mijatović, Nevenka and Malbasić, Jovana and Sajnović, Aleksandra",
year = "2021",
abstract = "In this study, a multidisciplinary approach was used for a detailed characterization of sediments from the archaeological site Vina. - Belo Brdo, Serbia, one of the most important Neolithic settlements in Europe. This research aimed to determine the paleoenvironmental conditions during Pleistocene and Early Holocene sedimentation prior to Early Neolithic settlement (similar to 5800 cal BC) and provide novel insight into the interaction between humans and the environment during the Middle and Late Neolithic (5300-4550 cal BC). For the first time, organic geochemical characterization, combined with organic petrography, grain size, mineralogy, and inorganic analysis were done on sediment samples from geological and archaeological sections of the Vina. - Belo Brdo site. In the archaeological section, the layer with remains of the burned house and the overlaying leveling layer were particularly interesting. The samples from the oldest geological layers were characterized by the relatively high content of carbonates, the largest amount of soluble organic matter (OM), predominance of liptinite macerals, along with the prevalence of short and mid-chain n-alkanes indicating a marsh-lake depositional environment. The sedimentation of overlaying geological layers continued in an oxbow lake, followed by a shallow depositional environment with stronger input of vascular plants. This was indicated by an increase of the terrigenous component, a high amount of huminite maceral, especially textinite, the predominance of odd long-chain n-alkanes, as well as the presence of diterpanes, pimarane, and 16 alpha(H)-phyllocladane. Quartz was the most abundant mineral in paleosol, while the OM had a mixed origin with a major input of microorganism in the precursor biomass. Estimated average paleosol temperature around 12-16 degrees C and mean annual precipitation of 938 mm/yr were favorable for ancient civilization settlement. In archaeological samples, the OM was predominantly formed by microorganisms, with a certain contribution of terrestrial plants. Their occurrence was substantiated by the presence of telohuminite, detrohuminite, resinite, and sporinite. The prevalence of n-alkane C-18, along with the occurrence of inertinite macerals, semifusinite and fusinite, in the layer with the burned house remains confirmed the incomplete combustion of woody biomass at temperatures  lt  500 degrees C. Organic and inorganic geochemical parameters for the leveling layer covering the destroyed buildings showed analogous composition as the lowest geological layers. This proved that Vina inhabitants excavated material for leveling at a site in their vicinity, and used it for covering the burnt debris, clearing the areas for a new settlement. In this context, the decades long archaeological dilemma of the origin of the leveling material was resolved.",
publisher = "Elsevier, Amsterdam",
journal = "Catena",
title = "Geochemical characterization of sediments from the archaeological site Vinca - Belo Brdo, Serbia",
volume = "196",
doi = "10.1016/j.catena.2020.104914"
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Veselinović, G., Životić, D., Penezić, K., Kašanin-Grubin, M., Mijatović, N., Malbasić, J.,& Sajnović, A.. (2021). Geochemical characterization of sediments from the archaeological site Vinca - Belo Brdo, Serbia. in Catena
Elsevier, Amsterdam., 196.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104914

Veselinović G, Životić D, Penezić K, Kašanin-Grubin M, Mijatović N, Malbasić J, Sajnović A. Geochemical characterization of sediments from the archaeological site Vinca - Belo Brdo, Serbia. in Catena. 2021;196.
doi:10.1016/j.catena.2020.104914 .

Veselinović, Gorica, Životić, Dragana, Penezić, Kristina, Kašanin-Grubin, Milica, Mijatović, Nevenka, Malbasić, Jovana, Sajnović, Aleksandra, "Geochemical characterization of sediments from the archaeological site Vinca - Belo Brdo, Serbia" in Catena, 196 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104914 . .