Soil physical properties, infiltration and CO2 emissions across different land use in an urban area of Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The objective of this work was to assess the effect of land use and soil management practices on urban and peri - urban soils in Zagreb (Croatia). The soil properties studied were bulk density (BD), soil water content (SWC), mean weight diameter (MWD), water - stable aggregates (WSA), infiltration, and CO2 emissions. Eight samples were collected at depths of 0 -10 cm in winter, spring, summer, and autumn in 5 different land uses: forests - natural Que rcus robur (FOR), grasslands - semi managed (GRASS), abandoned agricultural land - afforested (AFFOR), cropland (CROP) and a grass - covered apple orchard (ORCH)