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)