Bioindication of Environmental Conditions Using Solar Park Vegetation

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F23%3A43923434" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/23:43923434 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/environments10050086" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/environments10050086</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environments10050086" target="_blank" >10.3390/environments10050086</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Bioindication of Environmental Conditions Using Solar Park Vegetation

Original language description

Solar parks are currently considered a new source of carbon-free energy. At the same time, they encroach on our landscape and create new conditions for flora and fauna. Vegetation responds to changes in living conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in soil conditions induced by solar parks using vegetation bioindicators. A vegetation assessment was carried out in a solar park located in the cadastral territory of the municipality of Unín (Czech Republic). Among the soil conditions observed, this study focused on soil moisture, pH, nitrogen availability, phosphorus availability, and salinity. A total of 77 taxa of vascular plants were identified. Based on the bioindication of vegetation, it can be concluded that there are changes in the conditions between sites under photovoltaic panels (PV) and between rows of PV panels. Under PV panels, species with extreme values of the monitored soil criteria have a higher representation. These species can tolerate salinity, deficiency, or excess nitrogen and phosphorus. Different conditions under PV panels lead to diversity in species composition. This results in significant fragmentation of solar couplet vegetation. However, extreme conditions may create room for invasive plant species to establish themselves. Thus, it is necessary to monitor changes in vegetation, especially under PV panels, in the following years. The characterization of environmental conditions based on vegetation biomonitoring shows the diversity of solar park conditions. Diverse conditions are also important for landscape fragmentation.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40106 - Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)

Project

<a href="/en/project/LTC20001" target="_blank" >LTC20001: Fire effects on soils</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Environments

ISSN

2076-3298

e-ISSN

2076-3298

Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

86

UT code for WoS article

000997541300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85160261823