Charlotte Pruvost , Jérôme Mathieu , Jeanne Vallet , Florence Dubs , Agnès Gigon , Thomas Lerch , Manuel Blouin
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Abstract
Cities are increasingly recognized as specific ecosystems, in which green infrastructures, gardens, parks… can offer new habitats to flora and fauna. Cities also have a limited ability to recycle waste, which could be improved by transforming certain construction waste into Technosols. Here, we show that Technosols made of “fine earth”, excavated from deep soil horizons and usually deposited in landfills by the building sector, can promote plant growth, plant diversity and soil macrofauna. A four-year follow-up showed diversity and abundance levels comparable to temperate meadows. It also suggests a strong potential in terms of carbon storage. This solution could thus simultaneously supply a resource for local green spaces, reduce construction waste in landfills, lessen topsoil removal from neighboring environments, helping cities to take their part in climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation efforts.
期刊介绍:
Ecological engineering has been defined as the design of ecosystems for the mutual benefit of humans and nature. The journal is meant for ecologists who, because of their research interests or occupation, are involved in designing, monitoring, or restoring ecosystems, and can serve as a bridge between ecologists and engineers.
Specific topics covered in the journal include: habitat reconstruction; ecotechnology; synthetic ecology; bioengineering; restoration ecology; ecology conservation; ecosystem rehabilitation; stream and river restoration; reclamation ecology; non-renewable resource conservation. Descriptions of specific applications of ecological engineering are acceptable only when situated within context of adding novelty to current research and emphasizing ecosystem restoration. We do not accept purely descriptive reports on ecosystem structures (such as vegetation surveys), purely physical assessment of materials that can be used for ecological restoration, small-model studies carried out in the laboratory or greenhouse with artificial (waste)water or crop studies, or case studies on conventional wastewater treatment and eutrophication that do not offer an ecosystem restoration approach within the paper.