Trace and major element contents, microbial communities, and enzymatic activities of urban soils of Marrakech city along an anthropization gradient

Naylo, AhmedAlmeida-Pereira, Sofia I.Benidire, LeilaEl Khalil, HichamCastro, Paula M.L.Ouvrard, StéphanieSchwartz, ChristopheBoularbah, Ali2019-01-102019-01-102019Naylo, A.; Almeida-Pereira, S.I.; Benidire, L. (...) Boularbah, A. (2019) Trace and major element contents, microbial communities, and enzymatic activities of urban soils of Marrakech city along an anthropization gradient. Journal of Soils and Sediments. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 19:2153–21651439-0108http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/26648Due to their close proximity with the population, urban soils are extensively affected by human activities that release considerable technogenic inputs resulting in an overall soil degradation and leading to an increase of water-extractable fraction of trace elements. This work aimed to determine the influence of anthropization on trace and major element concentrations and to assess how it might also affect soil biochemical and microbiological parameters in an urban area of Marrakech city, Morocco.engEcosystem servicesSUITMA’s soilsMetal contaminationSoil enzymesTechnogenic fractionTechnogenic soilsTrace and major element contents, microbial communities, and enzymatic activities of urban soils of Marrakech city along an anthropization gradientjournal article10.1007/s11368-018-2221-y1614-748085059552154000464836300002