Nutrient Status of Tree Seedlings in a Site Recovering from a Landslide
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of soil recovery after a landslide on the nutritional status of a young generation of Silver fir (<i>Abies alba</i> Mill.) and Silver birch (<i>Betula pendula</i> Roth.) trees. The study was carried out on the site of a lands...
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| description | The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of soil recovery after a landslide on the nutritional status of a young generation of Silver fir (<i>Abies alba</i> Mill.) and Silver birch (<i>Betula pendula</i> Roth.) trees. The study was carried out on the site of a landslide that took place in 2010 in the Gorlice Forest District (Southern Poland). Basic soil properties, macro, and microelements content and enzymatic activity were determined in the soil samples that were collected from across the landslide area, from locations distributed by a grid 10 × 10 m (18 points). Plant material samples, collected to indicate nutritional status, were also taken from each point. Results demonstrate that the nutritional status of emerging regeneration depends on soil acidification and soil organic matter content. The pH of the soils on the landslide determines the intensity of nutrient uptake by the young seedlings. The nutrition of young trees varied across the landslide zone, differing in terms of the soil’s organic matter content and its chemical properties. In comparison to the depletion zone, the accumulation zone proved to be substantially richer in soil organic matter, resulting in higher soil biochemical activity. The study demonstrates that Silver birch (<i>Betula pendula</i> Roth.) is improving nutrient cycling in areas disturbed by landslide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e0d61e00d2640c6a9941c122d1adfab2023-11-20T04:57:38ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072020-06-0111670910.3390/f11060709Nutrient Status of Tree Seedlings in a Site Recovering from a LandslideJarosław Lasota0Wojciech Kraj1Bożena Honkowicz2Karolina Staszel3Ewa Błońska4Department of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46 Str., 31-425 Kraków, PolandDepartment of Forest Ecosystems Protection, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46 Str., 31-425 Kraków, PolandDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46 Str., 31-425 Kraków, PolandDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46 Str., 31-425 Kraków, PolandDepartment of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 46 Str., 31-425 Kraków, PolandThe aim of the study was to investigate the effect of soil recovery after a landslide on the nutritional status of a young generation of Silver fir (<i>Abies alba</i> Mill.) and Silver birch (<i>Betula pendula</i> Roth.) trees. The study was carried out on the site of a landslide that took place in 2010 in the Gorlice Forest District (Southern Poland). Basic soil properties, macro, and microelements content and enzymatic activity were determined in the soil samples that were collected from across the landslide area, from locations distributed by a grid 10 × 10 m (18 points). Plant material samples, collected to indicate nutritional status, were also taken from each point. Results demonstrate that the nutritional status of emerging regeneration depends on soil acidification and soil organic matter content. The pH of the soils on the landslide determines the intensity of nutrient uptake by the young seedlings. The nutrition of young trees varied across the landslide zone, differing in terms of the soil’s organic matter content and its chemical properties. In comparison to the depletion zone, the accumulation zone proved to be substantially richer in soil organic matter, resulting in higher soil biochemical activity. The study demonstrates that Silver birch (<i>Betula pendula</i> Roth.) is improving nutrient cycling in areas disturbed by landslide.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/6/709enzyme activityforest ecosystemsilver firsilver birchsoil organic matter |
| spellingShingle | Jarosław Lasota Wojciech Kraj Bożena Honkowicz Karolina Staszel Ewa Błońska Nutrient Status of Tree Seedlings in a Site Recovering from a Landslide Forests enzyme activity forest ecosystem silver fir silver birch soil organic matter |
| title | Nutrient Status of Tree Seedlings in a Site Recovering from a Landslide |
| title_full | Nutrient Status of Tree Seedlings in a Site Recovering from a Landslide |
| title_fullStr | Nutrient Status of Tree Seedlings in a Site Recovering from a Landslide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutrient Status of Tree Seedlings in a Site Recovering from a Landslide |
| title_short | Nutrient Status of Tree Seedlings in a Site Recovering from a Landslide |
| title_sort | nutrient status of tree seedlings in a site recovering from a landslide |
| topic | enzyme activity forest ecosystem silver fir silver birch soil organic matter |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/6/709 |
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