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Distribution of Macro‐ and Micronutrients in Soil Profiles Developed on Lithosequences and under Biosequences in Northern Greece
Author(s) -
Apostolakis Costas G.,
Douka Catherine E.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1970.03615995003400020031x
Subject(s) - edaphic , beech , nutrient , environmental science , botany , fagus sylvatica , agronomy , geology , biology , soil science , soil water , ecology
The status and the distribution of the macro‐ and certain of the micronutrients in selected soil profiles developed on different parent materials such as granite, quartz diorite, dacite, and marble and under varying cover such as spruce ( Picea excelsa L.), scotch pine ( Pinus silvestris L.), beech ( Fagus silvatica L.), and grasses were investigated. The results presented in a series of graphic illustrations indicate a distinct tendency for an accumulation of the nutrient supply in the uppermost horizons of the studied profiles. The nutrient level is influenced by the initial capital of the elements and the alteration to which it has been subjected during soil development processes. Interactions between the biotic and the edaphic parameters affect the distribution of the nutrients within the profiles.