Soils and Native Vegetation in a Hilly and Mountainous Area in Central Greece
| Autor: | S. Vergos, K. Tsipis, Miltiadis Tziouvalekas, John Alexiou, Theodore Karyotis, V. Aretos, M. Toulios, Athanasios Charoulis, Theodore Mitsimponas, A. Drosos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 42:1249-1258 |
| ISSN: | 1532-2416 0010-3624 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00103624.2011.571741 |
| Popis: | Soils and native vegetation were investigated in 24 sites in the hilly and mountainous province of Elassona, central Greece. Most soils consist of coarse alluvial material that originated from the weathering of hard limestone or schist. Mostly are acidic, and the coarse texture enhances the leaching of exchangeable cations. Mean soil organic matter is greater than values recorded in the lowlands. Low content of available phosphorous (P) was observed in certain soils, and this may be attributed either to P fixation in the clay minerals or to parent material. Copper (Cu) content was low in 11 samples, and the content of exchangeable calcium (Ca++) was lower than the critical level in two thirds of samples. Similarly, low values were recorded for exchangeable magnesium (Mg++) and potassium (K+). Results from annual plants have shown low nitrogen (N) content and partial deficiency in Ca, K, and Mg, which reflects the particular soil and climatic conditions. Furthermore, in certain samples Cu, manganese (Mn), ... |
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