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Heavy metals in forest floors and topsoils of ICP Forests Level I plots. Based on the combined Forest Soil Condition Database – Level I (FSCDB.LI)
The aim of this exploratory study is to investigate total heavy metal (HM) concentrations in European forest soils. The objectives are to: (1) explore the spatial variation (patterns and hotspots) of heavy metal concentrations and stocks in forest floors (FF) and topsoils throughout Europe; (2) investigate if there is a significant temporal change between the data observed during the first (S1) and second (S2) soil survey; (3) evaluate whether the HM concentrations and stocks exceed contamination or pollution levels and (4) compare the observed forest soil concentration levels with reference databases and maps of HM in soils or in mosses at the European scale.
The study is based on data from the Combined Forest Soil Condition Database (FSCDB.LI) of ICP Forests holding descriptive and analytical information of soil samples obtained from two soil surveys on the ICP Forests’ Level I systematic grid, a 16 x 16 km grid covering over 5000 forested sampling locations within Europe.
Lees de publicatie
- Publicatiedatum
- Februari 2021
- Publicatietype
- Onderzoeksrapport
- Thema's
- Natuur en bos
- Auteur(s)
- Tine Bommarez, Nathalie Cools, Bruno De Vos
- Reeks
- Report of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest 2021 (5)