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The influence of horizontal structure of spruce forest on the spatial distribution of acid-soluble Zn, Cd, Pb compounds and 137Cs in the litter and the humus horizon of soddy podzolic soil has been studied in the territory with the regional background level of industrial fallout. It has been found that the distribution pattern of Zn in the forest litter is a result of biogeochemical processes. The litter in fern–wood sorrel microplots contains increased amounts of Zn and Cd, while the contents of Pb and 137Cs are decreased. The distribution patterns of Pb and 137Cs in the litter are positively correlated with each other, since both elements are deposited from the atmosphere, and similar mechanisms account for their redistribution in the spruce forest ecosystem.
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Original Russian Text © D.N. Lipatov, A.I. Shcheglov, D.V. Manakhov, 2018, published in Ekologiya, 2018, No. 4, pp. 282–290.
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Lipatov, D.N., Shcheglov, A.I. & Manakhov, D.V. Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals and 137Cs in Spruce Forest Soil under Conditions of Regional Pollution. Russ J Ecol 49, 312–319 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413618040100
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