Chemical composition of deciduous and coniferous vegetation, mosses and humus as environmental indicator in Slovakia

Abstract

Al, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Li, Mg, Mn, N, Na, Ni, Pb, Rb, S, Sr, V, and Zn in the foliage of 5 tree species (Pinus sylvestris L., Picea abies Karst., Abies alba Mill., Fagus sylvatica L., Quercus sp.), 3 mosses (Pleurozium schreberi, Hylocomium splendens, Dicranum sp.), and humus from 3,063 plots were completed with their contents related to the limit values and compn. of individual particles in leaf stomata. Comparing results from 1991 and 1994, mosses had reduced concns. of Cd, Pb, and Zn and increased concns. of Cr, Cu, Fe, and Ni. [on SciFinder(R)]