role of forest floor in migration of metals and artificial nuclides during forest fires in Siberia

Forest floor is the most important of all forest biogeocenotic components for studying behavior of metals and artificial radionuclides during forest fires. Wide occurrence, active biogeochemical processes caused by constant input of organic matter, and high retentive capacity of airborne metals make...

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Published in:Contemporary problems of ecology 2012-03, Vol.5 (2), p.191-199
Main Author: Shcherbov, B. L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biogeochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Burns
Ecology
Fires
Forest & brush fires
Forest fires
Forest floor
forest litter
Forest soils
Forests
Heavy metal content
Landscape
landscapes
Life Sciences
Metals
Migration
Organic matter
Radioactivity
Radioisotopes
radionuclides
Terrestrial ecosystems
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Summary:Forest floor is the most important of all forest biogeocenotic components for studying behavior of metals and artificial radionuclides during forest fires. Wide occurrence, active biogeochemical processes caused by constant input of organic matter, and high retentive capacity of airborne metals make forest floor an important biogeochemical barrier that controls migration of metals within forests landscapes. Distribution of metals throughout forest floor and its consumption by fire distinguish a group of metals migrating beyond a burn and help quantify the release.
ISSN:1995-4255
1995-4263
DOI:10.1134/S1995425512020114