Cycling and status of boron in two forest types in Greece

Authors

  • Panagiotis Michopoulos HAO DEMETERInstitute of Mediterranean Forest EcosystemsTerma Alkmanos,Athens 115 28,Greece
  • Marios Kostakis Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Panagiotis Koulelis HAO DEMETER Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems Terma Alkmanos, Athens 115 28, Greece
  • Athanassios Bourletsikas HAO DEMETER Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems Terma Alkmanos, Athens 115 28, Greece
  • Kostas Kaoukis HAO DEMETER Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems Terma Alkmanos, Athens 115 28, Greece
  • Victor Kavvadias H.A.O. DEMETER-Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Soil Science of Athens, 1 S. Venizelou Str., 141 23, Lykovrisi, Attiki, Greece
  • Dimitrios Arapakis H.A.O. DEMETER-Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Soil Science of Athens, 1 S. Venizelou Str., 141 23, Lykovrisi, Attiki, Greece
  • Ioannis Pasias Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 157 71, Greece
  • Nikolaos S. Thomaidis Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 157 71, Greece
  • Nektaria Liakopoulou H.A.O. DEMETER-Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Department of Soil Science of Athens, 1 S. Venizelou Str., 141 23, Lykovrisi, Attiki, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15287/afr.2023.2940

Keywords:

maquis, fir, boron, hydrology, soil, cycling

Abstract

The status and cycling of boron (B) were examined in two forest types in Greece, a maquis and a mountainous fir forest. In the hydrological cycle, in both forest types, the B concentration in the bulk deposition was significantly lower than that in throughfall implying dry deposition. It was also showed that some long-range transfer of B took place in the atmosphere above both forests. The total B in soils was higher in the maquis forest reflecting the chemical composition of the parent material but also the proximity of the maquis forest to the sea. Likewise, the B concentration in the holm oak leaves in the maquis forest was higher than that in the fir needles. These facts affected the B concentrations in the soil solution and fluxes in the hydrological cycle and litterfall of both forests. In soils, the available B correlated significantly with the organic carbon and the ratio of C/N in both forests but not with the total B. The residence time of B in the forest floor was lower in the maquis plot, which means faster cycling. The low temperatures in the mountain fir plot contributed to this fact.

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Published

2023-07-31

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Vol. 66 No. 1 (2023)

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