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Este estudio se desarrolló en parcelas de bosque nativo mediterráneo, dominado por Quercus pyrenaica, situadas al noreste de Portugal. Se determina la concentración y reservorio de mercurio (Hg) en la biomasa aérea (hojas, ramas y tronco) y en horizontes orgánicos (OL, OF y OH) y minerales (hasta 30 cm) del suelo. La acumulación de Hg en la biomasa aérea es 0,22, 0,10 y 0,5 g ha-1 en hojas, ramas y madera de tronco, respectivamente. El rango de concentración de Hg total (THg) en los horizontes orgánicos fue de 75-122 μg kg-1 y 78-112 μg kg-1 en el suelo mineral. El Hg almacenado (RHg) en los horizontes O (OL+OF+OH) y suelo mineral (hasta 30 cm) es 1,9 y 255 g ha-1, respectivamente. Las correlaciones de THg y RHg con C orgánico total, N total y la relación C/N, apuntan a la dinámica de la materia orgánica como principal factor de influencia en la presencia y almacenamiento de Hg en el suelo. La alteración del ciclo del C afectaría al papel del suelo como sumidero de Hg, promoviendo un mayor riesgo de movilización de Hg hacia componentes más sensibles de los ecosistemas terrestres como la biota y aguas superficiales y freáticas.
The present study was carried out in native forest plots, dominated by Quercus pyrenaica, located in northeastern Portugal. The concentrations and reservoirs of mercury (Hg) in different plant compartments (leaves, branches, and bole wood), organic horizons (OL, OF, and OH sub horizons) and mineral soil (up to 30 cm depth) were determined. The accumulation of Hg in aboveground biomass is 0.22, 0.10, and 0.50 g ha-1 in leaves, branches and bole wood, respectively. Ranges of total Hg concentration (THg) were 75-122 μg kg-1 and 78-112 μg kg-1 for organic horizons and mineral soil respectively. Mercury stored in soil (RHg) is 1.9 g ha-1 for O horizons (OL+OF+OH) and 255 g ha-1 for mineral soil (up to 30 cm depth). The correlations between THg and RHg with total organic C, total N and the C/N ratio suggest that soil organic matter dynamic is the main responsible for the occurrence and storage of Hg in soil. Changes in the C cycle would affect the role of soils as Hg sink, promoting a greater risk of Hg mobilization to more sensitive components of the terrestrial ecosystems such as wildlife, surface waters and groundwater.
The present study was carried out in native forest plots, dominated by Quercus pyrenaica, located in northeastern Portugal. The concentrations and reservoirs of mercury (Hg) in different plant compartments (leaves, branches, and bole wood), organic horizons (OL, OF, and OH sub horizons) and mineral soil (up to 30 cm depth) were determined. The accumulation of Hg in aboveground biomass is 0.22, 0.10, and 0.50 g ha-1 in leaves, branches and bole wood, respectively. Ranges of total Hg concentration (THg) were 75-122 μg kg-1 and 78-112 μg kg-1 for organic horizons and mineral soil respectively. Mercury stored in soil (RHg) is 1.9 g ha-1 for O horizons (OL+OF+OH) and 255 g ha-1 for mineral soil (up to 30 cm depth). The correlations between THg and RHg with total organic C, total N and the C/N ratio suggest that soil organic matter dynamic is the main responsible for the occurrence and storage of Hg in soil. Changes in the C cycle would affect the role of soils as Hg sink, promoting a greater risk of Hg mobilization to more sensitive components of the terrestrial ecosystems such as wildlife, surface waters and groundwater.
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Mercurio Horizonte Reservorio Biomasa aérea Materia orgánica
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Parente-Sendín, Andrea; Méndez-López, Melissa; Calvo-Portela, Noemi; Fonseca, Felícia; Figueiredo, Tomás de; Nunes, Luís; Pontevedra-Pombal, Xabier; Alonso-Vega, F.; Nóvoa-Muñoz, Juan Carlos (2022). Concentración y reservorio de Hg en el sistema suelo-planta en el bosque caducifolio Mediterráneo nativo del NE de Portugal. In IX Congresso Ibérico das Ciências do Solo (CICS 2022). Oeiras: Sociedade Portuguesa da Ciência do Solo. p. 558-561
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Sociedade Portuguesa da Ciência do Solo
