Variation of major elements and heavy metals occurrence in
hybrid aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx. x P. tremula L.) tree
rings in marginal land

J 2020

Variation of major elements and heavy metals occurrence in hybrid aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx. x P. tremula L.) tree rings in marginal land

BARDULE, Arta, Maris BERTINS, Lauma BUSA, Dagnija LAZDINA, Arturs VIKSNA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Variation of major elements and heavy metals occurrence in hybrid aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx. x P. tremula L.) tree rings in marginal land

Authors

BARDULE, Arta, Maris BERTINS, Lauma BUSA, Dagnija LAZDINA, Arturs VIKSNA, Michaela KUCHYNKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Viktor KANICKÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Tomáš VACULOVIČ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry, Potenza, SISEF-Societa Italiana di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale, 2020, 1971-7458

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

10406 Analytical chemistry

Country of publisher

Italy

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.836

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/20:00117036

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3832/ifor2869-012

UT WoS

000522750300001

Keywords in English

Dendroanalyses; Hybrid Aspen; Tree Rings; Major Elements; Heavy Metals; LA-ICP-MS

Abstract

V originále

Fast growing tree species such as Populus spp. in short rotation woody crop (SRWC) systems could be an environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach to ensure sustainable biomass production and mitigate the negative impacts on the environment caused by more intensive management aimed to promote additional biomass increment. Knowledge on variation of major biologically important elements' and toxic heavy metals' occurrence in fertilised hybrid aspen tree rings in marginal land may have important and relevant implications for the management practice and evaluation of element fluxes in SRWC ecosystems. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used to determine the relative amount of major elements (K, Ca, Mg, P) and heavy metals (Cd, Hg, Pb) in stem wood plane on straight line trajectory starting from pith to bark with measurement step 0.1 mm. While inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to determine average content of the mentioned elements in mechanically separated tree rings to quantify data obtained using LA-ICP-MS method and expressed in relative units. Stem disc samples were collected from six year old hybrid aspen trees growing in marginal agricultural land in the central part of Latvia (hemi-boreal climate conditions) that were initially fertilised with biogas production residues, sewage sludge, and wood ash. We concluded that the content of analysed major elements and heavy metals in the hybrid aspen tree rings varied considerably not only within the analysed stem plane (across tree rings) of one sample tree, but also within one annual ring with significant differences between the content of major elements in earlywood and latewood. Nevertheless, the results of the content of major elements and heavy metals in hybrid aspen tree rings highlighted the significant impact of the initially used fertiliser (especially wood ash) on the average content of elements. Hybrid aspens can be considered bioindicators of both the management activities and general growing conditions even if soil pH is close to neutrality, suggesting a limited mobility of the heavy metals.

Links

LQ1601, research and development project

Name: CEITEC 2020 (Acronym: CEITEC2020)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

MUNI/A/0886/2016, interní kód MU

Name: Analytické a fyzikálně-chemické metody ve výzkumu, vývoji a aplikacích (Acronym: AFCH)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

BARDULE, Arta, Maris BERTINS, Lauma BUSA, Dagnija LAZDINA, Arturs VIKSNA, Michaela KUCHYNKA, Viktor KANICKÝ and Tomáš VACULOVIČ. Variation of major elements and heavy metals occurrence in hybrid aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx. x P. tremula L.) tree rings in marginal land. iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry. Potenza: SISEF-Societa Italiana di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale, 2020, vol. 13, No 1, p. 24-32. ISSN 1971-7458. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3832/ifor2869-012.

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BARDULE, Arta, Maris BERTINS, Lauma BUSA, Dagnija LAZDINA, Arturs VIKSNA, Michaela KUCHYNKA, Viktor KANICKÝ and Tomáš VACULOVIČ. Variation of major elements and heavy metals occurrence in hybrid aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx. x P. tremula L.) tree rings in marginal land. \textit{iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry}. Potenza: SISEF-Societa Italiana di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale, 2020, vol.~13, No~1, p.~24-32. ISSN~1971-7458. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3832/ifor2869-012.

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