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Soil toposequence under man-planted vegetation in the Krkonoše Mts., Czech Republic

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  • Vít PENÍŽEK

    (Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Tereza ZÁDOROVÁ

    (Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Mountainous areas represent regions with specific soil cover pattern that is naturally given by an altitudinal gradient. The objective of our study was to describe the soil cover development on the altitudinal gradient under changed environment given by man-planted vegetation and acidification. The studied area is characterized by spruce monoculture planting that replaced the original broadleaf natural vegetation and high load of anthropic acidification. The common hypothesis considering the sequence of Dystric Cambisol-Entic Podzol-Haplic Podzol with increasing altitude was not proved. The results of our study indicate that the influence of spruce vegetation causes the occurrence of Haplic Podzols at low altitudes where the natural soil formation does not induce their development. Results showed that the vegetation type can overrule other altitude-related soil-forming factors. The conversion of natural broadleaf and mixed forests to spruce monocultures leads to the expansion of podzolization process to lower altitudes.

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  • Vít PENÍŽEK & Tereza ZÁDOROVÁ, 2012. "Soil toposequence under man-planted vegetation in the Krkonoše Mts., Czech Republic," Soil and Water Research, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 7(4), pages 138-150.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlswr:v:7:y:2012:i:4:id:11-2012-swr
    DOI: 10.17221/11/2012-SWR
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