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Carbon and nitrogen in the ground waters of the Tellerman forest (European southern forest steppe)

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Under the upland forests growing on the Dnieper loamy soils at 150–160 m above sea level, sandy aquifers are found at ~120 and ~140 m above sea level. The general mineralization of groundwaters (GWs) and the concentration of SO -24 increase upon approaching the foundation of fluvial glacial sediments. The concentration of C supplied to the local GWs is 10–12 mg L–1 per year–1. The concentration of C(CO -23 ; HCO -13 ; NO -13 ; NO -12 ) in the DSW is consistent with the C balance of upper biogeocenoses and the rate of groundwater migration. The concentrations of N(nh +14 ) are unrelated to the filtration of biogeocenosis moisture. They are identical both under sodic grassy glades and highly productive tree stands. The main part of N-containing ions in situ is synthesized and destroyed by anaerobic microorganisms living in the GW.

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Original Russian Text © M.G. Romanowsky, 2015, published in Lesovedenie, 2015, No. 3, pp. 227–235.

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Romanowsky, M.G. Carbon and nitrogen in the ground waters of the Tellerman forest (European southern forest steppe). Contemp. Probl. Ecol. 8, 925–933 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995425515070124

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