Original scientific paper
SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CHARACTERISTICS IN NATURE RESERVE ŽITAVSKÝ WETLAND - NATURA 2000 SITE
Nora SZOMBATHOVÁ
; Department of Pedology and Geology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A.Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Milan MACÁK
; 2Department of Sustainable Agriculture and Herbology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A.Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Eva CANDRÁKOVÁ
; Department of Plant Production, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A.Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Abstract
The aim of this study was to characterize soil organic matter in the Nature Reserve Žitavský wetland. The area is located on a fluvial plain of Žitava River. Soil pits were trenched on Mollic Fluvisol, Eutric Fluvisol and Histi-Umbric Gleysol. Since the average CT pool in topsoil of Histi-Umbric Gleysols in Slovakia is around 15.8 g.kg-1, we assume, that high content of organic carbon in A horizon (72.54 g.kg-1) occur due to sedimentation of organic particles from water. Based on results of organic carbon content and its stability, but mainly on sharp increase of humus quality (HA : FA increased from 0.82 to 1.72) we concluded, that in depth of 0.6 m started A horizon of buried Mollic Fluvisol. The highest pool of hot water extractable carbon (Chws) and labile carbon (CL) in Histi-Umbric Gleysol indicate the great amount of organic matter available to microbial oxidation in this soil.
Keywords
NATURA 2000; humus; organic carbon; wetland; soil
Hrčak ID:
35375
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Publication date:
28.11.2008.
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