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Abstract—As plant litter is typically N limited, protein digestion and amino acid assimilation are key processes in saprophagous invertebrates. The recalcitrance of dietary protein may be increased by their binding to phenolic compounds in humic substances. Binding phenolic compound to protein may be also important in humus acid formation and stabi...
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AbstractFirst data on the specific morphology and physicochemical properties of soils forming in the zone of active discharge of ascending solutions of deep thermal water of Kuchiger hot springs of the fluoride hydrosulfuric bicarbonate–sulfate–sodium type are presented. The soil cover was studied along the transect crossing the mire with active ga...
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Abstract—In recent years, geologists have found peatlands extremely rich in uranium. They can be considered an example of the efficient operation of natural organic geochemical barriers in the humid zone. They also open up the possibility of determining the age of these peatlands by t he isotopic 230Th/234U method. The deposition of uranium in peat...
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AbstractThe objectives of this study were to (i) establish the background variation and determine a threshold values for aqua regia soluble cadmium (Cd) in Terra Rossa soil at the local scale (Dalmatia, Croatia), (ii) check for possible soil Cd enrichment comparing its concentration at two different depths, and (iii) compare the threshold values fo...
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AbstractThe chemical composition of PM10 particles (
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AbstractThe impact of fires that happened in different times (1 week, 1.5 and 2 months, 1 and 2 years ago) on the properties of southern (textural-carbonate) chernozems was studied in the Trans-Ural steppe (Bashkortostan Republic and Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia). The topsoil horizons (0–5, 5–10, and 10–20 cm) were sampled in summer 2018. After the f...
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Abstract—On the basis of the profile-genetic approach, diagnostic features of poorly studied mountainous soils under larch forests and woodlands in different geomorphic positions of the Subpolar Urals were identified, and their classification position was determined. The morphological, physicochemical, and chemical characteristics of the studied so...
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AbstractQuantitative assessment of the potential soil loss on arable lands in the European part of Russia (4 million km2) was performed at the regional level of generalization corresponding to the scale of 1 : 500 000. Mathematical modeling based on the use of the equation for calculating potential soil loss from erosion developed in the research L...
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AbstractThe reliable prediction of coupled heat and moisture transfer in three-phase soils involves authentic estimation of soil thermal conductivity. In the current work, a steady-state method was developed to measure soil thermal conductivity. Soil samples for two soils were packed in a plastic of 6.6 cm inner diameter and 3 mm thickness. A 130 O...
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AbstractThe water retention curve (WRC) describes the nonlinear relation of soil water content (SWC) and matric potential. Since direct measurement of SWC and matric potential is difficult and time consuming, indirect approaches including statistical, numerical, and pattern recognition-based pedo-transfer functions (PTFs) that relate basic soil pro...
