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Distribution of Macro- and Micronutrients in Soil Profiles Developed on Lithosequences and under Biosequences in Northern Greece¹

ABSTRACT

The status and the distribution of the macro- and certain of the micronutrients in selected soil profiles developed on different parent materials such as granite, quartz diorite, dacite, and marble and under varying cover such as spruce (Picea excelsa L.), scotch pine (Pinus silvestris L.), beech (Fagus silvatica L.), and grasses were investigated.

The results presented in a series of graphic illustrations indicate a distinct tendency for an accumulation of the nutrient supply in the uppermost horizons of the studied profiles.

The nutrient level is influenced by the initial capital of the elements and the alteration to which it has been subjected during soil development processes.

Interactions between the biotic and the edaphic parameters affect the distribution of the nutrients within the profiles.

¹ Published with the permission of the Scientific Director of the Nuclear Research Center "Democritus," Greek Atomic Energy Commission.

² Research Soil Scientist and Chemist respectively, Soils and Plant Nutrition Laboratory, N.R.C. "Democritus" Aghia Paraskevi, Attica, Greece.

Received for publication July 9, 1969. Accepted for publication November 20, 1969.