Features of the distribution of manganese in soils of the Prichulym taiga in Tomsk region during forest logging

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Authors: Khasanova, E. Kh., Afonin, Igor V., Bazhenova, Y. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Томская область; причулымская тайга; почвы; вырубка лесов; марганец; taiga
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/720/1/012124; https://vital.lib.tsu.ru/vital/access/manager/Repository/koha:000901699

In the course of the summer expedition, soil samples were taken from the upper, the most ‘active’ for migration and pollution by chemical elements, horizon in the taiga zone of Zyryanskiy district, Tomsk region. Soils were sampled in two plots: in a typical taiga forest and in the area after selective logging carried out six years ago. The selected soil samples were analyzed for the presence and total content of manganese. As a result of statistical data processing, the average value of the content of this element was obtained. Changes in the species composition of vegetation in the logged area could affect the redistribution of the considered chemical element in the soil. For a complete picture of the deposition and the reasons for possible migration of manganese in the upper layer of the soil horizon, the acid-base conditions and the organic component (humus) were additionally determined in the soil samples. The global indicators of the world’s soils – clarke values – were used as standards to compare with the average values of the manganese content in soil. The obtained average values of manganese in the upper horizon of soils in the studied areas were compared with respect to the data on the content of manganese in soils of the taiga forest zone of Eurasia. The southeast of Tomsk region is included in this zone. Based on the ecological and geochemical analysis, the reasons for the change in the content of manganese and the degree of its dangerous impact have been revealed. This characteristic made it possible to interpret the data obtained on the manganese content in the soil of the study areas, as well as to assess the state of the environment after anthropogenic transformation and other possible factors.