Ukrainian Journal of Forest and Wood Science

Described the content of gross forms of heavy metals in soils of different genesis in places of growth of hedges in Chernivtsi and Berehomet. On the basis of the received data is calculated a balance content of heavy metals in soil profiles of researched areas. Established regularities of distribution of heavy metals in the litter and layers of anthropogenically-transformed soils: dark-gray ashed, black soil alkali and sod-brown soil. Analyzed the impact of heavy metals and minerals on the intensity of development of hedges. Followed dependence of the heavy metals content of anthropogenic load on the soils. Performed correlation-regression analysis between the overall increase of researched hedges and content of gross forms of heavy metals in the soil.

hedge, soil, heavy metals, correlation-regression analysis, factor of influence