Autumn Retranslocation of Heavy Metals from Leaves of Woody Plants in Forest Ecosystems

Cesium-137 distribution in soil and Leccinum aurantiacum in a spruce-aspen forest ecosystem

“…The high specific activity of aspen leaf fall (table 1) in comparison with activity in conifers and their fallen leaves attracts attention. In work [7] it was established that aspen Populus tremula possesses attributes of plants of hyperaccumulator of cesium-137 in terrestrial phytomass. Thus, aspen leaf fall (table 1 and figure 9) is a source of cesium-137 enrichment of litter.…”