5 research outputs found
Mi törtĂ©nik a vĂzbe hullĂł avarral?
Az Ă©venkĂ©nti lombhullás biztosĂtja az erdei patakok kĂĽlsĹ‘ szervesanyag-igĂ©nyĂ©t, mely fontos energiaforrás a kisvĂzfolyásokban. A behullĂł avar mennyisĂ©ge jelentĹ‘sen eltĂ©rhet attĂłl fĂĽggĹ‘en, hogy milyen a patak menti növĂ©nyzet. A lehullĂł növĂ©nyi rĂ©szek legnagyobb rĂ©szĂ©t a levelek teszik ki, ezĂ©rt az avarlebomlás fontos rĂ©sze az ökoszisztĂ©ma1 összefĂĽggĂ©seinek. A folyamat vizsgálata segĂt a biodiverzitás2 megismerĂ©sĂ©ben. A biolĂłgiai sokfĂ©lesĂ©g3 napjainkban csökken, melynek okai lehetnek az erĹ‘s emberi behatás, valamint a klĂmaváltozás, mely a kĂĽlönbözĹ‘ ökoszisztĂ©mákat Ă©ri. Erdei patakokban Ă©s az egyĂ©b vizes Ă©lĹ‘helyeken az avar lebomlása központi folyamat, melynek lefolyása fĂĽgg a biolĂłgiai sokfĂ©lesĂ©gtĹ‘l. ĂŤgy az avarlebomlás folyamatának vizsgálata fontos informáciĂłkat szolgáltathat számunkra az adott vĂztest állapotárĂłl
Leaf litter decomposition in Torna stream before and after a red mud disaster
The aim of the study was to estimate the breakdown of the allochthonous litter in an artificial stream running in an agricultural area and compare it with the same values following a toxic mud spill into the same stream. Litter bags were filled with three types of leaves (Quercus robur, Populus tremula and Salix alba) and placed to the bottom of the river. Ergosterol was used to detect fungal biomass. We supposed the absence of fungi and the retardation of leaf litter decomposition. Only pH and conductivity increased significantly. Leaf mass loss after the catastrophe was much slower than in 2009 and the decay curves did not follow the exponential decay model. Prior to the catastrophe, leaf mass loss was fast in Torna, compared to other streams in the area. The reason is that the stream is modified, the bed is trapezoid and covered with concrete stones. Fungal biomass was lower, than in the pre-disaster experiment, because fungi did not have enough leaves to sporulate. Leaf mass loss followed the exponential decay curve before the disaster, but after that it was possible only after a non-change period