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INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON CARBON AND NITROGEN CONTENT IN SERBIAN RENDZINA SOILS

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Svjetlana Radmanović (Cupać) ,
Svjetlana Radmanović (Cupać)
Contact Svjetlana Radmanović (Cupać)

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia

Aleksandar Đorđević ,
Aleksandar Đorđević

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia

Nataša Nikolić
Nataša Nikolić

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia

Abstract

Organic matter in Serbian Rendzina soils dependence on altitude and geographic regions was investigated. There was no regular dynamics of carbon and nitrogen content nor in C/N ratio, probably because of slight climatic variation among altitudes and regions, thus negligible differences in vegetation, organic litter and decomposition dynamics. Predicted climatic changes, uneven for regions, will exert a complex influence on soil C and N storage. These results should be used as a base for future monitoring of C and N content in Serbian Rendzina soils and their dependence on climate.

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