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May 6, 2026Soil SystemsOpen Access

Multivariate Evaluation of Pedogenetic Indicators: Limits and Potentials of Rare Earth Elements in Mountain Treeline Soils

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VUVeneramaria UrsoWTWilliam TrentiMFMauro De Feudis

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Multivariate analysis reveals how Vaccinium myrtillus alters soil properties and nutrient cycling in treeline ecotones.

Key Points

  • To investigate the influence of plant communities on REE behavior and soil formation processes in treeline areas.
  • Examined contrasting vegetation types: Vaccinium myrtillus heathlands and Picea abies forests.
  • Characterized six soil profiles for bulk geochemistry and particle-size distribution.
  • Conducted principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering to identify soil characteristics.
  • Vaccinium myrtillus promotes podzolization with thicker organic horizons, while Picea abies has thinner layers.
  • Differences in REE distribution observed, tied to vegetation types and soil horizon characteristics.
  • Integration of multivariate statistics and pedogenetic indicators is necessary for evaluating mountain soil geochemistry.

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Urso et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fa8ef304f884e66b53158fhttps://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems10050054
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