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Table 2 Heavy metal content (mg/kg) and pH of soil samples collected in the investigated ultramafic sites from the Southern Carpathians

From: Southern Carpathian ultramafic grasslands within the central-southeast European context: syntaxonomic classification and overall eco-coenotic patterns

Site name

Plant association

Elevation (m)

Ultramafic rock type

pH

Fe

Cd

Cu

Ni

Zn

Cr

Pb

Co

Mn

Mg

Mehedinți Mts.

Ciolanu Mare

PA

1130

ser

7.3

137.0

3.0

32.6

1564.7

59.9

330.9

26.8

103.5

821.7

56.0

Ciolanu Mic

PA

1025

ser

6.5

275.0

3.3

21.7

1511.3

51.3

426.7

9.7

110.6

855.6

72.9

Obârșia Cloșani

AsA

471

ser

6.1

193.0

2.9

21.9

1538.2

43.9

335.2

11.4

100.3

913.8

43.9

Giurgieni—Valea Coșutei

AsA

567

ser

6.5

325.0

3.5

19.9

1538.9

41.2

507.1

8.1

103.8

1115.6

30.4

Rudina

AsA

405

ser

6.4

275.0

3.3

21.7

1511.3

51.3

426.7

9.7

110.6

855.6

58.7

Cozia Mts.

Pereții Gradului

SP

1520

ser

5.3

141.0

2.2

26.8

1373.0

44.1

331.0

29.7

98.7

765.2

47.3

Ciuha Mică

SP

1546

ser

4.8

198.0

2.7

22.7

1389.6

26.8

354.8

8.8

97.5

744.1

45.2

Ciuha Mare

SP

1589

ser

4.1

210.0

3.1

19.7

1435.7

39.1

345.2

10.7

101.8

874.1

35.1

Retezat Mts.

Vf. Poienii

MP

432

per

5.1

625.0

4.9

15.3

10.6

51.1

20.7

29.7

10.2

228.7

60.8

Vf. Poienii

MP

410

per

4.4

537.0

4.2

15.4

13.7

58.4

19.5

33.9

9.8

261.7

43.6

Vf. Poienii

MP

400

per

4.3

525.0

4.5

16.5

14.5

50.9

21.9

20.2

9.7

226.6

35.8

Vf. Poienii

MP

385

per

4.8

181.0

5.3

15.4

9.5

67.1

21.1

41.4

11.4

306.7

18.2

  1. ser, serpentinites; per, peridotites; PA, Plantago serpentinae–Armerietum halleri; AsA, Asplenio serpentini–Achnatheretum calamagrostis; SP, Sileno saxifragae–Plantaginetum holostei; MP Minuartio frutescentis–Plantaginetum holostei