TY - JOUR N2 - This paper presents the results of study on heavy metals in soil and in herbaceous plants in selected pine forests in Słowiński National Park. The heavy metals, such as Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe were studied. Concentrations of zinc in tested soil are strongly and very strongly related to manganese and copper content (r = 0.57 do r = 0.98, p < 0.05). Moreover, the soil moistening has vital impact on copper content in the plants of the ground cover. It was also found that moss in comparison to other forest plants captures higher volume of zinc and copper. The content of the above mentioned metals in the plants of dry coniferous forests (Bs), fresh coniferous forests (Bśw) and humid coniferous forests (Bw) of the ground cover constitute the following decreasing series: Mn(438.1) > Fe(98.6) > Zn(35.2) > Cu(3.5). L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/85773/PDF/10265-Volume38-Issue4-paper_04.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/85773 PY - 2012 IS - No 4 DO - 10.2478/v10265-012-0038-0 KW - Organic horizons KW - mineral horizons KW - herbaceous plant KW - heavy metals KW - unpolluted area A1 - Parzych, Agnieszka A1 - Sobisz, Zbigniew A1 - Trojanowski, Jan PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 38 DA - 2012 T1 - Prognosis Content of Heavy Metals in Soil and Herbaceous Plants in Selected Pine Forests in the Słowiński National Park UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/85773 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -