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Seasonal dynamics of manganese accumulation in European larch (Larix decidua Mill.), silver birch (Betula pendula Roth), and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) over 10 years of monitoring

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Leaves of European larch, silver birch, and bilberry were sampled 5–7 times per growing season in 2010–2019 in a locality near the city of Litvínov in the Krušné Hory Mts. (Ore Mts.) near the Czech/German border. The locality is characterised by a large amount of plant-available Mn because of acidic soils in the study area. All three investigated plants at the studied site acquired manganese concentrations close to the definition of hyperaccumulation (ca. 10,000 mg kg−1). This paper presents the most detailed collection of plant material for the characterisation of seasonal dynamics of Mn concentrations in the foliage of the three studied plants under field conditions and compares this information with that in published studies. Time (day in the year or day in the growing season) and cumulative precipitation anomalies were major and minor variables, respectively, explaining Mn dynamics in leaves, while temperature and insolation anomalies were not significant. The three investigated species showed plant-specific Mn acquisition rates in the growing season and specific effects of precipitation. Seasonal dynamics must be considered if plant leaves are used for environmental monitoring.

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The authors thank T. Matys Grygar (Faculty of Environment, J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, and Institute of Inorganic Chemistry CAS, Řež) for discussions and help with manuscript preparation. The authors also thank a student Gabriela Bilkova for her help within filedworks and samples preparation.

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The presented paper was supported by grant UJEP-SGS-2020–44-005–3 provided as part of a student grant competition at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (Czech Republic) and by grant UJEP-IGA-TC-2019–44-02–2 provided by the Internal Grant Agency of the same institution. The authors acknowledge the assistance provided by the Research Infrastructure NanoEnviCz (project No. LM2015073) and by project INVUST (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_017/0002678), supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.

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• Bilberry, larch, and birch are Mn-accumulating species.

• Seasonality is essential for determining element intake in plants.

• Environmental monitoring should include several samplings per season.

• Leaves on Mn-tolerant species accumulate more Mn under acidic soil conditions.

• Precipitation affects manganese uptake by plants.

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Wildová, E., Elznicová, J. & Kula, E. Seasonal dynamics of manganese accumulation in European larch (Larix decidua Mill.), silver birch (Betula pendula Roth), and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) over 10 years of monitoring. Environ Monit Assess 193, 612 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09415-1

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