Beech
Common beech, European beech; scientific name: Fagus sylvatica
Photo: UPB-Projektgruppe Trier
As the most dominant deciduous tree species in Central Europe, it plays a significant role in most nearly natural and also anthropogenically influenced forest ecosystems up to an altitude of 1100 m.
Unlike the coniferous spruce, it prefers lower altitudes.
The leaves are the target organ. Sampling takes place in the late summer before the leaves begin to change colour from August to mid-September.
Guideline for Sampling and Sample Treatment Red Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
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Search data
Target organs/Matrices
| Leaves | As the assimilation organs of the dominant deciduous tree species growing in summer, beech leaves are very well-suited as bioindicators for atmospheric immissions during the vegetation period. |
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Sampling area
| BR/NP Berchtesgaden | The only high mountains national park in Germany and an area of the Limestone Alps with international relevance. |
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| Bornhöveder Seengebiet | Main watershed between the North- and Baltic Sea. |
| NP Bayerischer Wald | The Bavarian Forest National Park is Germany's first national park. |
| NP Harz | The Harz National Park is Germany's largest forest national park. |
| Solling | Second highest and largest low mountain range in Northern Germany. |
| BR Pfälzerwald | Germany's largest connected forest area in a range of low mountains. |
| Oberbayerisches Tertiärhügelland | The Upper Bavarian Tertiary Uplands are a part of the Southern German Molasse Basin. |
Analytes
| Metals | Eighty percent of all elements on earth are metals |
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| Nonmetals | Only eighteen elements in the periodic table |
| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | Group of organic compounds with at least three condensed six-membered rings |
| Supplementary parameters | Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data |
Sampling period
1996 - 2010