Concentrations and distributions of Al, Ca, Cl, K, Mg and Mn in a Scots pine forest in Belgium

This study highlights the potential for coupling of specific elements (including radionuclides) to Ca, K, Mg, Al, Cl and Mn in context of vegetation modelling, by assuming that these elements follow the same pathways. We found indication that 36Cl, 90Sr and 137Cs (environmentally important from the perspective of nuclear power and waste management) can be coupled to Cl, Ca and K fluxes within the tree, increasing the understanding of the cycling of radionuclides in a forest ecosystem.