Effect of soil properties and environmental factors on chemical compositions of forest soils in the Russian Far East

Purpose Forest ecosystem acts as a significant sink and source of elements; however, the dynamics of trace elements (TEs) in soils of boreal zone are still poorly characterized. Data on relationships of TEs, major elements (MEs), soil properties, and parent rock geochemistry in boreal forest of Northeast Asia are scarce. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to evaluate the origination of TEs in forest soils and identify soil properties and ecosystem processes controlling accumulation and profile distribution of TEs.