Claim · model-written summary
The authors infer that uptake from shallow soil may contribute to high 137Cs in buds.
- Taxon
- E. sciadophylloides
Chengiopanax sciadophylloidese1 - Outcome
- high 137Cs levels observed in E. sciadophylloides budse1
- Qualifier
- likely contributese1
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Verbatim
e0“high levels in E. sciadophylloides buds”
e1“This characteristic likely contributes to the high 137Cs levels observed in E. sciadophylloides buds”
Title
Masami Kanao Koshikawa; Mirai Watanabe; Masanori Tamaoki; et al. Journal of Forest Research 2026. doi:10.1080/13416979.2025.2610569
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Root excavation found predominantly shallow root systems.
- Observation Lateral roots collected from soil cores were most abundant in the 0–5 cm mineral soil layer.
- Observation Small E. sciadophylloides trees primarily absorbed cations from the 0–5 cm mineral soil layer.
- Method / resource Cs isotope analysis could not establish the soil depth of 137Cs uptake.