Heathland Restoration Techniques: Ecological Consequences for Plant-Soil and Plant-Animal Interactions

Table 4

Effect of application level (0.900, 1800, 2400, and 3600 kg ha⁻¹) of the elemental sulphur treatment on uptake of potentially toxic metals into the shoots of two plant species.

Element	Species	Sulphur treatment
		0	900	1800	2400	3600
Al	R. acetosella	14.3±2.1	23.5±1.5	24.6±2.1	44.4±9.6	54.3±26.3
	A. capillaris	5.1±1.0	9.2±1.6	15.5±4.2	4.0±0.8	3.7±0.9
Cu	R. acetosella	3.1±0.6	3.3±0.5	3.3±0.3	4.3±0.6	3.4±0.4
	A. capillaris	3.9±0.2	3.2±0.1	4.4±0.7	3.9±0.3	4.2±0.5
Zn	R. acetosella	26.6±1.5	46.1±3.3	66.6±9.4	70.8±3.1	91.6±4.5
	A. capillaris	31.1±3.5	26.9±2.9	38.2±2.9	37.0±1.5	42.0±1.4