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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 December 2005
Using the method of spectral synthesis we derived the abundances of Li in the atmospheres of 100 stars in the range of metallicities −3${<}$[Fe/H]${<}$0.2. The investigated spectra are part of the library collected at the Haute Provence Observatory, they were obtained with the 193 cm telescope equipped with ELODIE spectrometer (R=42000). For the metal-poor dwarfs, in the “Spite plateau” region ([Fe/H]${<}$−1.7, $T_{\rm {eff}}{>}$5700 K) we obtain logA(Li)${=}$2.30${\pm}$0.05, which is in a good agreement with the results of other authors. Our values of Li abundances do not indicate any trends either with $T_{\rm {eff}}$ or with [Fe/H]. The “plateau” is also traced in the metallicity range −0.7${<}$[Fe/H]${<}$−0.3. The behavior of the lithium abundance for stars with [Fe/H]${>}$−1.7, $T_{\rm {eff}}{<}$5700 K shows a depleting mechanism in these stars, the growth of its efficiency with an increase of the metallicity. The “lithium plateau” was also found for thick disk dwarfs with $T_{\rm {eff}}{>}$5800 K.