期刊
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
卷 73, 期 4-5, 页码 480-486出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.11.010
关键词
N-15; Belowground; Chloride; Kalahari; Nitrate; Phosphate; Sulfate
资金
- NASA-IDS2 [NNG-04-GM71G]
- University of Virginia
Savannas cover about 20% of the Earth's land area across a wide range of climatic conditions. As an important and distinct biome, savannas produce approximately 29% of global terrestrial net primary productivity. In these ecosystems the distribution of belowground resources remains poorly investigated and the relationship to the climatic conditions remains unclear. In the present study, vertical profiles of soil nutrients (chloride, nitrate, phosphate and sulfate) and nitrogen stable isotopes were analyzed at four sites along the Kalahari mega-transect, where a distinct rainfall gradient exists on a homogeneous soil substrate. The results show clear differences in nutrients and delta N-15 vertical distributions between wet and dry seasons. The results also show how the formation of fertility islands (i.e., the concentration of soil nutrients in the soils beneath tree canopies) is not necessarily coupled with belowground processes in that the distribution of soil nutrients at the surface does not match belowground patterns. The results also indicate that phosphorus may be a limiting nutrient in these savanna ecosystems with seasonal dynamics in its cycling. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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