Phosphorus Fractions in Grassland and Shrubland Soils at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1989)

Authors

Anne Cross

Date

2011

Abstract

This study examined concentrations of organic and inorganic phosphorus in surface soils of a Bouteloua gracilis-Bouteloua eriopoda grassland and a Larrea tridentata shrubland in the northern Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico, USA. In this desert, where grassland vegetation has a uniform spatial distribution and individual shrubs have a patchy distribution, vegetation strongly influences the locations and concentrations of soil nutrients. Most studies of soil phosphorus (P) fractions in desert soils have focused on inorganic P fractions and have demonstrated the importance of geochemical controls on soil P cycling. This study addressed whether organic phosphorus, determined by the presence of different vegetation types, also contributes to soil P cycling. Within soils of similar age, topography, parent material, and climatic regime, samples were collected under and between vegetation and analyzed for P fractions following a modified sequential fractionation scheme.

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/1928/30076

Other Identifier

SEV149

Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) Identifier

knb-lter-sev.149.154704

Document Type

Dataset

Comments

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Rights

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Source

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/5986a5885f621dd9659da99576341f5b

Spatial coverage

Location: McKenzie Flats.siteid: 60Location: McKenzie Flats.siteid: 61

DOI

doi:10.6073/pasta/5986a5885f621dd9659da99576341f5b

Permanent URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/5986a5885f621dd9659da99576341f5b

Recommended Citation

Cross, Anne (2011): Phosphorus Fractions in Grassland and Shrubland Soils at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1989). Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/5986a5885f621dd9659da99576341f5b