Hydrologic regime controls soil phosphorus fluxes in restoration and undisturbed wetlands
Restoration Ecology
By: A. Aldous, P. McCormick, C. Ferguson, S. Graham, and C. Craft
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Abstract
Many wetland restoration projects occur on former agricultural soils that have a history of disturbance and fertilization, making them prone to phosphorus (P) release upon flooding. To study the relationship between P release and hydrologic regime, we collected soil cores from three restoration wetlands and three undisturbed wetlands around Upper Klamath Lake in southern Oregon, U.S.A. Soil cores were subjected to one of three hydrologic regimes - flooded, moist, and dry - for 7.5 weeks, and P fluxes were measured upon reflooding. Soils from restoration wetlands released P upon reflooding regardless of the hydrologic regime, with the greatest releases coming from soils that had been flooded or dried. Undisturbed wetland soils released P only after drying. Patterns in P release can be explained by a combination of physical and biological processes, including the release of iron-bound P due to anoxia in the flooded treatment and the mineralization of organic P under aerobic conditions in the dry treatment. Higher rates of soil P release from restoration wetland soils, particularly under flooded conditions, were associated with higher total P concentrations compared with undisturbed wetland soils. We conclude that maintaining moist soil is the means to minimize P release from recently flooded wetland soils. Alternatively, prolonged flooding provides a means of liberating excess labile P from former agricultural soils while minimizing continued organic P mineralization and soil subsidence. ?? 2005 Society for Ecological Restoration International.
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Aldous, A., McCormick, P., Ferguson, C., Graham, S., and Craft, C., 2005, Hydrologic regime controls soil phosphorus fluxes in restoration and undisturbed wetlands: Restoration Ecology, v. 13, no. 2, p. 341-347, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2005.00043.x.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Hydrologic regime controls soil phosphorus fluxes in restoration and undisturbed wetlands |
| Series title | Restoration Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2005.00043.x |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication Date | May 24, 2005 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Restoration Ecology |
| First page | 341 |
| Last page | 347 |