Scholars@Duke publication: Soil acidity reconstruction based on tree ring information of a dominant species Abies fabri in the subalpine forest ecosystems in southwest China.

Soil acidity reconstruction based on tree ring information of a dominant species Abies fabri in the subalpine forest ecosystems in southwest China.

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Chen, L; Wu, F-H; Liu, T-W; Chen, J; Li, Z-J; Pei, Z-M; Zheng, H-L

Published in: Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

October 2010

To assess the suitability of dendrochemistry as an indicator of soil acidification, soil chemistry and tree ring information of Abies fabri were measured at two distinct sites (severe acid deposition site-Emei Mountain and clean site-Gongga Mountain) of the subalpine forest ecosystems of western Sichuan, southwest China. The actual soil acidity (pH) was significantly correlated with some of the recent xylem cation (Ca, Mg, Mn, Al, Sr and Ba) concentrations and their molar ratios. Xylem Ca/Mg and Ca/Mn of A. fabri were ultimately selected to reconstruct the historical changes of soil pH in Emei Mountain and Gongga Mountain, respectively. The validity of those rebuild was also verified to a certain extent. We conclude that xylem cation molar ratios of A. fabri were superior to the single cation concentrations in soil acidity rebuild at the study sites due to normalizing for concentration fluctuations.

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Author Zhen-Ming Pei Biology

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Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

DOI

10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.005

EISSN

1873-6424

ISSN

0269-7491

Publication Date

October 2010

Volume

158

Issue

Start / End Page

3219 / 3224

Related Subject Headings

Xylem
Trees
Soil Pollutants
Soil
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Monitoring
Ecosystem
China
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Chen, L., Wu, F.-H., Liu, T.-W., Chen, J., Li, Z.-J., Pei, Z.-M., & Zheng, H.-L. (2010). Soil acidity reconstruction based on tree ring information of a dominant species Abies fabri in the subalpine forest ecosystems in southwest China. Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 158(10), 3219–3224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.005

Chen, Lei, Fei-Hua Wu, Ting-Wu Liu, Juan Chen, Zhen-Ji Li, Zhen-Ming Pei, and Hai-Lei Zheng. “Soil acidity reconstruction based on tree ring information of a dominant species Abies fabri in the subalpine forest ecosystems in southwest China.” Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) 158, no. 10 (October 2010): 3219–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.005.

Chen L, Wu F-H, Liu T-W, Chen J, Li Z-J, Pei Z-M, et al. Soil acidity reconstruction based on tree ring information of a dominant species Abies fabri in the subalpine forest ecosystems in southwest China. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 2010 Oct;158(10):3219–24.

Chen, Lei, et al. “Soil acidity reconstruction based on tree ring information of a dominant species Abies fabri in the subalpine forest ecosystems in southwest China.” Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), vol. 158, no. 10, Oct. 2010, pp. 3219–24. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.005.

Chen L, Wu F-H, Liu T-W, Chen J, Li Z-J, Pei Z-M, Zheng H-L. Soil acidity reconstruction based on tree ring information of a dominant species Abies fabri in the subalpine forest ecosystems in southwest China. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 2010 Oct;158(10):3219–3224.