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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Journal Article
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.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Chen, L; Wu, F-H; Liu, T-W; Chen, J; Li, Z-J; Pei, Z-M; Zheng, H-L
Published Date
- October 2010
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 158 / 10
Start / End Page
- 3219 - 3224
PubMed ID
- 20702012
Pubmed Central ID
- 20702012
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1873-6424
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0269-7491
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.005
Language
- eng