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A spatially explicit investigation of phosphorus sorption and related soil properties in two riparian wetlands.

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Bruland, GL; Richardson, CJ
Published in: Journal of environmental quality
March 2004

Soils of riparian wetlands are highly effective at phosphorus (P) sorption. However, these soils exhibit extreme spatial variability across riparian zones. We used a spatially explicit sampling design in two riparian wetlands in North Carolina to better understand the relationships among P sorption, soil properties, and spatial variability. Our objectives were to quantify patterns of spatial variability of P sorption and related soil properties, and to determine which soil properties best explained the variability in P sorption after accounting for the effects of spatial autocorrelation. We measured bulk density, moisture, pH, soil organic matter (SOM), texture (percent clay, silt, and sand), oxalate-extractable aluminum (Al(ox)), iron (Fe(ox)), and the phosphorus sorption index (PSI). Due to differences in texture, Al(ox), and Fe(ox), the two sites had substantially different mean PSIs. At each site, we found considerable differences in the spatial variability of soil properties. For example, semivariance analysis and kriging illustrated that soil properties at Site 1 varied at smaller scales than those at Site 2. At both sites, after accounting for the effects of spatial autocorrelation and all other soil properties, we determined that Al(ox) had the highest Mantel correlation with PSI. We believe this geostatistic and Mantel approach is robust and could serve as a model for research on other biogeochemical processes such as denitrification.

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Published In

Journal of environmental quality

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EISSN

1537-2537

ISSN

0047-2425

Publication Date

March 2004

Volume

33

Issue

2

Start / End Page

785 / 794

Related Subject Headings

  • Trees
  • Soil
  • Phosphorus
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Ecosystem
  • Chemistry, Physical
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Agronomy & Agriculture
  • Adsorption
 

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Bruland, G. L., & Richardson, C. J. (2004). A spatially explicit investigation of phosphorus sorption and related soil properties in two riparian wetlands. Journal of Environmental Quality, 33(2), 785–794. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2004.7850
Bruland, Gregory L., and Curtis J. Richardson. “A spatially explicit investigation of phosphorus sorption and related soil properties in two riparian wetlands.Journal of Environmental Quality 33, no. 2 (March 2004): 785–94. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2004.7850.
Bruland GL, Richardson CJ. A spatially explicit investigation of phosphorus sorption and related soil properties in two riparian wetlands. Journal of environmental quality. 2004 Mar;33(2):785–94.
Bruland, Gregory L., and Curtis J. Richardson. “A spatially explicit investigation of phosphorus sorption and related soil properties in two riparian wetlands.Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 33, no. 2, Mar. 2004, pp. 785–94. Epmc, doi:10.2134/jeq2004.7850.
Bruland GL, Richardson CJ. A spatially explicit investigation of phosphorus sorption and related soil properties in two riparian wetlands. Journal of environmental quality. 2004 Mar;33(2):785–794.

Published In

Journal of environmental quality

DOI

EISSN

1537-2537

ISSN

0047-2425

Publication Date

March 2004

Volume

33

Issue

2

Start / End Page

785 / 794

Related Subject Headings

  • Trees
  • Soil
  • Phosphorus
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Ecosystem
  • Chemistry, Physical
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Agronomy & Agriculture
  • Adsorption