Soil C, N and P Stoichiometry of Shrub Communities in Chenier Wetlands in Yellow River Delta, China

Y.Y. Zhao; X.M. Hu; Z.H. Lu

doi:10.14233/ajchem.2014.18132

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Vol. 26 No. 17 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 17

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Soil C, N and P Stoichiometry of Shrub Communities in Chenier Wetlands in Yellow River Delta, China

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.18132

Y.Y. Zhao

Institute of Restoration Ecology, School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing, P.R. China ; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Science for Yellow River Delta, Binzhou University, Binzhou, P.R. China

X.M. Hu

Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Science for Yellow River Delta, Binzhou University, Binzhou, P.R. China

Z.H. Lu

Institute of Restoration Ecology, School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : Z.H. Lu

xiangming0727@163.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 26 No. 17 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 17
Article Published : August 12, 2014

Abstract

The stoichiometry of C, N, P has improved understanding of nutrient circulation in ecosystems. However, little information is available about coastal wetlands. Here, wetland soil ecological stoichiometric features of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in two different shrub communities (Tamarix chinensis and Ziziphus jujube) in chenier of Yellow river delta were studied. The results showed that there was little soil total organic carbon content with large variation. The content of total nitrogen and phosphorus were extremely lacked, which might be two important nutrient limiting factors for these two plant communities. Soil R_CN was much higher than regional and global scales, however, R_CP and R_NP were far below those two scales. The variation of R_CN, R_CP and R_NP were 1.86, 67.62 and 106.32 %, which characterized relatively stable R_CN in 0-30 cm soil in this region. By multiple linear regression analysis, the vegetation community type and soil moisture were key factors affecting soil stoichiometric features.

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Soil stoichiometry Yellow river delta Chenier Wetlands

Zhao, Y., Hu, X., & Lu, Z. (2014). Soil C, N and P Stoichiometry of Shrub Communities in Chenier Wetlands in Yellow River Delta, China. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(17), 5457–5460. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.18132

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Soil C, N and P Stoichiometry of Shrub Communities in Chenier Wetlands in Yellow River Delta, China

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