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DOI | 10.1006/jare.2002.1025 |
Decomposition of leaf and root litter of Chihuahuan desert shrubs: effects of three years of summer drought | |
Kemp, PR; Reynolds, JF; Virginia, RA; Whitford, WG | |
通讯作者 | Kemp, PR |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS |
ISSN | 0140-1963 |
出版年 | 2003 |
卷号 | 53期号:1页码:21-39 |
英文摘要 | One of the more uncertain aspects of nutrient cycling in desert ecosystems is the extent to which decomposition is controlled by water availability. Some of this uncertainty may be partly related to the duration of the studies and/or differences in the chemical composition of the decaying litter. We conducted a 3-year field study of rainfall to determine the impact of summer (June September) drought on decomposition of leaf and root litter of two shrub species (Larrea tridentata and Prosopis glandulosa) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert (New Mexico, U.S.A.). In both species, leaf litter decayed at a faster rate and was less effected by drought than root litter. Drought had no influence on the rates of decomposition of leaves of either species during the first 18 months, but caused decay rates to decline by about 25% during the latter half of the study. Drought decreased decay of root litter in both species by about 25% throughout the 3 years. There was a general increase in percent nitrogen (%N) of decomposing leaf litter in both species. Root litter %N declined slightly in Larrea but remained relatively constant in Prosopis. Using a modified version of the CENTURY model, we were able to predict most aspects of observed leaf and root litter mass loss and nitrogen dynamics. Overall, the results of this study suggest that relatively large changes in precipitation produce comparatively small changes in rates of decay of both leaf and root litter. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. |
英文关键词 | CENTURY model Larrea tridentata Prosopis glandulosa nutrient cycling mass loss |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000180205500003 |
WOS关键词 | NITROGEN DYNAMICS ; GREAT PLAINS ; MASS-LOSS ; SURFACE ; ECOSYSTEMS ; GRASSLANDS ; RAINFALL ; FOREST ; CARBON ; WATER |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
来源机构 | New Mexico State University |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/144942 |
作者单位 | (1)Duke Univ, Dept Biol, Durham, NC 27708 USA;(2)Dartmouth Coll, Environm Studies Program, Hanover, NH 03755 USA;(3)New Mexico State Univ, USDA, Jornada Expt Range, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kemp, PR,Reynolds, JF,Virginia, RA,et al. Decomposition of leaf and root litter of Chihuahuan desert shrubs: effects of three years of summer drought[J]. New Mexico State University,2003,53(1):21-39. |
APA | Kemp, PR,Reynolds, JF,Virginia, RA,&Whitford, WG.(2003).Decomposition of leaf and root litter of Chihuahuan desert shrubs: effects of three years of summer drought.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,53(1),21-39. |
MLA | Kemp, PR,et al."Decomposition of leaf and root litter of Chihuahuan desert shrubs: effects of three years of summer drought".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 53.1(2003):21-39. |
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