Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1007/s11258-011-9905-3 |
Soil-plant relationship along a semiarid gypsum gradient (Rio de Aguas, SE Spain) | |
Castillejo, Jose M.; Castello, Ricardo; San Cristobal, Ana G.; Abad, Sara | |
通讯作者 | Castillejo, Jose M. |
来源期刊 | PLANT ECOLOGY
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ISSN | 1385-0237 |
出版年 | 2011 |
卷号 | 212期号:8页码:1287-1297 |
英文摘要 | Gypsum outcrops of southeastern Spain (Almeria) have been highlighted as the most outstanding for the conservation of Iberian gypsum flora by flora rarity and richness, as vascular as cryptogamic plants. However, plant community distribution patterns according to soil chemical properties have been little studied in these gypsum areas. Spatial distribution pattern of plant communities in gypsum hills and its relation to soil chemical properties was surveyed in this study. Twenty-one plots (5 x 5 m) were settled along a semiarid gypsum gradient in Rio de Aguas Basin. Soil samples were taken from each plot’s superficial layer for chemical analysis. Plant canopy cover was sampled at species level. Three plant community bands are identified (from bottom to top) as level I (Flat Piedmont Zone), level II (Hill Slope Zone), and level III (Hill Top Zone). Gypsophyte species (mainly found in level II) appear to be specifically adapted to nutrient-stressed environments (high sulfate content and deficiency in some soil nutrients). Nutrients play an essential ecological role in determining species distribution and community composition. Since this area is a very important site for extracting very high quality gypsum, the pattern described here can be used as a useful tool for ecological restoration of gypsum quarries. Considering environmental heterogeneity of gypsum areas (as an "ecosystem of reference") is crucial for a successful ecological restoration. |
英文关键词 | Gypsophytes Soil-plant relationship Vegetation pattern Semiarid gradient Gypsiferous soils Southeastern Spain |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Spain |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000292820600005 |
WOS关键词 | COMMUNITY PATTERNS ; GYPSIFEROUS SOILS ; CENTRAL MEXICO ; NE SPAIN ; VEGETATION ; GERMINATION ; GYPSOPHILE ; DESERT ; CONSERVATION ; ECOLOGY |
WOS类目 | Plant Sciences ; Ecology ; Forestry |
WOS研究方向 | Plant Sciences ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Forestry |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/170034 |
作者单位 | Consejo Super Invest Cient CSIC, Ctr Ciencias Medioambientales CCMA, Inst Ciencias Agr ICA, Madrid 28006, Spain |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Castillejo, Jose M.,Castello, Ricardo,San Cristobal, Ana G.,et al. Soil-plant relationship along a semiarid gypsum gradient (Rio de Aguas, SE Spain)[J],2011,212(8):1287-1297. |
APA | Castillejo, Jose M.,Castello, Ricardo,San Cristobal, Ana G.,&Abad, Sara.(2011).Soil-plant relationship along a semiarid gypsum gradient (Rio de Aguas, SE Spain).PLANT ECOLOGY,212(8),1287-1297. |
MLA | Castillejo, Jose M.,et al."Soil-plant relationship along a semiarid gypsum gradient (Rio de Aguas, SE Spain)".PLANT ECOLOGY 212.8(2011):1287-1297. |
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