Soil aggregation may be a relevant indicator of nutrient cation availability

Léa Bedel, Arnaud Legout (), Anne Poszwa (), Gregory van Der Heijden (), Mélanie Court, Noémie Goutal-Pousse (), Emmanuelle Montarges-Pelletier () and Jacques Ranger
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Léa Bedel: LIEC - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux - INEE-CNRS - Institut Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - OTELo - Observatoire Terre et Environnement de Lorraine - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, BEF - Unité de recherche Biogéochimie des Ecosystèmes Forestiers - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Arnaud Legout: BEF - Unité de recherche Biogéochimie des Ecosystèmes Forestiers - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Anne Poszwa: LIEC - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux - INEE-CNRS - Institut Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - OTELo - Observatoire Terre et Environnement de Lorraine - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Gregory van Der Heijden: BEF - Unité de recherche Biogéochimie des Ecosystèmes Forestiers - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Mélanie Court: BEF - Unité de recherche Biogéochimie des Ecosystèmes Forestiers - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Noémie Goutal-Pousse: ONF-RDI - Recherche, développement et innovation - ONF - Office national des forêts
Emmanuelle Montarges-Pelletier: LIEC - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux - INEE-CNRS - Institut Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - OTELo - Observatoire Terre et Environnement de Lorraine - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Jacques Ranger: BEF - Unité de recherche Biogéochimie des Ecosystèmes Forestiers - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

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Abstract: AbstractKey messageAggregation was studied in two acidic forest soils (NE France) to investigate the potential link between available Ca and Mg content and soil aggregate size distribution and properties. Clay content influenced the aggregation status while clay mineralogy influenced aggregate stability and dynamics. Aggregation status and reactivity of soil components contributed to the difference of exchangeable Ca and Mg content in topsoil between the two sites.ContextThough nutrient fluxes are important to define forest soil chemical fertility, the quantification of nutrient reservoirs in the soils and their availability to tree uptake is essential. A thorough understanding of nutrient availability requires an investigation of nutrient location and distribution in the soil solid phase.AimsThe general aim was to investigate the potential link between available Ca and Mg content and soil aggregate size distribution and their properties (chemical, physical, mineralogical).MethodsSoil aggregates were separated according to three size classes (200–2000 μm; 50–200 μm;

Keywords: Aggregation; Forest soil; Magnesium; Calcium; Chemical fertility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-12
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Published in Annals of Forest Science, 2018, 75 (4), pp.103. ⟨10.1007/s13595-018-0782-y⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/s13595-018-0782-y

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