Open AccessNitrogen and phosphorus cycling in an ombrotrophic peatland: a benchmark for assessing change
Author(s) -
V. G. Salmon,
Deanne J. Brice,
Scott D. Bridgham,
Joanne Childs,
Jake D. Graham,
Natalie A. Griffiths,
Kirsten Hofmockel,
Colleen M. Iversen,
Terri M. Jicha,
Randy Kolka,
Joel E. Kostka,
Avni Malhotra,
R. J. Norby,
Jana R. Phillips,
Daniel M. Ricciuto,
Christopher W. Schadt,
Stephen D. Sebestyen,
Xiaoying Shi,
Anthony P. Walker,
Jeffrey M. Warren,
David J. Weston,
Xiaojuan Yang,
P. J. Hanson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plant and soil
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1573-5036
pISSN - 0032-079X
DOI - 10.1007/s11104-021-05065-x
Subject(s) - ombrotrophic , peat , sphagnum , environmental science , bog , nutrient cycle , cycling , nutrient , ecological stoichiometry , ecosystem , decomposer , biomass (ecology) , biogeochemical cycle , ecology , biology , forestry , geography
Slow decomposition and isolation from groundwater mean that ombrotrophic peatlands store a large amount of soil carbon (C) but have low availability of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). To better understand the role these limiting nutrients play in determining the C balance of peatland ecosystems, we compile comprehensive N and P budgets for a forested bog in northern Minnesota, USA.