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Plant Pigments in Woodland Soils
Author(s) -
Gorham Eville,
Sanger Jon
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1933116
Subject(s) - macrophyte , woodland , humus , soil water , organic matter , environmental science , ecology , litter , soil organic matter , phytoplankton , chlorophyll , environmental chemistry , botany , biology , chemistry , soil science , nutrient
Low concentrations of carotenoids and chlorophyll derivatives and present in the organic matter of surface horizons of woodland soils. Before leaf fall chlorophyll breaks down more rapidly than carotenoids, while the reverse is true in soils. This suggests that the contribution of woodland litter and humus to the organic matter in such sediments is outweighed by contributions from aquatic macrophytes and phytoplankton.