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Qin J, Yang J, Zhang J, Liu X, Yu J, Wang Z, Li Y, Guan B, Wang X, Zhao W. Effects of tidal hydrology on soil phosphorus forms in the Yellow River estuary wetland: A field study of soil core translocation. Sci Total Environ 2024; 922:171360. [PMID: 38428613 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
Phosphorus (P) forms in soil are related to the P cycle and play an important role in maintaining the productivity and function of wetlands. Tidal hydrology is a key factor controlling soil P forms in estuary wetlands; however, the response of soil P forms to tidal hydrological changes remains unclear. A translocation experiment in the Yellow River Estuary wetland was conducted to study the effect of hydrological changes on P forms in the soil, in which freshwater marsh soils in the supratidal zone were translocated to salt marshes in different intertidal zones (up-high-tidal zone, high-tidal zone, and middle-tidal zone). Over a 23-month experiment, soil properties showed varying changes under different tidal hydrology conditions, with an increase in pH, salinity, Ca2+ and salt ions and a decrease in iron oxide and nutrients. Compared with the control, the content of different forms of phosphorus (total phosphorus, inorganic phosphorus, organic phosphorus, and calcium-bound phosphorus) in the cultured soil cores decreased from 3.3 % to 67.0 % in the intertidal zones, whereas the content of ferrum‑aluminum-bound phosphorus increased from 58.9 % to 65.1 % at the end of the experiment. According to the partial least squares structural equation model, P forms are influenced by tidal hydrology mainly through the mediation of salt ions and nutrient levels. These results suggest that seawater intrusion promotes the release of P in the supratidal zone soil of estuary wetlands.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jifa Qin
- Institute for Advanced Study in Coastal Ecology, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study in Coastal Ecology, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, China; Dongying Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dongying, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Study in Coastal Ecology, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study in Coastal Ecology, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study in Coastal Ecology, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study in Coastal Ecology, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study in Coastal Ecology, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study in Coastal Ecology, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study in Coastal Ecology, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Nanjing, China.
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