Chemical and textural controls on phosphorus mobility in drylands of southeastern Utah |
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Authors: | Susan E Buckingham Jason Neff Beyhan Titiz-Maybach Richard L Reynolds |
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Institution: | 1. University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA 2. United States Geological Survey, Denver, CO, USA 3. University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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Abstract: | We investigated several forms of phosphorus (P) in dryland soils to examine the chemical and textural controls on P stabilization on a diverse set of substrates. We examined three P fractions including labile, moderately labile, and occluded as determined by a modified Hedley fractionation technique. The P fractions were compared to texture measurements and total elemental concentrations determined by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Labile P related to the absence of materials involved in P sorption. Moderately labile P was most strongly associated with high total Al & Fe content that we interpret to represent oxides and 1:1 clay minerals. The occluded P fraction was strongly associated with low total Al & Fe environments and interpreted to represent 2:1 clay minerals where ligand exchange tightly sequesters P. The results indicate that the controls on P fraction distribution are initially closely tied to the chemical and physical properties of the bedrock units that contribute to soil formation. Further, these results suggest that the progression of stabilized P forms in dryland areas differs from the progression observed in mesic environments. Soil development in dryland settings, such as the formation of pedogenic carbonates, may lead to differing controls on P availability and the proportional size of the moderately labile fraction. |
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