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Web URL(s): | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11104-005-0363-3 Last checked: 09/27/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website Notes: Guide page |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Dorland, E.;
van den Berg, L. J. L.;
van de Berg, A. J.;
Vermeer, M. L.;
Roelofs, J. G. M.;
Bobbink, R. |
Author Affiliation: | Dorland: Section of Landscape Ecology, Department of Geobiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; van den Berg, L. J. L.: Department of Aquatic Ecology and Environmental Biology, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; van de Berg, A. J.: Section of Landscape Ecology, Department of Geobiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Vermeer: Section of Landscape Ecology, Department of Geobiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Roelofs: Department of Aquatic Ecology and Environmental Biology, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Bobbink: Section of Landscape Ecology, Department of Gepbiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Title: | The effects of sod cutting and additional liming on potential net nitrification in heathland soils |
Source: | Plant and Soil. Vol. 265, No. 1/2, August 2004, p. 267-277. |
Publishing Information: | Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers |
# of Pages: | 11 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Endangered species; Nardus stricta; Nitrification; Heath; Sod removal; Restoration; Acidification; Eutrophication; Drainage; Ecosystems; Cultural methods; Population dynamics; pH; Mineralization; Liming; Soil sampling; Germination; Soil moisture
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Abstract/Contents: | "The effects of sod cutting, a common restoration measure to remove excess nutrients from grass-dominated heathlands, on nitrification were studied in dry and wet Dutch heathlands and in incubation experiments. In the field, soil ammonium and nitrate concentrations were measured after treatment by sod cutting, with or without additional liming. Potential net nitrification was measured by incubating soil samples of all treatments with extra ammonium in a climate chamber at pH 6. Potential net nitrification of heaths dominated by Molinia caerulea was significantly higher than that of dwarf-shrub dominated heaths. Sod cutting of the former areas significantly decreased potential net nitrification, whereas in the latter areas no differences were found. Liming of sod-cut soils greatly increased potential net nitrification and the accumulation of ammonium in the soil up to toxic concentrations could be prevented. Our results show that the combination of sod cutting and liming would create suitable soil conditions for the germination and establishment of endangered plant species of dry and wet heathlands. The success of restoration projects of these areas can thus be increased." |
Language: | English |
References: | 46 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Darland, van de Berg van den Berg, Roelofs Vermeer, van den Berg Bobbink, Vermeer van de Berg, and Bobbink Roelofs. 2004. The effects of sod cutting and additional liming on potential net nitrification in heathland soils. Plant Soil. 265(1/2):p. 267-277. |
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