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Simplifying the protocol for the quantification of generalized soil fertility gradients in grassland community ecology
Plant and Soil ( IF 4.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-09 , DOI: 10.1007/s11104-020-04729-4
Laurent Daou , Bill Shipley

A new method, based on the latent variable measurement model, was recently developed to quantify generalised soil fertility (FG) in grassland ecosystems; i.e. the productive capacity of a soil at a multispecific scale when non-soil variables are held constant. To predict FG values, this method uses the relative growth rates (RGR) of Festuca rubra, Trifolium pratense, Triticum aestivum and Arabidopsis thaliana grown in intact soil. We investigated three simplifications of this method; namely, (i) the use of sieved soil instead of intact cores, (ii) the use of a single measure of biomass production instead of RGR and (iii), a combination of these two modifications. Using 26 grassland soils from southern Quebec (Canada), FG values were predicted for each method and compared using Pearson correlation coefficients. We also evaluated the performances of these different FG values, as well as measures of NO3−, P and K in predicting aerial net primary production (NPP) of the vegetation in these sites in a common non-soil environment. The four methods had comparable and very consistent FG values and, although they were not numerically equivalent, they were equivalent in predicting natural NPP of plant communities, and these predictions were better than the direct measures of NO3−, K and P flux rates as measured by Plant Root Simulator probes. Therefore, any of these methods could be used to assess the generalized fertility.

中文翻译:

草地群落生态广义土壤肥力梯度量化方案的简化

最近开发了一种基于潜在变量测量模型的新方法来量化草地生态系统中的广义土壤肥力(FG);即,当非土壤变量保持不变时,土壤在多特定尺度上的生产能力。为了预测 FG 值,该方法使用在完整土壤中生长的 Festuca rubra、Trifolium pratense、Triticum aestivum 和拟南芥的相对增长率 (RGR)。我们研究了这种方法的三个简化;即,(i) 使用筛分土壤代替完整的核心,(ii) 使用单一的生物量生产措施代替 RGR 和 (iii),这两种修改的组合。使用来自魁北克南部(加拿大)的 26 块草地土壤,预测每种方法的 FG 值,并使用 Pearson 相关系数进行比较。我们还评估了这些不同 FG 值的性能,以及 NO3−、P 和 K 在预测这些地点在普通非土壤环境中植被的空中净初级生产 (NPP) 方面的测量。四种方法具有可比较且非常一致的 FG 值,虽然它们在数值上并不等效,但它们在预测植物群落的自然 NPP 方面是等效的,并且这些预测优于直接测量的 NO3−、K 和 P 通量率测量值通过植物根模拟器探针。因此,这些方法中的任何一种都可用于评估广义生育率。四种方法具有可比较且非常一致的 FG 值,虽然它们在数值上并不等效,但它们在预测植物群落的自然 NPP 方面是等效的,并且这些预测优于直接测量的 NO3−、K 和 P 通量率测量值通过植物根模拟器探针。因此,这些方法中的任何一种都可用于评估广义生育率。四种方法具有可比较且非常一致的 FG 值,虽然它们在数值上并不等效,但它们在预测植物群落的自然 NPP 方面是等效的,并且这些预测优于直接测量的 NO3−、K 和 P 通量率测量值通过植物根模拟器探针。因此,这些方法中的任何一种都可用于评估广义生育率。
更新日期:2020-10-09
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