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A climosequence of chronosequences in southwestern Australia
doi: 10.1101/113308
A climosequence of chronosequences in southwestern Australia
AbstractTo examine how climate affects soil development and nutrient availability over long timescales, we studied a series of four long-term chronosequences along a climate gradient in southwestern Australia. Annual rainfall ranged from 533 mm to 1185 mm (water balance from –900 mm to +52 mm) and each chronosequence included Holocene (≤6.5 ka), Middle Pleistocene (120–500 ka), and Early Pleistocene (∼2000 ka) dunes. Vegetation changed markedly along the climosequence, from shrubland at the driest site toEucalyptusforest at the wettest. The carbonate and P content of the parent sand declined along the climosequence, presumably linked to variation in offshore productivity. However, soil development and associated nutrient status followed remarkably consistent patterns along the four chronosequences. Pedogenesis involved decalcification and secondary carbonate precipitation in Holocene soils and leaching of iron oxides from Middle Pleistocene soils, ultimately yielding bleached quartz sands on the oldest soils. Along all chronosequences soil pH and total P declined, while C:P and N:P ratios increased, consistent with the predicted shift from N to P limitation of vegetation during ecosystem development. The expected unimodal pattern of leaf area index was most pronounced along wetter chronosequences, suggesting an influence of climate on the expression of retrogression. The four chronosequences do not appear to span a pedogenic climate threshold, because exchangeable phosphate and base cations declined consistently during long-term pedogenesis. However, the proportion of the total P in organic form was greater along wetter chronosequences. We conclude that soils and nutrient availability on the coastal sand plains of southwestern Australia change consistently during long-term pedogenesis, despite marked variation in modern vegetation and climate. The four chronosequences provide a rare soil-age × climate framework within which to study long-term ecosystem development.
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Panama
- Universities Australia Australia
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- University of Montreal Canada
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute United States
Microsoft Academic Graph classification: geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Chronosequence Vegetation Shrubland Pedogenesis Soil pH Soil water Environmental science Precipitation Physical geography Holocene
Microsoft Academic Graph classification: geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Chronosequence Vegetation Shrubland Pedogenesis Soil pH Soil water Environmental science Precipitation Physical geography Holocene
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