Trace elements in sub-alpine forest soils on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, China

Wang, Xiaodan; Cheng, Guoping; Zhong, Xiaohui; Li, Mai‐He

doi:10.1007/s00254-008-1538-z

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“…Moreover, needles could be used as a bio-monitor of airborne trace element pollution (Aboal et al, 2004;Al-Alawi and Mandiwana, 2007;Čeburnis and Steinnes, 2000;Holoubek et al, 2000;Trimbacher and Weiss, 2004). Although a few studies focus on the trace metal in the soil under natural plants (Sheng et al, 2012;Wang et al, 2009;Wu et al, 2011), little attention has been paid to trace metals of fragile ecology timberline areas. There are not any perceptible anthropogenic activities and human intrusion is very rare.…”

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Trace metals of needles and litter in timberline forests in the Eastern of Tibetan Plateau, China

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Luo

Yang

et al. 2014

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Trace metals of needles and litter in timberline forests in the Eastern of Tibetan Plateau, China

Tang

Luo

Yang

et al. 2014

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“…The permafrost's effect on water balance has also been considered in FAREAST. Inclusion of these ecological processes was essential as the eastern Tibetan Plateau environment has steep rainfall gradients, disturbed landscapes, and generally infertile soils (Zhong et al 1997;Luo et al 2000;Wang et al 2009). Furthermore, we chose the FAREAST gap model because it described ecosystem processes without excessive data requirements.…”

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Assessing potential impacts of climatic change on subalpine forests on the eastern Tibetan Plateau

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Forest gap models have been used widely in the study of forest dynamics, including predicting long-term succession patterns and assessing the potential impacts of climate change on forest structure and composition. However, little effort is devoted to predict forest dynamics in the high elevation areas, although they have the sensitive response to global climate change. In the present study, based on a modified height-diameter function, we developed a new version (FAREAST-GFSM) of the forest patch model, FAREAST for simulating the changes of subalpine forests. The observed data from the Gongga Mt. Alpine Station were also used to test model precision. With the improved performance of FAREAST-GFSM, we explored the impact of three warming scenarios on subalpine forest on the eastern Tibetan plateau within a 100-year period. The study result indicates that the effects of climate change were evident on subalpine forests in the high elevation areas. The response of different species to the warming climate might eventually transform the subalpine Abies fabric forest into Betula utilis forest similar to that which is now widely distributed in the eastern Tibetan Plateau mountainous areas with the relatively lower elevation. Subalpine forests could move to higher and colder areas, which are currently tundra.

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“…Plants growing at high elevation, especially close to their upper limits, are expected to be highly sensitive to climate change, in particular to global warming (Noble, 1993). Physiological studies of tree line trees have mainly focused on macronutrients such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and Ca (Richardson, 2004;Liptzin et al, 2013;Mayor et al, 2017), while there are few data available for micronutrients in plant-soil systems along elevational gradients (Wang et al, 2009). Two hypotheses have been proposed to explain nutrient accumulation and/or nutrient deficiency in plant tissues at high elevations (Oleksyn et al, 2002;Richardson, 2004).…”

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Soil properties determine the elevational patterns of base cations and micronutrients in the plant–soil system up to the upper limits of trees and shrubs

Wang

Jiang

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Abstract. To understand whether base cations and micronutrients in the plant-soil system change with elevation, we investigated the patterns of base cations and micronutrients in both soils and plant tissues along three elevational gradients in three climate zones in China. Base cations (Ca, Mg, and K) and micronutrients (Fe, Mn, and Zn) were determined in soils, trees, and shrubs growing at lower and middle elevations as well as at their upper limits on Balang (subtropical, SW China), Qilian (dry temperate, NW China), and Changbai (wet temperate, NE China) mountains. No consistent elevational patterns were found for base cation and micronutrient concentrations in both soils and plant tissues (leaves,

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Trace elements in sub-alpine forest soils on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, China

Cited by 35 publications

References 43 publications

Trace metals of needles and litter in timberline forests in the Eastern of Tibetan Plateau, China

Trace metals of needles and litter in timberline forests in the Eastern of Tibetan Plateau, China

Assessing potential impacts of climatic change on subalpine forests on the eastern Tibetan Plateau

Soil properties determine the elevational patterns of base cations and micronutrients in the plant–soil system up to the upper limits of trees and shrubs

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