Trees support functional soils in a dryland agricultural area
作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource EcologyFaculty of Geographical ScienceBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing 100875China Centre for Ecosystem ScienceSchool of BiologicalEarth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South Wales 2052Australia
出 版 物：《Geography and Sustainability》 (地理学与可持续性（英文）)
年 卷 期：2024年第5卷第4期
页 面：588-596页
核心收录：
学科分类：09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 090301[农学-土壤学]
主 题：Condition Eucalyptus Fertile islands Soil function Trees Woodlands
摘 要：Trees provide multiple ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration,hydrological regulation and habitat for arboreal ***,they are often removed to support agricultural *** the importance of tree remnants,we know relatively little about how soils differ across sites of varying ***,we describe a study where we examined the relative effects of trees,compared with unvegetated interspaces,on soil functions in remnant patches at sites in good and poor condition in two eucalypt communities in an irrigation area in eastern *** found that,in general,carbon and nutrient cycling were relatively greater beneath trees,and in surface soils,but there were no clear trends in relation to site *** values of most soil attributes(e.g.,soluble and exchangeable cations,nitrogen,phosphorus)were greater beneath trees,indicating strong fertile island effects in both ***,our study confirms the importance of trees in remnant patches in agricultural landscapes,particularly those in sites of poor *** also suggests that soil processes may still be relatively intact,even in sites in poor *** study reinforces the need to protect trees in remnant woodland reserves to maintain critical ecosystem functions related to nutrient *** remnants are important for achieving sustainable management of agricultural systems.
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