Topsoil Nutrients Drive Leaf Carbon and Nitrogen Concentrations of a Desert Phreatophyte in Habitats with Different Shallow Groundwater Depths

Topsoil Nutrients Drive Leaf Carbon and Nitrogen Concentrations of a Desert Phreatophyte in Habitats with Different Shallow Groundwater Depths

Phreatophytes are deep-rooted plants that reach groundwater and are widely distributed in arid and semiarid areas around the world. Multiple environmental factors affect the growth of phreatophytes in desert ecosystems. However, the key factor determining the leaf nutrients of phreatophytes in arid...

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Main Authors: Bo Zhang, Gangliang Tang, Hanlin Luo, Hui Yin, Zhihao Zhang, Jie Xue, Caibian Huang, Yan Lu, Muhammad Shareef, Xiaopeng Gao, Fanjiang Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
ecological stoichiometry
<i>Alhagi sparsifolia</i>
groundwater table
soil salt
extremely arid region
ecological protection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/21/3093

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