Dendrochronology of Atriplex portulacoides and Artemisia maritima in Wadden Sea salt marshes

Decuyper, Mathieu; Slim, P.A.; Loon-Steensma, J.M. van

doi:10.1007/s11852-014-0317-0

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“…Whilst surface SOC stock in UK salt marshes was broadly predicted by soil type, with non-sandy soils being more carbon rich, there remained a clear association between SOC stock and plant community type, with rush-dominated J. maritimus and J. gerardii communities associated with greater surface SOC stocks than either A. portulacoides or P. maritima communities. The deep-rooted salt-marsh shrub A. portulacoides (Decuyper et al, 2014) occurred predominantly as a near monoculture (Ford et al, 2016), with the shallow-rooted salt-marsh grass P. maritima community found alongside simple-rooted plants such as Plantago maritima. In contrast, the rushes J. gerardii and J. maritimus, characterised by extensive laterally creeping rhizomes with thick anchors and many shallow fine roots, commonly grew alongside the grasses Festuca rubra and Agrostis stolonifera and various other forbs.…”

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Large-scale predictions of salt-marsh carbon stock based on simple observations of plant community and soil type

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Abstract. Carbon stored in coastal wetland ecosystems is of global relevance to climate regulation. Broadscale inventories of this “blue” carbon store are currently lacking and labour intensive. Sampling 23 salt marshes in the United Kingdom, we developed a Saltmarsh Carbon Stock Predictor (SCSP) with the capacity to predict up to 44 % of spatial variation in surface soil organic carbon (SOC) stock (0–10 cm) from simple observations of plant community and soil type. Classification of soils into two types (sandy or not-sandy) explained 32 % of variation in SOC stock. Plant community type (five vegetation classes) explained 37 % of variation. Combined information on soil and plant community types explained 44 % of variation in SOC stock. GIS maps of surface SOC stock were produced for all salt marshes in Wales (∼4000 ha), using existing soil maps and governmental vegetation data and demonstrating the application of the SCSP for large-scale predictions of blue carbon stores and the use of plant community traits for predicting ecosystem services.

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Large-scale predictions of salt-marsh carbon stock based on simple observations of plant community and soil type

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“…Among them, only some have clonal growth potential [3]. Artemisia maritima is a species with a specific location in salt marsh vegetation in Europe [267]. A. maritima has bud-bearing roots with a relatively high potential for clonal expansion [3], and it is listed in the eHALOPH database.…”

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Halophytic Clonal Plant Species: Important Functional Aspects for Existence in Heterogeneous Saline Habitats

Ievinsh

2023

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Plant modularity-related traits are important ecological determinants of vegetation composition, dynamics, and resilience. While simple changes in plant biomass resulting from salt treatments are usually considered a sufficient indicator for resistance vs. susceptibility to salinity, plants with a clonal growth pattern show complex responses to changes in environmental conditions. Due to physiological integration, clonal plants often have adaptive advantages in highly heterogeneous or disturbed habitats. Although halophytes native to various heterogeneous habitats have been extensively studied, no special attention has been paid to the peculiarities of salt tolerance mechanisms of clonal halophytes. Therefore, the aim of the present review is to identify probable and possible halophytic plant species belonging to different types of clonal growth and to analyze available scientific information on responses to salinity in these species. Examples, including halophytes with different types of clonal growth, will be analyzed, such as based on differences in the degree of physiological integration, ramet persistence, rate of clonal expansion, salinity-induced clonality, etc.

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Dating saltmarshes using tree rings on a halophilous plant

Godet¹,

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Poirier³

2020

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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Dendrochronology of Atriplex portulacoides and Artemisia maritima in Wadden Sea salt marshes

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

Large-scale predictions of salt-marsh carbon stock based on simple observations of plant community and soil type

Large-scale predictions of salt-marsh carbon stock based on simple observations of plant community and soil type

Halophytic Clonal Plant Species: Important Functional Aspects for Existence in Heterogeneous Saline Habitats

Dating saltmarshes using tree rings on a halophilous plant

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