Vegetation–environment relationships of an inland boreal salt pan

Burchill, C. A.; Kenkel, N. C.

doi:10.1139/b91-098

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“…Much like the occurrence of H. paradoxus within an intermediate zone in the inland salt marsh in the current study, within coastal marshes many species have been found to be more prevalent in an intermediate zone (Bolen, 1964;Chapman, 1974;Ungar, 1974;Keddy, 1984;Burchill and Kenkel, 1990;Bertness, 1991b;Pennings and Callaway, 1992;Van Auken and Bush, 1998;Deil, 2000;Ewing, 2000). Many factors have been suggested as influencing these patterns of vegetation, including both abiotic (DeJong, 1978;Valiela et al, 1978;Mendelssohn et al, 1981;Cooper, 1982;Etherington, 1984;Schat, 1984;Snow and Vince, 1984;Schat and Van Beckhoven, 1991;Naidoo et al, 1992;Ewing, 2000;Rand, 2000;Vilarrubia, 2000;Bush, 2002) and biotic (Metcalfe et al, 1986;Ellison, 1987;Bertness, 1991aBertness, , 1991bPennings and Callaway, 1992;Rand, 2000).…”

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The role of soil moisture, salinity, and oxygen on the growth of Helianthus paradoxus (Asteraceae) in an inland salt marsh of west Texas

Bush¹

2006

Journal of Arid Environments

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The role of soil moisture, salinity, and oxygen on the growth of Helianthus paradoxus (Asteraceae) in an inland salt marsh of west Texas

Bush¹

2006

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…Salinity is a strong driver of plant community composition in the boreal forest and transitions among meadow, shrub, and forest vegetation zones often follow salinity gradients in salt-affected landscapes (Burchill and Kenkel 1991;Purdy et al 2005). Long-lived woody species such as trees are typically thought to have a low tolerance to salinity (Maas 1986;Allen et al 1994) and boreal forest vegetation appears to be limited to the low end of natural salinity gradients (Purdy et al 2005).…”

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Soil and groundwater characteristics of saline sites supporting boreal mixedwood forests in northern Alberta

Lilles¹,

Purdy²,

Chang³

et al. 2010

Can. J. Soil. Sci.

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. 2010. Soil and groundwater characteristics of saline sites supporting boreal mixedwood forests in northern Alberta. Can. J. Soil Sci. 90: 1Á14. The influence of salinity on boreal forest plants is of growing concern today because oil sands mining and other energy-related industrial activities in northern Alberta and elsewhere produce large areas of salt-affected soils that require reclamation and revegetation. We characterized soils (salinity, pH, and nutrient and moisture availabilities) and groundwater at six naturally saline sites in northern Alberta which were occupied by boreal mixedwood forests dominated by aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) and white spruce [Picea glauca (Moench) Voss]. Salinity increased with depth in the soil profile and decreased with distance away from adjacent non-forested saline wetlands. In areas where forest vegetation existed, the electrical conductivity (EC e ) of the surface soil (0Á20 cm depth) was always below 4 dS m (2 ; chemical properties of the lower subsurface soil (50Á100 cm depth) and groundwater ranged well above what has been conventionally considered to be suitable for tree growth: EC e ranged from 4 to 23 dS m (2 , sodium adsorption ratio ranged from 13 to 70, and the pH of some soil horizons was above 9.0. These sites had relatively high soil moisture and nutrient availabilities, and we hypothesize that these facilitate survival of forest vegetation on these sites, despite the high levels of salinity.Key words: Salinity tolerance, electrical conductivity, sodium adsorption ratio, alkalinity, boreal forest, reclamationLilles, E. B., Purdy, B. G., Chang, S. X. et Macdonald, S. E. 2010. Proprie´te´s du sol et de l'eau souterraine des sites salinise´s du nord de l'Alberta sur lesquels pousse une foreˆt bore´ale mixte. Can. J. Soil Sci. 90: 1Á14. L'incidence de la salinite´sur la foreˆt bore´ale suscite de plus en plus de pre´occupations de nos jours, car l'exploitation des sables bitumineux et d'autres activite´s industrielles associe´es a`la production d'e´nergie dans le nord de l'Alberta et ailleurs salinisent de grandes superficies dont le sol et la ve´ge´tation doivent ensuite eˆtre restaure´s. Les auteurs ont caracte´rise´le sol (salinite´, pH et quantite´d'e´le´ments nutritifs et d'eau disponible) et la nappe phre´atique de six sites salins naturels du nord de l'Alberta sur lesquels croıˆt une foreˆt bore´ale mixte domine´e par le peuplier faux-tremble (Populus tremuloides Michx.) et l'e´pinette blanche [Picea glauca (Moench) Voss]. La salinite´augmente avec la profondeur, dans le profil du sol, et diminue avec l'e´loignement des terres humides salines adjacentes non boise´es. Aux endroits boise´s, la conductivite´e´lectrique (EC e ) du sol de surface (0 a`20 cm de profondeur) est toujours infe´rieure a`4 dS/m; les proprie´te´s chimiques de la couche infe´rieure du sol (50 a`100 cm de profondeur) et de l'eau souterraine de´passent conside´rablement celles qu'on estime depuis toujours convenir a`la croissance des arbres : l'EC e varie de 4 a`23 dS/m, le rapport...

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“…Salicornia prostrata occurred in the right of the DCA diagram and indicated the most saline soils. BURCHILL and KENKEL (1991) stated that the most saline areas in salt marshes are generally dominated by succulent annual species like Salicornia. Salicornia species are subject to regions characterized by downward flow, more frequent tidal recharge, and thus hypersaline soil conditions.…”

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Effects of selected groundwater chemical traits on a salt marsh community

Kilinç¹,

Kutbay²,

Yalçin³

et al. 2011

Acta Botanica Croatica

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Electrical conductivity, exchangeable sodium ratio and water depth have negative impacts, whereas soil organic matter concentration has a positive impact on Black Sea salt marsh vegetation. The most saline soils were characterized by Salicornia prostrata vegetation and associated with exchangeable sodium ratio. Alhagi pseudalhagi and Tamarix smrynensis populations were associated with water depth, while Juncus littoralis, Ammophila arenaria and E. paralias were associated with soil organic matter. Euphorbia paralias, Ammophila arenaria and Iris orientalis were associated with acidity.

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Vegetation–environment relationships of an inland boreal salt pan

Abstract: It is suggested that fu¡ther ordering and formation of vegetation boundaries could arise through interspecific competition and displacement mediated by differences in salt tolerance.

Cited by 28 publications

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The role of soil moisture, salinity, and oxygen on the growth of Helianthus paradoxus (Asteraceae) in an inland salt marsh of west Texas

The role of soil moisture, salinity, and oxygen on the growth of Helianthus paradoxus (Asteraceae) in an inland salt marsh of west Texas

Soil and groundwater characteristics of saline sites supporting boreal mixedwood forests in northern Alberta

Effects of selected groundwater chemical traits on a salt marsh community

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