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Seasonal and Annual Changes in Biomass Nitrogen and Carbon of Mesquite and Palo Verde Ecosystems

dc.contributor.authorBarth, R. C.
dc.contributor.authorKlemmedson, J. O.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T04:05:28Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T04:05:28Z
dc.date.issued1986-03-01
dc.identifier.citationBarth, R. C., & Klemmedson, J. O. (1986). Seasonal and annual changes in biomass nitrogen and carbon of mesquite and palo verde ecosystems. Journal of Range Management, 39(2), 108-112.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2307/3899278
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/645551
dc.description.abstractBiomass components of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC) and palo verde (Cercidium floridum (Benth)) soil-plant systems were collected during spring, winter, and fall for 3 years to study the temporal distribution of the mass of understory vegetation and litter and the dynamics of nitrogen and carbon in all biomass components. Mass of palo verde litter changed seasonally while that of mesquite did not change. With exception of mesquite litter, mass of understory vegetation and litter did not change annually for either shrub. Seasonal and annual changes were observed in both N and C of selected shrub, understory, and litter components, but these changes were more prevalent in mesquite than palo verde. Seasonal changes appeared primarily related to N and C demand in regions of rapid growth. Annual changes appear related to weather phenomena which regulate decomposition, uptake, and growth.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
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dc.subjectParkinsonia
dc.subjectcercidium floridum
dc.subjectannual fluctuations
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectProsopis juliflora
dc.subjectdeserts
dc.subjectbiogeochemical cycles
dc.subjectplant analysis
dc.subjectnitrogen
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectplant litter
dc.subjectseasonal variation
dc.subjectrangelands
dc.subjectArizona
dc.subjectchemical constituents of plants
dc.titleSeasonal and Annual Changes in Biomass Nitrogen and Carbon of Mesquite and Palo Verde Ecosystems
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dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Range Management
dc.description.noteThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries.
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dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
dc.description.admin-noteMigrated from OJS platform August 2020
dc.source.volume39
dc.source.issue2
dc.source.beginpage108-112
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-24T04:05:28Z


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