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Effectiveness of Vegetated Buffer Strips in Controlling Legacy Phosphorus Exports from Agricultural Land.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Habibiandehkordi, Reza Lobb, David A. Owens, Philip N. Flaten, Don N. |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | The continued phosphorus (P) impairment of freshwaters and the associated risk of eutrophication raise questions regarding the efficiency of current beneficial management practices (BMPs) for improving water quality. Vegetated buffer strips (VBSs) are widely encouraged BMPs for reducing P export from agricultural land. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the long-term efficiency of VBSs for reducing legacy P losses. This research used soil analyses to investigate the P removal efficiency of an unmanaged VBS for controlling P loss from agricultural land in Manitoba, Canada, between 1954 and 2011. The results showed statistically significant retention of total P, Olsen extractable P, and 0.01 M CaCl extractable P by a 5-m wide VBS compared with field soils. We found that surface soils at 5-m into the VBS had a significantly greater P sorption capacity and a smaller degree of P saturation (DPS) than adjacent field soils. The elevated DPS in field soils is likely associated with gradual P enrichment as a result of manure or fertilizer application over time and the strong affinity of P compounds for soil. Although P stratification in the VBS over 57 yr resulted in a significant increase (∼11%) in DPS of VBS topsoil compared with VBS subsoil, our findings do not support the saturation of VBS soils with P. However, cutting and removal of vegetation from VBS could be a useful strategy to remove P from VBS and minimize possible P remobilization associated with vegetation senescence, especially where the climate is cold and runoff is dominated by snowmelt. |
| Starting Page | 314 |
| Ending Page | 321 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2134/jeq2018.04.0129 |
| PubMed reference number | 30951107 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 48 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/pdfs/0/0/jeq2018.04.0129 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/supplements/0/jeq2018.04.0129-supplement1.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2018.04.0129 |
| Journal | Journal of environmental quality |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
