NDLI: Patterns of mangrove forest structure and soil nutrient dynamics along the Shark River estuary, Florida

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Author	Chen, Ronghua Twilley, Robert R.
Copyright Year	1999
Abstract	The basal area and productivity of managrove wetlands are described in relation to selected soil properties to understand the general pattern of optimum forest stature at the mouth of estuaries in the Everglades, such as the Shark River Slough, Florida (U.S.). The basal area of mangroves decreases from 40.4 m$^{2}$ ha$^{−1}$ and 39.7 m$^{2}$ ha$^{−1}$ at two stations 1.8 km and 4.1 km from the estuary mouth to 20.7 m$^{2}$ ha$^{−1}$ and 19.6 m$^{2}$ ha$^{−1}$ at two sites 9.9 km and 18.2 km from the mouth, respectively. The gradient in basal area at these four sites is mostly the result of approximately 34 yr of growth since Hurricane Donna. Wood productivity is higher in the lower estuary (10.7 Mg ha$^{−1}$ yr$^{−1}$ and 12.0 Mg ha$^{−1}$ yr$^{−1}$) than in the upper estuary (3.2 Mg ha$^{−1}$ yr$^{−1}$ and 4.2 Mg ha$^{−1}$ yr$^{−1}$). Porewater salinity among these four mangrove sites during seasonal sampling in 1994 and 1995 ranged from 1.6 g kg$^{−1}$ to 33.5 g kg$^{−1}$, while sulfide was generally<0.15 mM at all sites. These soil values indicate that abiotic stress cannot explain the decrease in forest structure along this estuarine gradient. Concentrations of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are more closely related to patterns of forest development, with higher soil fertility at the mouth of the estuary as indicated by higher concentrations of extractable ammonium, total soil P, and available P, along with higher ammonium production rates. The more fertile sites of the lower estuary are dominated by Laguncularia racemosa, whereas the less fertile sites in the intermediate and upper estuary are dominated by Rhizophora mangle. Relative N mineralization per unit of total N is higher in the lower estuary and is related positively to concentrations of available P, indicating the importance of turnover rates and nutrient interactions to soil fertility. Concentrations of Ca-bound P per volume soil in the lower estuary is 40-fold higher than in the upper estuary, and along with an increase in residual P in the upper estuary, indicate a shift from mineral to organic P along the estuarine gradient. Mineral inputs to the mouth of Shark River estuary from the Gulf of Mexico (rather than upland inputs) apparently control the patterns of mangrove structure and productivity.
Starting Page	955
Ending Page	970
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01608347
Journal	Estuaries
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	1999-01-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Environment Ecology Earth Sciences Freshwater & Marine Ecology Environmental Management Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Chemistry Aquatic Science Environmental Science

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