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Title: Saltmarsh carbon and nitrogen cycling nutrient data in two northern Gulf of Mexico saltmarsh plants from 2017-2018 (NCEI Accession 0209238)
Abstract: Salt marsh biogeochemical processes are regulated by ecosystem structure (e.g. plant community composition). However, plant-specific responses to stressors such as elevated nutrient inputs can have differing impacts on nitrogen (N) removal and carbon (C) sequestration. We conducted a field manipulation to investigate the impact of elevated nutrient loading on ecosystem C dynamics and nitrate reduction pathways (denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA)) in plots dominated by either Juncus roemerianus or Spartina alterniflora that were collocated in a northern Gulf of Mexico salt marsh. We increased N and phosphorus (P) inputs by two- and three-times current levels in the region. Nutrient enrichment had no effect on net ecosystem exchange. However, a three-fold increase in nutrient input resulted in nearly one-third increases in gross primary productivity (GPP) and ecosystem respiration in S. alterniflora plots, whereas there was no impact in J. roemerianus plots. Denitrification increased in S. alterniflora plots 10-fold at both treatment levels relative to controls, but as with GPP, there was no response in J. roemerianus plots to higher nutrient inputs. In contrast, a three-fold increase in nutrients reduced DNRA by half in J. roemerianus plots. This work demonstrates that plant species-specific responses in marshes need to be considered for determining the impact of higher nutrient inputs on plant productivity and N-removal and retention.
Date received: 20200207
Start date: 20170407
End date: 20180720
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West boundary: -88.12407
East boundary: 88.123611
North boundary: 30.257097
South boundary: -30.256717
Observation types: in situ, laboratory analyses
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Submitting institution: University of Alabama
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Supplementary information: Submission Package ID: MDE7PD
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Metadata version: 2
Keydate: 2020-03-09 17:40:49+00
Editdate: 2020-05-07 19:04:38+00