Articles | Volume 15, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2991-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2991-2018
Research article
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17 May 2018
Research article |  | 17 May 2018

Calcium content and high calcium adaptation of plants in karst areas of southwestern Hunan, China

Xiaocong Wei, Xiangwen Deng, Wenhua Xiang, Pifeng Lei, Shuai Ouyang, Hongfang Wen, and Liang Chen

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (29 Jan 2018) by Sébastien Fontaine
AR by Xiangwen Deng on behalf of the Authors (01 Feb 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (07 Feb 2018) by Sébastien Fontaine
AR by Xiangwen Deng on behalf of the Authors (10 Feb 2018)
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Feb 2018) by Sébastien Fontaine
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (25 Feb 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Mar 2018) by Sébastien Fontaine
AR by Xiangwen Deng on behalf of the Authors (29 Mar 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (09 Apr 2018) by Sébastien Fontaine
AR by Xiangwen Deng on behalf of the Authors (22 Apr 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (25 Apr 2018) by Sébastien Fontaine
AR by Xiangwen Deng on behalf of the Authors (26 Apr 2018)
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Short summary
Karst is a kind of typical calcium-rich environment, which is widely distributed. We measured the Ca2+ content of 41 plant species, as well as soil total Ca2+ and exchange Ca2+. We found out that different plants have different ways to high Ca2+ adaptation. According to the different high Ca2+ adaptation of the 17 dominant species, we divided them into 3 categories: Ca-indifferent plants, high-Ca plants and low-Ca plants. Our results can provide a theoretical basis for vegetation restoration.
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