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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1009-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1009-2021
Research article
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11 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 11 Feb 2021

Subsurface flow and phosphorus dynamics in beech forest hillslopes during sprinkling experiments: how fast is phosphorus replenished?

Michael Rinderer, Jaane Krüger, Friederike Lang, Heike Puhlmann, and Markus Weiler

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We quantified the lateral and vertical subsurface flow (SSF) and P concentrations of three beech forest plots with contrasting soil properties during sprinkling experiments. Vertical SSF was 2 orders of magnitude larger than lateral SSF, and both consisted mainly of pre-event water. P concentrations in SSF were high during the first 1 to 2 h (nutrient flushing) but nearly constant thereafter. This suggests that P in the soil solution was replenished fast by mineral or organic sources.
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