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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5163-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5163-2021
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22 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 22 Sep 2021

Spatial patterns of aboveground phytogenic Si stocks in a grass-dominated catchment – results from UAS-based high-resolution remote sensing

Marc Wehrhan, Daniel Puppe, Danuta Kaczorek, and Michael Sommer

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UAS remote sensing provides a promising tool for new insights into Si biogeochemistry at catchment scale. Our study on an artificial catchment shows surprisingly high silicon stocks in the biomass of two grass species (C. epigejos, 7 g m−2; P. australis, 27 g m−2). The distribution of initial sediment properties (clay, Tiron-extractable Si, nitrogen, plant-available potassium) controlled the spatial distribution of C. epigejos. Soil wetness determined the occurrence of P. australis.
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