『Abstract
Changes in soil surface charge and phosphorus (P) sorption capacity
of soils may affect the availability of P in soils. We investigated
how changes in soil properties in the Bear Brook Watershed in
Maine (BBWM), which is a long-term paired-watershed experimental
acidification study, may affect P availability using the Cushman-Barber
plant nutrient uptake simulation model. Both NH4Cl-
and water-extractive P and Al in mineral soils were significantly
related to soil organic matter content. The results from this
study suggest that P solubility in the BBWM soils is controlled
through the formation of amorphous aluminum phosphate (Al(OH)2H2PO4)
with a log ion activity product (IAP) between -28.6 and -28.8.
Surface charge titration and batch P adsorption experiments were
conducted on mineral soils from BBWM. The surface charge titration
curve was fit to a three-site Langmuir model with the Type 1 site
having an average OH- binding strength log K1
of 8.7 and 12% of the surface charge, Type 2 site with log K2 of 6.0 and 23% of the surface charge, and the
Type 3 site with a log K3 of 4.2 and 65%
of the surface charge. The Cushman-Barber simulation model predicted
a 15% and 31% increase in P availability in the acid-treated watershed
soils for the softwood and hardwood stands, respectively. This
was primarily due to increased water-soluble P content in these
soils, suggesting that soil acidification leads to increased P
availability to plants. The results from this study clearly demonstrate
the importance of the Al-P-organic matter interaction in determining
the level of soluble P in soils, a key determinant of P bioavailability
to plants.』
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
2.1. Site description and soil sampling
2.2. Soil chemical characterization
2.3. Surface charge determination and modeling
2.4. Phosphorus adsorption isotherm
2.5. Cushman-Barber modeling
3. Results and discussion
3.1. Soil surface charge
3.2. Soil phosphorus chemistry
3.3. Cushman-Barber P uptake modeling
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References