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- - Phosphorus runoff from agriculture contributes significantly to freshwater eutrophication, and riparian zones are used to mitigate this by retaining phosphorus before it reaches streams.
- - A study examined 8 riparian zones in Canada to analyze how factors like topography, frost severity, and vegetation type affect phosphorus release during winter, by measuring soil and vegetation phosphorus levels in various locations and seasons.
- - Findings indicated that while phosphorus levels were higher at field edges and increased with frost severity in lab conditions, field results showed no strong link between phosphorus changes and frost or inundation; harvesting vegetation reduced phosphorus levels in floodwater.
Article Abstract
Phosphorus (P) rich runoff from agricultural landscapes is a major contributor to freshwater eutrophication. Vegetated riparian zones are often employed to retain P from field runoff before it enters streams. In cold regions, vegetation has the potential to release P to runoff following freezing; however, it is unclear if this differs with winter frost severity, riparian zone local topography, vegetation type, and/or exposure to flooding/inundation. To explore the vulnerability of riparian vegetation to winter P losses, this study quantified soil and vegetation P concentrations from 8 riparian zones in Canada at different topographic positions within each riparian site (upper/field edge, lower/water edge) in both the fall and spring seasons and related this to observed surface temperatures and water levels throughout the non-growing season. This was complemented by two laboratory mesocosm experiments in which (1) plant samples were subjected to moderate (-4C) and severe (-25C) simulated winter frost treatments to quantify changes in their water extractable P (WEP) content, and (2) mesocosms were inundated with water to determine if dissolved P concentrations in flood water differed when plants were left intact, clipped but left on the soil surface, or harvested. Greater soil and vegetation P concentrations were observed at upper locations (field edge), and this remained consistent following freezing; however, vegetation WEP concentrations increased with greater simulated frost severity. In the field, temperatures were moderated by snow cover and although differences with riparian zone position were apparent between fall and spring collected samples, changes in P pools did not appear to be related to frost severity or inundation in the field. The mesocosm experiment revealed that harvesting vegetation considerably reduced dissolved P concentrations in flood water. This study shows that vegetated riparian zones can act as a source of P to streams during the winter non-growing season, and highlights the potential for riparian vegetation management in reducing P losses from riparian zones in cold climates.
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