Mineral composition of native woody plants growing on a serpentine soil in California

Wallace, A; Jones, M B; Alexander, G V

doi:10.1097/00010694-198207000-00008

Title: Mineral composition of native woody plants growing on a serpentine soil in California

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Using optical emission spectrography, we analyzed leaves of five native plant species (Adenostoma fasciculatum, Arctostaphylos viscida, Cupressus macnabiana, Cupressus sargentii, and Quercus durata) for mineral elements. There were 112 plants in all. In these plants, which are reasonably adapted to serpentine soil conditions, the calcium:magnesium ratios were normal in contrast to plants not adapted to such soil conditions. The nickel concentrations in the leaves were low for serpentine soil conditions, and there was no tendency for accumulation of chromium or cobalt. Strontium varied, as did calcium.

Authors:: Wallace, A; Jones, M B; Alexander, G V

Publication Date:: Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

Research Org.:: Univ. of California, Los Angeles

OSTI Identifier:: 5740676

DOE Contract Number:: AC03-76SF00012

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Soil Sci.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 134:1

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; CALCIUM; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; CALIFORNIA; PLANTS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; LEAVES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; SERPENTINE; SOILS; STRONTIUM; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ELEMENTS; FEDERAL REGION IX; METALS; MINERALS; NORTH AMERICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; USA; 560303* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987)

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                    Wallace, A, Jones, M B, and Alexander, G V. Mineral composition of native woody plants growing on a serpentine soil in California.  United States: N. p., 1982. 
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  title        = {Mineral composition of native woody plants growing on a serpentine soil in California},

  author       = {Wallace, A and Jones, M B and Alexander, G V},

  abstractNote = {Using optical emission spectrography, we analyzed leaves of five native plant species (Adenostoma fasciculatum, Arctostaphylos viscida, Cupressus macnabiana, Cupressus sargentii, and Quercus durata) for mineral elements. There were 112 plants in all. In these plants, which are reasonably adapted to serpentine soil conditions, the calcium:magnesium ratios were normal in contrast to plants not adapted to such soil conditions. The nickel concentrations in the leaves were low for serpentine soil conditions, and there was no tendency for accumulation of chromium or cobalt. Strontium varied, as did calcium.},

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  journal      = {Soil Sci.; (United States)},
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  volume       = 134:1,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},

  month        = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}

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