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Title: Walker Branch Watershed: Effect of Dual Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions on Nutrient Uptake and Saturation Kinetics, 2011-2012

Abstract

This data set reports the results of field experiments investigating the effect of dual nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) additions on nutrient uptake and saturation kinetics in the West Fork of Walker Branch Watershed, a forested headwater stream on the Oak Ridge Reservation in east Tennessee. The experiments were carried out in the autumn of 2011 and spring of 2012 to examine seasonality in nutrient dynamics. The nutrient limitation status (N-limited, P-limited, co-limited for N and P, or neither N- nor P-limited) of Walker Branch was examined using nutrient diffusing substrata (NDS) in both autumn and spring. Next, a combination of instantaneous and steady-state nutrient releases were used to examine the effect of dual N and P releases on nutrient dynamics and saturation kinetics. Lastly, because the nutrient release results from autumn suggested a strong role of P sorption in P dynamics, laboratory assays were carried out in spring to quantify the importance of P sorption to sediments in Walker Branch. This dataset contains 5 data files in comma-separate (*.csv) format.

Authors:
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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  2. Heidelberg Univ., Tiffin, OH (United States)
Publication Date:
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23). Climate and Environmental Sciences Division
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ORNL TES SFA; Tracer Additions for Spiraling Curve Characterization; U.S. DOE Office of Science; U.S. DOE Program for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science; adsorption; coupled biogeochemical cycles; maximum areal uptake rate; nitrate; phosphate; steady-state addition; uptake length
OSTI Identifier:
1484490
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25581/ornlsfa.015/1484490

Citation Formats

Griffiths, Natalie A., and Johnson, Laura T. Walker Branch Watershed: Effect of Dual Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions on Nutrient Uptake and Saturation Kinetics, 2011-2012. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.25581/ornlsfa.015/1484490.
Griffiths, Natalie A., & Johnson, Laura T. Walker Branch Watershed: Effect of Dual Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions on Nutrient Uptake and Saturation Kinetics, 2011-2012. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.25581/ornlsfa.015/1484490
Griffiths, Natalie A., and Johnson, Laura T. 2018. "Walker Branch Watershed: Effect of Dual Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions on Nutrient Uptake and Saturation Kinetics, 2011-2012". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.25581/ornlsfa.015/1484490. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1484490. Pub date:Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 2018
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title = {Walker Branch Watershed: Effect of Dual Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions on Nutrient Uptake and Saturation Kinetics, 2011-2012},
author = {Griffiths, Natalie A. and Johnson, Laura T.},
abstractNote = {This data set reports the results of field experiments investigating the effect of dual nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) additions on nutrient uptake and saturation kinetics in the West Fork of Walker Branch Watershed, a forested headwater stream on the Oak Ridge Reservation in east Tennessee. The experiments were carried out in the autumn of 2011 and spring of 2012 to examine seasonality in nutrient dynamics. The nutrient limitation status (N-limited, P-limited, co-limited for N and P, or neither N- nor P-limited) of Walker Branch was examined using nutrient diffusing substrata (NDS) in both autumn and spring. Next, a combination of instantaneous and steady-state nutrient releases were used to examine the effect of dual N and P releases on nutrient dynamics and saturation kinetics. Lastly, because the nutrient release results from autumn suggested a strong role of P sorption in P dynamics, laboratory assays were carried out in spring to quantify the importance of P sorption to sediments in Walker Branch. This dataset contains 5 data files in comma-separate (*.csv) format.},
doi = {10.25581/ornlsfa.015/1484490},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 2018},
month = {Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 2018}
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