Effects of drying and simulated flooding on soil phosphorus dynamics from two contrasting UK grassland soils

• Published in: European journal of soil science Vol. 73; no. 1
• Main Authors: Khan, Sidra U., Hooda, Peter S., Blackwell, Martin S. A., Busquets, Rosa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Cambisols; climate; grasslands; manganese; microbial biomass; microbial biomass phosphorus; organic matter; phosphorus; reactive and unreactive dissolved phosphorus; redox potential; reductive dissolution; soil fertility; soil organic matter mineralisation; surface water; water content; water quality

Flooding is known to mobilise soil phosphorus (P). However, it is still not clear how climate change‐driven extended periods of soil drying followed by flooding will affect soil‐P dynamics. We tested the hypothesis under laboratory conditions that soil antecedent conditions (moist/dry) determine the...