Nitrogen fixation by Pueraria lobata as a nitrogen source in the midstream sediment bar of a river

• Published in: Ecohydrology Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 995 - 1005
• Main Authors: Asaeda, Takashi, Rashid, Md Harun, Ohta, Kohske
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: flood frequency; Flooding; Floodplains; Floods; Fractionation; Freshwater; Legumes; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fixation; Plant tissues; Rivers; Soil pH; Tama River; δ15N

It was assumed that the symbiotic N fixation in a floodplain site is highly affected by flood disturbances. To test this hypothesis, we collected soil and plant samples from several quadrats of the midstream flood plain of a relatively steep urbanized river that was subject to a different magnitude...