Nitrogen and phosphorus resorption in a salt marsh in northern Turkey

Authors

YASEMİN ÇAKIR
TUĞBA ÖZBUCAK
HAMDİ GÜRAY KUTBAY
DUDU DUYGU KILIÇ
ALİ BİLGİN
RENA HUSEYINOVA

DOI

10.3906/bot-0906-64

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate foliar nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics, nitrogen and phosphorus resorption, and some leaf traits (i.e. SLA=specific leaf area) in some coastal salt marsh plants located in northern Turkey. The study area is located on the east bank of the Kızılırmak River in the central Black Sea Region. There were statistically significant differences among months (from June to October) in terms of SLA in all species except for Artemisia santonicum. However, no significant differences were found with respect to P in all species. The highest N and P resorption efficiencies were found in Salicornia prostrata, whereas the lowest resorption efficiencies were found in Euphorbia paralias. P resorption proficiency is biochemically complete in all species. N resorption proficiency is biochemically complete except for E. paralias. Additionally, Grime's CSR (C: competitive; S: stress-tolerant; R: ruderal) strategies were also investigated and it was found that all of the species exhibit competitive ruderal strategy.

Keywords

Coastal salt marshes, Grime's strategies, resorption efficiency and proficiency

First Page

311

Last Page

322

Recommended Citation

ÇAKIR, YASEMİN; ÖZBUCAK, TUĞBA; KUTBAY, HAMDİ GÜRAY; KILIÇ, DUDU DUYGU; BİLGİN, ALİ; and HUSEYINOVA, RENA (2010) "Nitrogen and phosphorus resorption in a salt marsh in northern Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 34: No. 4, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-0906-64
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol34/iss4/6