this is for holding javascript data
mark smits edited From_lab_to_field_Although__.md
about 8 years ago
Commit id: 25dc3508ec9093933e041a742dd42dd7a1a5c38d
deletions | additions
diff --git a/From_lab_to_field_Although__.md b/From_lab_to_field_Although__.md
index 05ff435..99b3be1 100644
--- a/From_lab_to_field_Although__.md
+++ b/From_lab_to_field_Although__.md
...
Due to the slow kinetics of soil mineral weathering, and the complex soil matrix, a direct estimation of the contribution of mycorrhizal fungi on the weathering process is challenging.
Three different approaches have been adopted to address the impact of mycorrhizal weathering: 1) historical weathering markers, 2) stable isotopes to trace the source of tree nutrients and 3) quantifying incubated minerals in contrasting soils.
Tunnels, as described in \cite{Jongmans_1997} are the only quantifiable fungal markers of weathering that remain visible over geological time.
Unfortunately, fungal tunneling either reflects only a small portion of the total effect of fungi on the weathering process, or the fungal impact is negligible, as tunneling contributes less than 0.5% tot total mineral weathering\cite{Smits_2005}.
Stable isotopes of especially Ca and Sr have been used extensively to source the origin of Ca in drainage water .
Applied to plant tissues, it could potentially traceback the source of plant nutrients back to the soil.