Great Basin Naturalist
Abstract
Nutrients in soil covered by Carex exserta sod and in adjacent unvegetated gravel areas were compared at Siberian Outpost, Sequoia National Park, California. The comparisons were part of a study to learn if Carex exserta meadow can be reestablished and if herbaceous cover on gravel areas can be increased. Grazing capacity and aesthetic appeal of denuded areas would be improved by better vegetative cover. The sod had higher concentrations of calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, nitrogen, potassium, and zinc than did the gravel areas. And it had a higher soil pH and percent organic matter. Sod and gravel did not differ in concentrations of phosphorus and sulfur. The differences were as might be expected between climax and badly deteriorated (or early seral) situations, and the results suggest that fertilization may be a useful treatment.
Recommended Citation
Ratliff, Raymond D.
(1985)
"Nutrients in Carex exserta sod and gravel in Sequoia National Park, California,"
Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 45:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol45/iss1/7