Foliar gypsum formation and litter production in the desert shrub, acacia bivenosa, influences sulfur and calcium biogeochemical cycling in arid habitats.

Aims: Some sulfur-accumulating species from arid habitats facilitate a little-understood foliar gypsum (CaSO4•2H2O) biomineralisation. This study seeks to increase our understanding of the ecophysiological and nutritional function of phytogenic gypsum, including how gypsum-formers influence soil S a...

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Main Authors: Robson, T., Stevens, J., Dixon, Kingsley, Reid, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54641