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© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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09 Nov 2015
Research article |
| 09 Nov 2015
Effects of mountain tea plantations on nutrient cycling at upstream watersheds
T.-C. Lin
Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 11677 Taipei, Taiwan
P.-J. L. Shaner
Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 11677 Taipei, Taiwan
L.-J. Wang
Department of Forestry, National Taiwan University, 10617 Taipei, Taiwan
Y.-T. Shih
Department of Geography, National Taiwan University, 10617 Taipei, Taiwan
C.-P. Wang
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, 10066 Taipei, Taiwan
G.-H. Huang
Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 11677 Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Geography, National Taiwan University, 10617 Taipei, Taiwan
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Short summary
We summarize our findings as follows: (1) the mountain watersheds are vulnerable to agriculture expansion; (2) proper spatial configuration of agricultural lands in mountain watersheds can mitigate the impact of agriculture on NO3- output by 70%; and (3) the reconstructed element fluxes for the watersheds indicate excessive leaching of N and P, and additional loss of N to the atmosphere via volatilization and denitrification, which likely resulted from excessive fertilizer use.
We summarize our findings as follows: (1) the mountain watersheds are vulnerable to agriculture...
