Interactive comment on “Phosphorus status of soils from contrasting forested ecosystems in Southwestern Siberia: combined effects of plant species and climate” by D. L. Achat et al
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**General comments**: The authors present a comprehensive overview of various soil physical and chemical data measured across two forest sites and three broad vegetation categories. They also discuss important hypotheses and conclude with a useful conceptual model. A large amount of data is discussed, based on apparently rigorous analytical methods, offering some unique comparisons of how phosphorus (P) is distributed across different fractions and soil horizons under representative forest vegetation in this region. In particular, I enjoyed seeing discussion of microbial P pools, the role of decomposition processes on the relative organic P content, and available
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Interactive comment on “Phosphorus status of soils from contrasting forested ecosystems in Southwestern Siberia: combined effects of plant species and climate” by D. L. Achat et al
General: This paper addresses the effect of vegetation and climate in contrasting forest ecosystems on the phosphorus status in soils. The study is comprehensive and includes a number of different soil measurements. The data are interesting but the paper lacks clarity and would need considerable work to improve the readability. There is a major concern with regards to the aim of the study and h...
متن کاملInteractive comment on “Phosphorus status of soils from contrasting forested ecosystems in Southwestern Siberia: combined effects of plant species and climate” by D. L. Achat et al
General: This paper addresses the effect of vegetation and climate in contrasting forest ecosystems on the phosphorus status in soils. The study is comprehensive and includes a number of different soil measurements. The data are interesting but the paper lacks clarity and would need considerable work to improve the readability. There is a major concern with regards to the aim of the study and h...
متن کاملInteractive comment on “Phosphorus status of soils from contrasting forested ecosystems in Southwestern Siberia: combined effects of plant species and climate” by D. L. Achat et al
Achat et al. studied the soil P status and the effect of vegetation and climate on P stocks and P availability in soil in Siberian boreal forests. They found high total P storage in the organic layer/topsoils and considerable accumulation of diffusive phosphate ions in subsoils. Vegetation and climate both affected organic matter decomposition and thus, P availability. Although I feel that this...
متن کاملInteractive comment on “Phosphorus status of soils from contrasting forested ecosystems in Southwestern Siberia: combined effects of plant species and climate” by D. L. Achat et al
Achat et al. studied the soil P status and the effect of vegetation and climate on P stocks and P availability in soil in Siberian boreal forests. They found high total P storage in the organic layer/topsoils and considerable accumulation of diffusive phosphate ions in subsoils. Vegetation and climate both affected organic matter decomposition and thus, P availability. Although I feel that this...
متن کاملInteractive comment on “Phosphorus status of soils from contrasting forested ecosystems in Southwestern Siberia: combined effects of plant species and climate” by D. L. Achat et al
**General comments**: The authors present a comprehensive overview of various soil physical and chemical data measured across two forest sites and three broad vegetation categories. They also discuss important hypotheses and conclude with a useful conceptual model. A large amount of data is discussed, based on apparently rigorous analytical methods, offering some unique comparisons of how phosp...
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