Effects of Stemflow Water on a Miami Soil Under a Beech Tree: I. Morphological and Physical Properties
1970
Gersper, P. L. | Holowaychuk, N.
The effects of the stemflow portion of the biohydrologic soil forming factor on the morphological and physical properties of a Miami soil under a beech tree were determined. Effects were assessed by comparing properties of soil profiles located at different distances from the tree stem. Differences were tested by analysis of variance and Duncan's Multiple Range Test. The most obvious effects of stemflow water on morphological properties of this soil was to have caused a thickening of the A2 horizon, considerable low-chroma mottling in the B horizon, and an increase in the number of subdivisions of the B horizon. Effects of stemflow water on physical properties of this soil were just as pronounced. Bulk density of the A1 horizon was lowered considerably. Clay content of the A horizon was increased while the content of the B2 horizon was decreased. Correspondingly, the silt content of the A horizon was decreased while the content of the B2 horizon was increased.
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