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Spatio–Temporal Patterns of Soil Phosphorus Enrichment in Everglades Water Conservation Area 2A

^a Soil and Water Science Dep., 106 Newell Hall, P.O. Box 110510, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0510
^b Everglades Dep., Watershed Research and Planning Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680

* Corresponding author (wdebusk{at}ufl.edu)

Received for publication June 2, 2000. The Florida Everglades have undergone significant ecological change resulting from anthropogenic manipulation of historical regimes of hydrology, nutrient loading, and fire. Water Conservation Area 2A (WCA-2A) in the northern Everglades has been a focal point for the study of ecological effects of nutrient loading, especially phosphorus (P), from the nearby Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). The overall objective of our study was to evaluate recent (1990 to 1998) changes in the spatial extent and patterns of soil P enrichment in Everglades WCA-2A. Surface soil was sampled to a depth of 10 cm at 62 sites within WCA-2A during 1998 for analysis of total phosphorus (TP) content. Geostatistical methods were used to create an interpolated grid of soil TP values across WCA-2A. Comparison of the results of this study with a similar study performed in 1990 showed that the extent of soil P enrichment in surface soil and sediments increased between 1990 and 1998, as evidenced by increased coverage of highly P-enriched soil near the primary surface inflows and a general increase in the concentration of soil TP in the interior regions of WCA-2A. Approximately 73% (31777 ha) of the total land area of WCA-2A was considered P-enriched (soil total P > 500 mg kg^-1) in 1998, compared with 48% of the land area (20829 ha) in 1990, an average increase of 1327 ha yr^-1. Study results indicate that the soil P enrichment "front" has advanced further into the relatively unimpacted interior of WCA-2A during the past several years.

Abbreviations: TP, total phosphorus • WCA, Water Conservation Area

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