@article{fdi:010075524, title = {{S}tocks and soil-plant transfer of macro-nutrients and trace metals in temperate {N}ew {Z}ealand estuarine mangroves}, author = {{B}ourgeois, {C}. and {A}lfaro, {A}. {C}. and {D}encer-{B}rown, {A}. and {D}uprey, {J}ean-{L}ouis and {D}esnues, {A}nne and {M}archand, {C}yril}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}ims {R}apid expansion of temperate mangroves in {N}ew {Z}ealand over the last decades has prompted an increase in resource consents for removal. {H}owever, little is known about the capacity of temperate mangroves to store elements, including pollutants. {T}he main objectives of this study were to assess the stocks and soil-plant transfer of macro-nutrients ({C}, {N}, {P}, {K}, {M}g, {C}a, {S}) and trace metals ({F}e, {M}n, {A}l, {N}i, {C}u, {Z}n, {C}o, {C}r) within temperate mangrove soils.{M}ethods{S}oil samples and root, leaf and wood tissues were analysed for their total and available elemental concentrations over a wide range of environmental conditions along the head-mouth textural, salinity and nutrient gradients of the estuary. {P}hysico-chemical characteristics of the soil of the different sites studied were also determined.{R}esults{M}angrove soils with lower {E}h and currents upstream of the estuary trapped larger amount of macro-nutrients and heavy metals in the soils than downstream. {T}his results in higher translocation of macro elements from the soil toward the above-ground biomass and higher translocation of heavy metals from the soil toward the litterfall, likely as a mechanism to avoid long term metal toxicity in the root system.{C}onclusions{T}his multi-elemental study provides a comprehensive understanding of soil- plant transfers in temperate mangroves and can be used to better evaluate the ecological services of these ecosystems.}, keywords = {{A}vicennia marina ; {E}stuary ; {E}lements ; {B}io-accumulation ; {T}ranslocation factor ; {NOUVELLE} {ZELANDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}lant and {S}oil}, volume = {436}, numero = {1-2}, pages = {565--586}, ISSN = {0032-079{X}}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1007/s11104-019-03945-x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075524}, }