| Title: |
Linkages among leaf nutrient concentration, resorption efficiency, litter decomposition and their stoichiometry to canopy nitrogen addition and understory removal in subtropical plantation |
| Authors: |
Jawad Ali Shah, Wenfei Liu, Saif Ullah, Honglang Duan, Fangfang Shen, Yingchun Liao, Guomin Huang, Jianping Wu |
| Source: |
Ecological Processes, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
SpringerOpen, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Ecology |
| Subject Terms: |
Nutrient resorption, Nitrogen deposition, Litter decomposition, Stoichiometry, Understory removal, Subtropical plantation, Ecology, QH540-549.5 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background The prevalence of understory removal and anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition has significantly altered the ecological processes of forest ecosystems at both regional and global scales. However, it remains a pressing challenge to understand how N deposition and understory removal affect leaf nutrient dynamics, nutrient resorption, litter decomposition, and their linkages for better managing forest ecosystems under nutrient imbalances induced by N enrichment. To address this research gap, a field manipulation experiment was carried out in a subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation with four treatments including: control (CK), canopy N addition (CN), understory removal (UR), and canopy N addition plus understory removal (CN × UR). Green and senesced leaf N and phosphorus (P) concentrations, N and P resorption efficiencies, litter decomposition, and their correlations were measured. Results The results revealed that the average N concentrations of green early and late leaves in UR were increased by 6.61 and 18.89% compared to CK. UR had the highest whereas CN had the lowest P concentrations in green leaves across the two sampling seasons. Following this, UR, leaf type, season, and their interactions significantly affected leaf N, P, and N:P (P |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2192-1709 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2192-1709 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13717-024-00507-7 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/a05ceebf55b345a4bb531cc93e488fd0 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.05ceebf55b345a4bb531cc93e488fd0 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
