Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry in Pinus tabulaeformis forest ecosystems in warm temperate Shanxi Province, north China

Although carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorous (P) stoichiometric ratios are considered good indicators of nutrient excess/limitation and thus of ecosystem health, few reports have discussed the trends and the reciprocal effects of C:N:P stoichiometry in plant–litter–soil systems. The present st...

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Published in:Journal of forestry research 2018-11, Vol.29 (6), p.1665-1673
Main Authors: Wang, Ning, Fu, Fengzhen, Wang, Baitian, Wang, Ruijun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Analysis
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Carbon
Ecosystems
Foliage
Forest ecosystems
Forestry
Forests
Leaf litter
Leaves
Life Sciences
Litter
Middle age
Nitrogen
Nutrients
Original Paper
Phosphorus
Pinus tabuliformis
Plantations
Shrubs
Soil depth
Stoichiometry
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Summary:Although carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorous (P) stoichiometric ratios are considered good indicators of nutrient excess/limitation and thus of ecosystem health, few reports have discussed the trends and the reciprocal effects of C:N:P stoichiometry in plant–litter–soil systems. The present study analyzed C:N:P ratios in four age groups of Chinese pine, Pinus tabulaeformis Carr., forests in Shanxi Province, China: plantation young forests (AY,
ISSN:1007-662X
1993-0607
DOI:10.1007/s11676-017-0571-8