NDLI: Nutrients return from leaves and litterfall in a mediterranean cork oak (Quercus suber L.) forest in southwestern Spain

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Author	Andivia, Enrique Fernández, Manuel Vázquez Piqué, Javier González Pérez, Aranzazu Tapias, Raúl
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	The knowledge of the cycle of nutrients is fundamental for the correct comprehension of the tree–soil relationship and for an adequate forest management. In order to analyse the nutrients return from leaves and litterfall in a Mediterranean cork oak forest in southwestern Spain, 12 trees were randomly selected and litterfall collected for 2 years. Samples were taken monthly and separated in different fractions (leaves, twigs, catkins, acorns and miscellaneous), then leaves nutrients were analyzed. Simultaneously, we analyzed the nutrient content of living leaves from the same trees in each season during 1 year. The analyzed nutrients were C, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, S, Cu, Zn and Mo. Annual patterns of each nutrient in fallen leaves were characterized and compared with seasonal values of these nutrients in living leaves. Leaves fall has two annual maximum, first and most important in spring around April coinciding with renewal of foliar cover and second around October. Main concentration patterns of N, P and K are related with phenological patterns, in consequence minimum concentration in leaves fall were obtained in periods of growing and maximum litterfall. Concentrations of Ca, Fe and Mn increase with the age of the leaves and maximum concentrations were obtained before periods of maximum litterfall while concentrations of Cu, Mo and Mg stay stable. Seasonal analysis of nutrients in living leaves collected from the same trees in four different periods of the year allowed to corroborate the patterns of leaves fall and the probable osmotic function of K.
Starting Page	5
Ending Page	12
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16124669
Journal	Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt vereinigt mit Tharandter forstliches Jahrbuch
Volume Number	129
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	16124677
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-04-21
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Quercus suber Litterfall Nutrients cycling Nutrients return Plant Ecology Plant Sciences Forestry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Plant Science Forestry

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