Nutrient Cycling in Forest Ecosystems

• Autore: Qualls Robert G
• Pubblicazione: Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Biology, life sciences; Forestry industry; Research and information: general
• Soggetto non controllato: Alpine treeline; biomass; climate variables; climate zones; climatic factors; community structure; conversion coefficient; Cunninghamia lanceolata; Cyclocarya paliurus; disturbance; diversity; ecological stoichiometry; experimental fires; experimental nitrogen addition; food resources; forests; geographic variations; green leaf nutrient; leaf N:P stoichiometry; leaf stoichiometry; litter decomposition; litter standing crop carbon; management; mixture effect; N addition; N and P colimitation; N:P ratio; natural forest; natural grassland; natural populations; nitrogen; Nitrogen; nitrogen and phosphorous; nitrogen and phosphorus addition; nitrogen deposition; Non-structural carbohydrates; nonstructural carbohydrates; nutrient cycling; nutrient limitations; nutrient resorption; nutrients; nutrition resorption; phosphorus; Phosphorus; plant functional types; plant nutrient; plant-soil feedback; planted forests; poplar plantations; Potassium; precipitation; Remobilization; rhizosphere effect; Robinia pseudoacacia L.; seasonal variations; shrublands; soil fauna; soil N:P stoichiometry; soil nutrient; soil profile; soil properties; soil stoichiometry; species competition; stand age; stoichiometric ratio; Storage; thermal infrared thermometer; Tibetan Plateau; understory plant growth; understory plants; Upper limits; UV-spectroscopy analysis
• Persona (resp. second.): QuallsRobert G
• Sommario/riassunto: The long-term productivity of forest ecosystems depends on the cycling of nutrients. The effect of carbon dioxide fertilization on forest productivity may ultimately be limited by the rate of nutrient cycling. Contemporary and future disturbances such as climatic warming, N-deposition, deforestation, short rotation sylviculture, fire (both wild and controlled), and the invasion of exotic species all place strains on the integrity of ecosystem nutrient cycling. Global differences in climate, soils, and species make it difficult to extrapolate even a single important study worldwide. Despite advances in the understanding of nutrient cycling and carbon production in forests, many questions remain. The chapters in this volume reflect many contemporary research priorities. The thirteen studies in this volume are arranged in the following subject groups: • N and P resorption from foliage worldwide, along chronosequences and along elevation gradients; • Litter production and decomposition; • N and P stoichiometry as affected by N deposition, geographic gradients, species changes, and ecosystem restoration; • Effects of N and P addition on understory biomass, litter, and soil; • Effects of burning on soil nutrients; • Effects of N addition on soil fauna.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nutrient Cycling in Forest Ecosystems
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910557498503321
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