Stand structure mediates the process of nutrient resorption in Chinese fir plantations during different stand developments
Yuanli Ouyang, Minxuan Chen, Qinxiu Huang, Fusheng Chen, Cancan Zhang, Wensheng Bu · 2025
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Yuanli Ouyang and co-authors study how stand structure shapes nutrient recycling in Chinese fir plantations in a 2025 paper. Trees reclaim nitrogen and phosphorus from aging organs before shedding them, saving nutrients for new growth. How the mix of tree sizes and crowns in a stand affects that reclaiming, across organs and ages, was unclear.
Field plots spanned four developmental stages of plantation growth. As stands aged, density and growth rate fell while crown share rose. Nitrogen levels rose in all organs. Leaf and root nitrogen reclaiming peaked in young forests and declined with age, while phosphorus patterns differed by organ.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuanli Ouyang, Minxuan Chen, Qinxiu Huang, Fusheng Chen, Cancan Zhang, Wensheng Bu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |