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Nutrient supply at the local tree level in mixed forests of sessile oak and beech

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Nickmans, Hans [UCL] Titeux, Hugues [UCL] Verheyen, Kris [Forest and nature lab, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium] Ponette, Quentin [UCL]

In mixed-species forests, tree species composition can affect nutrient return through litter fall. This in turn is expected to have an effect on soil available nutrients, which could influence the nutrient status at the local tree level. Using ion-exchange resins, we estimated resin available soil nutrients at two depths beneath target trees of sessile oak and beech in the Belgian Ardennes. First we tested whether resin available nutrients were related to tree nutrition, using foliar nutrient concentrations as a proxy. In a second step, we tested whether local litter fall, through total nutrient return or litter species composition, affected resin available nutrients. In a final stage, we tested the impacts of local stand composition, as an integrated proxy of above- and belowground processes, and compared them to those of litter composition. With the exception of P for oak, nutrient supply was only poorly related to foliar nutrient concentrations for both target species. The effects of litter fall on nutrient supply were driven by litter species composition and not by total nutrient inputs. Litter composition and local stand composition effects were in close agreement. Our results show that nutrient supply to target trees in mixed-species stands is affected by local neighbourhoods, yet to a limited extent. Direct translation of resin available nutrients into foliar concentrations is probably hampered by complex capture patterns.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2018
Language Anglais
Journal information "European Journal of Forest Research" - no. 137, p. 807-817 (2018)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Springer Nature America, Inc
issn 1612-4669
e-issn 1612-4677
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SST/ELI/ELIE - Environmental Sciences
Keywords Plant Science ; Forestry ; Forest nutrition ; Nutrient return ; Oak ; Beech
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Bibliographic reference Nickmans, Hans ; Titeux, Hugues ; Verheyen, Kris ; Ponette, Quentin. Nutrient supply at the local tree level in mixed forests of sessile oak and beech. In: European Journal of Forest Research, no. 137, p. 807-817 (2018)
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