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Tree species impact the terrestrial cycle of silicon through various uptakes

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Cornélis, Jean-Thomas [UCL] Delvaux, Bruno [UCL] Ranger, J. Iserentant, Anne [UCL]

The quantification of silicon (Si) uptake by tree species is a mandatory step to study the role of forest vegetations in the global cycle of Si. Forest tree species can impact the hydrological output of dissolved Si (DSi) through root induced weathering of silicates but also through Si uptake and restitution via litterfall. Here, monospecific stands of Douglas fir, Norway spruce, Black pine, European beech and oak established in identical soil and climate conditions were used to quantify Si uptake, immobilization and restitution. We measured the Si contents in various compartments of the soil-tree system and we further studied the impact of the recycling of Si by forest trees on the DSi pool. Si is mainly accumulated in leaves and needles in comparison with other tree compartments (branches, stembark and stemwood). The immobilization of Si in tree biomass represents less than 15% of the total Si uptake. Annual Si uptake by oak and European beech stands is 18.5 and 23.3 kg ha(-1) year(-1), respectively. Black pine has a very low annual Si uptake (2.3 kg ha(-1) year(-1)) in comparison with Douglas fir (30.6 kg ha(-1) year(-1)) and Norway spruce (43.5 kg ha(-1) year(-1)). The recycling of Si by forest trees plays a major role in the continental Si cycle since tree species greatly influence the uptake and restitution of Si. Moreover, we remark that the annual tree uptake is negatively correlated with the annual DSi output at 60 cm depth. The land-ocean fluxes of DSi are certainly influenced by geochemical processes such as weathering of primary minerals and formation of secondary minerals but also by biological processes such as root uptake.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2010
Language Anglais
Journal information "Biogeochemistry : an international journal" - Vol. 97, no. 2-3, p. 231-245 (2010)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Springer (Dordrecht)
issn 0168-2563
e-issn 1573-515X
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - SST/ELI - Earth and Life Institute
UCL - SST/ELI/ELIE - Environmental Sciences
Keywords Phytolith ; Silicon cycle ; Temperate forest ; Tree species
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Bibliographic reference Cornélis, Jean-Thomas ; Delvaux, Bruno ; Ranger, J. ; Iserentant, Anne. Tree species impact the terrestrial cycle of silicon through various uptakes. In: Biogeochemistry : an international journal, Vol. 97, no. 2-3, p. 231-245 (2010)
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