PMID- 37447063
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230718
IS  - 2223-7747 (Print)
IS  - 2223-7747 (Electronic)
IS  - 2223-7747 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 13
DP  - 2023 Jun 30
TI  - Ecological Stoichiometry and Stock Distribution of C, N, and P in Three Forest 
      Types in a Karst Region of China.
LID - 10.3390/plants12132503 [doi]
LID - 2503
AB  - Ecological stoichiometry plays important roles in understanding the nutrient 
      constraints on tree growth and development, as well in maintaining ecosystem 
      services in forests, yet the characteristics of carbon:nitrogen:phosphorous 
      (C:N:P) stoichiometry in forests under karst environment have not been 
      sufficiently evaluated. In this study, concentration, distribution, stocks of 
      Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorous (P), and ecological stoichiometry were studied in 
      three common forest types: Masson pine natural forests (MPNF), Masson pine 
      plantation forests (MPPF), and Slash pine plantation forests (SPPF) in a karst 
      region of southwestern China. Results showed that N concentrations were higher in 
      overstory than in understory and litter in the studied forests. However, P 
      concentration was relatively low in overstory component of the forested 
      ecosystems. Meanwhile, the N and P concentrations were higher in SPPF in the stem 
      and litter, while these contents were higher in MPPF and MPNP in the overstory 
      and understory. The N and P stocks ranged from 5.7-6.2 t ha(-1), and 0.5-0.6 t 
      ha(-1) in the examined forests. The ecological stoichiometry of C:N:P in the 
      three forest types was similar in litter (46-49:2:1), and relatively steady in 
      soil (250-320:13-16:1) and tree leaf (100-200:14-20:1). Soil P status was the 
      primary limiting factor in affecting tree growth in MPPF and SPPF (N:P ratio > 
      16), while both N and P conditions were the main restrictive factors in MPNP (N:P 
      ratio = 15) in the study area. Our study provides scientific references and 
      useful datasets of C:N:P stoichiometry for sustainable management of forest 
      ecosystems in karst regions.
FAU - Wang, Wancai
AU  - Wang W
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, 
      Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China.
FAU - Peng, Yuanying
AU  - Peng Y
AD  - College of Arts and Sciences, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL 60446, USA.
FAU - Chen, Yazhen
AU  - Chen Y
AD  - College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and 
      Technology, Changsha 410004, China.
AD  - National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Forest Ecological Technology in 
      Southern China, Changsha 410004, China.
FAU - Lei, Shilong
AU  - Lei S
AD  - Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and 
      Ministry of Water Resources, Xianyang 712100, China.
FAU - Wang, Xiaojun
AU  - Wang X
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, 
      Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China.
FAU - Farooq, Taimoor Hassan
AU  - Farooq TH
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5478-1533
AD  - College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and 
      Technology, Changsha 410004, China.
AD  - National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Forest Ecological Technology in 
      Southern China, Changsha 410004, China.
FAU - Liang, Xiaocui
AU  - Liang X
AD  - College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and 
      Technology, Changsha 410004, China.
AD  - National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Forest Ecological Technology in 
      Southern China, Changsha 410004, China.
FAU - Zhang, Chao
AU  - Zhang C
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, 
      Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China.
AD  - Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and 
      Ministry of Water Resources, Xianyang 712100, China.
FAU - Yan, Wende
AU  - Yan W
AD  - College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and 
      Technology, Changsha 410004, China.
AD  - National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Forest Ecological Technology in 
      Southern China, Changsha 410004, China.
FAU - Chen, Xiaoyong
AU  - Chen X
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0810-9863
AD  - College of Arts and Sciences, Governors State University, University Park, IL 
      60484, USA.
LA  - eng
GR  - U21A20187/Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China/
GR  - 2020YFA0608100/National Key R & D Program of China/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230630
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Plants (Basel)
JT  - Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101596181
PMC - PMC10346562
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Masson pine
OT  - Slash pine
OT  - karst region
OT  - nutrient
OT  - stoichiometry
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/07/14 13:08
MHDA- 2023/07/14 13:09
PMCR- 2023/06/30
CRDT- 2023/07/14 01:21
PHST- 2023/05/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/06/19 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/06/25 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/07/14 13:09 [medline]
PHST- 2023/07/14 13:08 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/07/14 01:21 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/06/30 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - plants12132503 [pii]
AID - plants-12-02503 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/plants12132503 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Plants (Basel). 2023 Jun 30;12(13):2503. doi: 10.3390/plants12132503.