Responses of Nutrient Resorption to Human Disturbances in Phoebe bournei Forests
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Site Description
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Field Sample Collection and Laboratory Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Green Leaf, Senesced Leaf, and Soil Total Nutrient Contents of Phoebe Bournei Forest
3.2. Leaf N, P, and K Resorption Efficiencies under Different Disturbances in the Phoebe Bournei Forest
3.3. Relationships of Nutrient Resorption Efficiencies with Leaf Traits and Soil Nutrients
4. Discussion
4.1. Effects of Green Leaf Content on Soil Nutrients
4.2. Nutrient Resorption and Stoichiometric Characteristics under Different Disturbances
4.3. Relationships among Nutrient Resorption, Leaf Traits, and Soil Nutrients
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Compartment | Disturbance Type | C (mg/g) | N (mg/g) | P (mg/g) | K (mg/g) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green leaf | Mild | 541.60 ± 4.25 a | 16.85 ± 0.29 a | 1.40 ± 0.06 b | 10.81 ± 1.27 a |
Severe | 549.17 ± 4.31 a | 17.26 ± 0.28 a | 1.93 ± 0.05 a | 12.94 ± 0.46 a | |
Senesced leaf | Mild | 501.71 ± 7.01 a | 14.83 ± 0.24 b | 0.79 ± 0.02 b | 1.19 ± 0.08 a |
Severe | 494.57 ± 7.53 a | 15.73 ± 0.26 a | 0.88 ± 0.02 a | 1.40 ± 0.09 a | |
Soil (0–20 cm) | Mild | 23.73 ± 1.43 a | 1.45 ± 0.11 b | 0.89 ± 0.04 b | 28.35 ± 1.05 b |
Severe | 24.55 ± 1.21 a | 1.78 ± 0.11 a | 1.06 ± 0.05 a | 42.08 ± 1.44 a | |
Soil (20–40 cm) | Mild | 16.51 ± 1.06 a | 0.92 ± 0.08 b | 0.86 ± 0.04 b | 29.49 ± 1.11 b |
Severe | 17.88 ± 1.28 a | 1.35 ± 0.11 a | 1.00 ± 0.05 a | 44.60 ± 1.80 a |
Estimate | Standard Error | df | t | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 0.93 | 0.11 | 35 | 8.63 | <0.001 |
Green leaf N content | −0.04 | 0.01 | 35 | −5.88 | <0.001 |
Intercept | 0.95 | 0.11 | 35 | 8.48 | <0.001 |
Green leaf P content | −0.42 | 0.11 | 35 | −3.79 | <0.001 |
Intercept | 0.98 | 0.03 | 35 | 28.52 | <0.001 |
Green leaf K content | −0.06 | 0.02 | 35 | −2.62 | 0.01 |
Property | Mild Disturbance | Severe Disturbance | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Principal Components | Principal Components | |||
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Green leaf N | −0.32 | −0.16 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
Green leaf P | −0.28 | −0.41 | 0.34 | 0.23 |
Green leaf K | 0.26 | −0.41 | 0.41 | 0.21 |
NRE | −0.29 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.16 |
PRE | −0.29 | −0.16 | 0.37 | 0.35 |
KRE | 0.15 | −0.46 | 0.24 | 0.36 |
LDMC | 0.17 | −0.09 | −0.14 | 0.30 |
SLA | −0.23 | −0.27 | 0.26 | −0.20 |
LT | 0.22 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.41 |
Soil N | −0.43 | 0.08 | −0.37 | 0.29 |
Soil P | −0.28 | 0.28 | −0.27 | 0.36 |
Soil SOM | −0.40 | 0.15 | −0.35 | 0.31 |
Soil K | 0.07 | 0.30 | 0.22 | −0.11 |
Percent % | 30.6 | 18.3 | 27.5 | 24.4 |
Cumulative percent % | 30.6 | 48.9 | 27.5 | 51.9 |
Leaf N | Leaf P | Leaf K | NRE | PRE | KRE | LDMC | SLA | LT | Soil N | Soil P | Soil SOM | Soil K | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leaf N | −0.04 | 0.16 | 0.67 ** | 0.02 | 0.05 | −0.07 | 0.33 | −0.06 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.27 | |
Leaf P | 0.38 | 0.51 * | 0.15 | 0.81 ** | 0.58 ** | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.12 | −0.14 | −0.13 | −0.09 | 0.20 | |
Leaf K | −0.23 | 0.14 | 0.44 * | 0.74 ** | 0.47 * | −0.14 | 0.35 | 0.38 | −0.30 | −0.07 | −0.27 | 0.27 | |
NRE | 0.68 ** | 0.25 | −0.42 | 0.34 | 0.12 | −0.03 | 0.17 | 0.17 | −0.14 | 0.10 | −0.03 | −0.06 | |
PRE | 0.14 | 0.70 ** | 0.04 | 0.32 | 0.72 ** | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.45 * | −0.18 | −0.02 | −0.11 | 0.06 | |
KRE | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.68 ** | −0.26 | −0.03 | 0.31 | −0.03 | 0.34 | −0.03 | 0.11 | 0.04 | −0.02 | |
LDMC | −0.31 | 0.16 | 0.42 | −0.06 | 0.40 | 0.10 | −0.69 ** | 0.44 * | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.21 | −0.05 | |
SLA | 0.48 | 0.40 | −0.13 | −0.01 | −0.14 | 0.06 | −0.63 ** | −0.42 | −0.25 | −0.19 | −0.23 | 0.23 | |
LT | −0.47 | −0.31 | −0.02 | −0.29 | −0.15 | −0.14 | 0.40 | −0.58 * | 0.24 | 0.39 | 0.17 | −0.06 | |
Soil N | 0.29 | 0.44 | −0.34 | 0.33 | 0.66 ** | −0.29 | −0.19 | 0.19 | −0.16 | 0.77 ** | 0.91 ** | −0.25 | |
Soil P | 0.09 | 0.21 | −0.46 | −0.01 | 0.27 | −0.31 | −0.21 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.60 * | 0.80 ** | −0.21 | |
Soil SOM | 0.38 | 0.25 | −0.34 | 0.32 | 0.57 * | −0.28 | −0.17 | 0.11 | −0.19 | 0.87 *** | 0.58 * | −0.41 | |
Soil K | 0.13 | −0.37 | 0.02 | 0.14 | −0.26 | 0.02 | −0.13 | −0.34 | 0.31 | −0.14 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
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Zhu, D.; Peng, S.; Wang, J.; Hui, D. Responses of Nutrient Resorption to Human Disturbances in Phoebe bournei Forests. Forests 2022, 13, 905. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060905
Zhu D, Peng S, Wang J, Hui D. Responses of Nutrient Resorption to Human Disturbances in Phoebe bournei Forests. Forests. 2022; 13(6):905. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060905
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Dehuang, Suhong Peng, Jinyan Wang, and Dafeng Hui. 2022. "Responses of Nutrient Resorption to Human Disturbances in Phoebe bournei Forests" Forests 13, no. 6: 905. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060905