scholarly journals Shifts in community leaf functional traits are related to litter decomposition along a secondary forest succession series in subtropical China

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Eichenberg ◽  
Stefan Trogisch ◽  
Yuanyuan Huang ◽  
Jin-Sheng He ◽  
Helge Bruelheide
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Forest Succession ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Subtropical China ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits ◽  
Secondary Forest Succession ◽  
Succession Series

scholarly journals Vegetation Type and Soil Moisture Drive Variations in Leaf Litter Decomposition Following Secondary Forest Succession

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1195
Author(s):  
Yulin Liu ◽  
Zhouping Shangguan ◽  
Lei Deng
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Forest Succession ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition ◽  
Farmland Abandonment ◽  
Leaf Quality ◽  
Secondary Forest Succession

Soil moisture was an important factor affecting litter decomposition. However, less attention has been given to the complete succession ecosystem after farmland abandonment. To better understand the effect of moisture on leaf litter decomposition after farmland abandonment, in this study, we used three water gradients (10%, 25% and 50%) of field moisture capacity for succession vegetation. Furthermore, we used the typical species leaf litter decomposition of four succession stages—grassland (GL), shrubland (SL), pioneer forest (PF), and climax forest (CF) from the Loess Plateau of China. The results showed that leaves decomposition rate exhibited an increasing pattern with increasing moisture contents. The decomposition trend was shown as GL > SL > PF > CF. During the decomposition process, the leaf carbon concentration (LC) and leaf nitrogen concentration (LN) changed, but non-significantly. The effects of LC, LN, and LC: LN on leaf decomposition varied with vegetation type. Soil properties such as NH4+, NO3−, dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), and leaf quality parameters such as leaf cellulose, lignin, lignin: LN, and lignin: LC played an important role in driving leaf litter decomposition. Overall, the results provide evidence that litter decomposition in secondary forest succession system was linked to leaf and soil nutrient dynamics, and was limited by soil moisture.

The relative influence of establishment time and height-growth rates on species vertical stratification during secondary forest succession

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1481-1490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Palik ◽  
Kurt S. Pregitzer
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Forest Succession ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Vertical Stratification ◽  
Relative Influence ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Secondary Forest Succession ◽  
Species Establishment

We reconstructed the height-growth histories of individual Quercusrubra L., Fraxinusamericana L., and Acerrubrum L. growing in a 42-year-old Populusgrandidentata Michx. – Populustremuloides Michx. dominated forest. Species established contemporaneously early in the sere, but temporally separated periods of peak individual establishment occurred among species, such that the majority of Q. rubra established prior to the majority of F. americana and A. rubrum. Species vertical stratification by age 42 paralleled establishment patterns. Height-growth rates were similar among species and between different-aged individuals within species. This suggests that species vertical stratification 42 years after stand initiation was primarily a function of differences in species establishment patterns.

scholarly journals Effects of Secondary Forest Succession on Amphibians and Reptiles: A Review and Meta-analysis

Copeia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle E. Thompson ◽  
Maureen A. Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
Forest Succession ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Secondary Forest Succession

scholarly journals Short-Term Nitrogen Addition Does Not Significantly Alter the Effects of Seasonal Drought on Leaf Functional Traits in Machilus pauhoi Kanehira Seedlings

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Yu ◽  
Dongliang Cheng ◽  
Baoyin Li ◽  
Chaobin Xu ◽  
Zhongrui Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
C:N Ratio ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
N Deposition ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
N Addition ◽  
Subtropical China ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits ◽  
Seasonal Drought

Research Highlights: Short-term nitrogen (N) addition did not significantly alter the effects of seasonal drought on the leaf functional traits in Machilus pauhoi Kanehira seedlings in N-rich subtropical China. Background and Objectives: Seasonal drought and N deposition are major drivers of global environmental change that affect plant growth and ecosystem function in subtropical China. However, no consensus has been reached on the interactive effects of these two drivers. Materials and Methods: We conducted a full-factorial experiment to analyze the single and combined effects of seasonal drought and short-term N addition on chemical, morphological and physiological traits of M. pauhoi seedlings. Results: Seasonal drought (40% of soil field capacity) had significant negative effects on the leaf N concentrations (LNC), phosphorus (P) concentrations (LPC), leaf thickness (LT), net photosynthetic rate (A), transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (Gs), and predawn leaf water potential (ψPD), and significant positive effects on the carbon:N (C:N) ratio and specific leaf area (SLA). Short-term N addition (50 kg N·hm−2·year−1 and 100 kg N·hm−2·year−1) tended to decrease the C:N ratio and enhance leaf nutrient, growth, and photosynthetic performance because of increased LNC, LPC, LT, leaf area (LA), SLA, A, E, and ψPD; however, it only had significant effects on LT and Gs. No significant interactive effects on leaf traits were detected. Seasonal drought, short-term N addition, and their interactions had significant effects on soil properties. The soil total C (STC), nitrate N (NO3−-N) and soil total N (STN) concentrations were the main factors that affected the leaf traits. Conclusions: Seasonal drought had a stronger effect on M. pauhoi seedling leaf traits than short-term N deposition, indicating that the interaction between seasonal drought and short-term N deposition may have an additive effecton M. pauhoi seedling growth in N-rich subtropical China.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi along secondary forest succession at the eastern periphery of Amazonia: Seasonal variability and impacts of soil fertility

2019 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Alexander Reyes ◽  
Paula Fernanda Alves Ferreira ◽  
Luana Corrêa Silva ◽  
Marlon Gomes da Costa ◽  
Camila Pinheiro Nobre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Forest Succession ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Secondary Forest Succession ◽  
Eastern Periphery
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