Altitude and slope aspects as the key factors affecting the change of C:N:P stoichiometry in the leaf-litter-soil system of alpine timberline ecotones of the Sygera Mountains in Southeast Tibet, China

• Published in: Geoderma Regional Vol. 32; p. e00602
• Main Authors: He, Peng, Lu, Jie, Ren, Yihua, Li, Jiangrong, Hou, Lei, Deng, Xiangsheng, Gao, Tan, Cheng, Fei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Abies forrestii var. georgei; Alfisols; altitude; C:N:P stoichiometry; carbon nitrogen ratio; China; ecotones; Leaf-litter-soil system; leaves; mountains; nitrogen; Nutrient resorption; nutrient resorption (physiology); phosphorus; plant litter; resorption; Rhododendron; stoichiometry; Timberline ecotones; treeline; trees; China; Alfisols; Timberline ecotones; C:N:P stoichiometry; Leaf-litter-soil system; Nutrient resorption

Understanding the altitudinal distribution patterns of ecological stoichiometry is essential for understanding biogeochemical processes in mountainous forests. However, the changes in ecological stoichiometry throughout the leaf-litter-soil system on the different slope aspects in mountainous forest...