How C:N:P stoichiometry in soils and plants responds to succession in Robinia pseudoacacia forests on the Loess Plateau, China

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 475; p. 118394
• Main Authors: Liu, Yang, Fang, Ying, An, Shaoshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020
• Subjects: abandoned land; administrative management; afforestation; carbon nitrogen ratio; China; chronosequences; ecological balance; Ecological stoichiometry; forest stands; leaves; Microbial biomass; Nutrient limitation; phosphorus fertilizers; plant litter; Reforestation; Robinia pseudoacacia; Root; Soil; soil organic carbon; stand age; stoichiometry; The Loess Plateau; total nitrogen; China; The Loess Plateau; Reforestation; Root; Soil; Nutrient limitation; Ecological stoichiometry; Microbial biomass

•SOC significantly increase and reach a peak at the stand ages of 30–40 years.•N contents in leaf and litter increased with the stand ages.•Robinia pseudoacacia can enhance C and N contents in soils and microbes in the first 30 years.•Robinia pseudoacacia was P-limited and this limitation become inc...