Autumn nutrient resorption and losses in four deciduous forest tree species

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 228; no. 1; pp. 33 - 39
• Main Authors: Hagen-Thorn, A., Varnagiryte, I., Nihlgård, B., Armolaitis, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.06.2006
• Subjects: autumn; Betula pendula; Biologi; Biological Sciences; Deciduous; deciduous forests; Ecology; Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation); Ekologi; forest litter; forest trees; Fraxinus excelsior; leaves; Litter; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Nutrient; nutrients; Quercus robur; resorption; Senescence; Throughfall; Tilia cordata; tree nutrition; Nutrient; Senescence; Throughfall; Litter; Deciduous
• ISSN: 0378-1127; 1872-7042; 1872-7042
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.02.021

Nutrient resorption prior to leaf senescence is an important mechanism of nutrient conservation in forest tree species. However, despite the abundance of literature on the subject, inter-specific comparison of common temperate tree species is complicated by both the variability of resorption efficie...