Comparison changes of chemical elements of throughfall and litterfall in oak (Quercus castaneifolia C. A. Mey) and pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) plantations

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1 Ph.D., Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, I. R. Iran.

2 Prof., Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, I. R. Iran.

3 Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, I. R. Iran.

4 Assoc. Prof., Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, I. R. Iran.

Abstract

Nutrients in aboveground biomass return to soil through throughfall and litterfall. The present study was carried out to investigate the seasonal variation concentration and input of chemical throughfall and litterfall nutrients in oak (Quercus castaneifolia) and pine (Pinus radiata) plantations. For the sampling of canopy throughfall, 36 collectors were installed at fixed positions in the forest floor. Throughfall samples were measured seasonally (autumn, winter, spring, summer) for pH, EC, potassium, nitrate, phosphate and ammonium. Litterfall and the soil litter layer were analyzed seasonally (autumn, winter, spring, summer) for N, phosphorus, potassium and carbon. The highest amount of throughfall was in winter and the lowest were in summer. The concentrations of ammonium, potassium and phosphorus were generally higher in the growing season than in the dormant season (p < 0.05). The lower amount of these nutrients was in the winter. The concentration of nitrogen was significantly higher in throughfall of both stands in summer. In relation to the nutrient inputs by throughfall and litterfall in the oak was higher than the pine (p < 0.05). The results of this study showed that the type of tree species and changes of canopy cover and different seasons can change the chemical composition and amount of elemental inputs by throughfall and litterfall in forest ecosystem, and oak species show a greater tendency to return elements to the soil through throughfall and litterfall. This result could draw the attention of executive centers to the importance native species in the restoration and rebuilding of destroyed areas.

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Forest and Wood Products
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May 2021
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