Tree seedling growth allocation of Castanopsis kawakamii is determined by seed-relative positions

ABSTRACT: Plants allocate growth to different organs as a strategy to obtain limiting resources in different environments. Tree seeds that fall from a mother tree settle on, within, or below the forest floor and litter layer, and their relative positions can determine seedling biomass and nutrient allocation and ultimately affect survival to the sapling stage. However, how emerged seedling biomass and nutrients of each organ are affected by seeds in different positions is not yet completely understood in subtropical forests. Therefore, an experiment was conducted with seeds positioned above the litter layers of different thicknesses, on the forest floor, and beneath the litter layer, and the influences of seed position on biomass allocation and nutrient use efficiency of emerged seedlings of Castano

SUBMITTER: Zhu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10272420 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature