Leaf nutrient traits of planted forests demonstrate a heightened sensitivity to environmental changes compared to natural forests.

ABSTRACT: Leaf nutrient content (nitrogen, phosphorus) and their stoichiometric ratio (N/P) as key functional traits can reflect plant survival strategies and predict ecosystem productivity responses to environmental changes. Previous research on leaf nutrient traits has primarily focused on the species level with limited spatial scale, making it challenging to quantify the variability and influencing factors of forest leaf nutrient traits on a macro scale. This study, based on field surveys and literature collected from 2005 to 2020 on 384 planted forests and 541 natural forests in China, investigates the differences in leaf nutrient traits between forest types (planted forests, natural forests) and their driving factors. Results show that leaf nutrient traits (leaf nitrogen content (LN), leaf phos

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982418 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature