Shading and Water Addition Alleviate the Elemental Limitations of the Early Restoration Community in a Stressful Environment.

ABSTRACT: Shading and water addition are essential management measures to improve seed germination and early seedling survival; however, little is known about their effects on leaf stoichiometry and nutrient status. We established 90 plant communities with shading and water addition gradients on a rocky hill; leaves of their dominant woody plant species were collected to measure elemental concentrations, and then, stoichiometric variation and nutrient status were analysed. The results showed that the overall effects of shading and water addition significantly altered the concentrations and ratios of nutrient elements; shading largely affected leaf K and P, while water addition mainly affected leaf N and P. The interactions between shading and water addition were significant for most species but disa

SUBMITTER: Chen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11434709 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature