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SUBMITTER: Soong JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7010742 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Soong Jennifer L JL Janssens Ivan A IA Grau Oriol O Margalef Olga O Stahl Clément C Van Langenhove Leandro L Urbina Ifigenia I Chave Jerome J Dourdain Aurelie A Ferry Bruno B Freycon Vincent V Herault Bruno B Sardans Jordi J Peñuelas Josep J Verbruggen Erik E
Scientific reports 20200210 1
We observed strong positive relationships between soil properties and forest dynamics of growth and mortality across twelve primary lowland tropical forests in a phosphorus-poor region of the Guiana Shield. Average tree growth (diameter at breast height) increased from 0.81 to 2.1 mm yr<sup>-1</sup> along a soil texture gradient from 0 to 67% clay, and increasing metal-oxide content. Soil organic carbon stocks in the top 30 cm ranged from 30 to 118 tons C ha<sup>-1</sup>, phosphorus content rang ...[more]