Effects of various fertilization placements on the fate of urea-15N in moso bamboo forests

Dynamics of Leaf-Litter Biomass, Nutrient Resorption Efficiency and Decomposition in a Moso Bamboo Forest After Strip Clearcutting

“…And we need to know that physiological integration is one of the important characteristics of clonal plants. When the linked clonal ramet is located in different resource patches, the material absorbed from the resource-rich patch can be shared by other connected ramets outside the patch, that is, the ability to resist disturbance is improved (Su et al, 2019a). No management practices were carried out in the harvest plots and reserve plots during the restoration period.…”

“…In subtropical bamboo ecosystems with limited nutrition, strip cutting can effectively reduce harvesting costs. Moso bamboo is a fast-growing grass, and the nutrients needed in the different stages of bamboo growth are mainly provided by the physiological integration of the trees in the RB (Su et al, 2019a), but the development of stands relying only on the soil nutrient cycle maintains fertility. The production and nutrient content of litter plays a key role in the soil nutrient pool (Lihua et al, 2014).…”

“…Bamboo is an important forest type in China (Su et al, 2019a). More than 500 species of bamboo in 39 genera are spread across 13 provinces (Jiang, 2007).…”

“…covers 4.67 million ha (72.96%) of the total bamboo forest area in China (Jiang, 2007). Moso bamboo trees can be harvested after 4 years and have gradually become a substitute for wood (Su et al, 2019a), being widely adopted as construction material, furniture, biomass energy, and other related uses (Jiang, 2007). Bamboo shoots are also a tasty and nutritious food (Jiang, 2007).…”

“…Therefore, moso bamboo plays an important role in the development of the forest economy in China (Zhao et al, 2018a). Moso bamboo is characterized by clonal integration and is a typical forest comprising plants of different ages (Su et al, 2019a). In traditional harvesting, trees older than 4 years require their age to be identified by an experienced farmer (Zhao et al, 2018b).…”