Variation in the N and P stoichiometry of leaf-root-soil during stand development in a Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation in subtropical China

Variations in Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Stoichiometry during a Growth Season Within a <i>Platycladus orientalis</i> Plantation

“…The C:N:P ratio was regulated in different components of the ecosystem [69], and our study mainly focused on the system transfer processes of how C:N:P varied from low C:N and C:P (soil) to high C:N and C:P (leaves, branches, and roots). In the karst area of northwestern Guangxi [70], the Loess Plateau [71], and subtropical China [72], the C:N, C:P, and N:P values of the forest soil were lower than those in plants, which is consistent with the present study.…”

Variations in Ecological Stoichiometry Characteristics of C, N and P in Soils Beneath an <i>Abies fanjingshanensis</i> Forest

“…According to this study, when the sand content in the soil beneath a A. fanjingshanensis forest increased, the silt content remained unchanged, while the clay and physical clay contents decreased. In addition, many studies have shown that soil C and N determine the distribution of the stoichiometric ratio of C, N, and P in the soil, while C/P and N/P are correlated to ammonium nitrogen, clay, sand contents, and water-stable macroaggregates in the soil as qualified in a significance test (p<0.005) [35][36][37][38]. Studies have also found that soil pH and soil bulk density exert significant effects on the stoichiometric characteristics of C, N, and P in the soil, while clay, silt and sand have insignificant effects.…”