Article ; Online: Radial and vertical variation of wood nutrients in Bornean tropical forest trees
Biotropica. 2023 Sept., v. 55, no. 5 p.1019-1032
2023
Abstract: Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and magnesium concentrations in woody tissue are poorly documented, but are necessary for understanding whole‐tree nutrient use and storage. Here, we report how wood macronutrient concentrations vary radially and ...
Abstract | Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and magnesium concentrations in woody tissue are poorly documented, but are necessary for understanding whole‐tree nutrient use and storage. Here, we report how wood macronutrient concentrations vary radially and along the length of a tree for 10 tropical tree species in Sabah, Malaysia. Bark nutrient concentrations were consistently high: 2.9–13.7 times greater than heartwood depending on the nutrient. In contrast, within the wood both the radial (sapwood vs. heartwood) and vertical (trunk bottom vs. trunk middle) variation was modest. Higher concentrations in sapwood relative to heartwood provide empirical support for wood nutrient resorption during sapwood senescence. Dipterocarp species showed resorption rates of 25.3 ± 7.1% (nitrogen), 62.7 ± 11.9% (phosphorus), and 56.2 ± 12.5% (potassium), respectively, while non‐dipterocarp species showed no evidence of nutrient resorption in wood. This suggests that while dipterocarps have lower wood nutrient concentrations, this family is able to compensate for this by using wood nutrient resorption as an efficient nutrient conservation mechanism. In contrast to other nutrients, calcium and magnesium tended to accumulate in heartwood. Wood density (WD) showed little vertical variation along the trunk. Across the species (WD range of 0.33 to 0.94 mg/cm³), WD was negatively correlated with wood P and K concentration and positively correlated with wood Ca concentration. As our study showed exceptionally high nutrient concentrations in the bark, debarking and leaving the bark of the harvested trees on site during logging operations could substantially contribute to maintaining nutrients within forest ecosystems. |
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Keywords | Borneo ; Dipterocarpaceae ; bark ; calcium ; heartwood ; magnesium ; nitrogen ; nutrient resorption (physiology) ; phosphorus ; potassium ; resorption ; sapwood ; trees ; tropical forests ; tropical plants ; wood ; wood density ; Malaysia |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2023-09 |
Size | p. 1019-1032. |
Publishing place | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Note | JOURNAL ARTICLE |
ZDB-ID | 2052061-X |
ISSN | 1744-7429 ; 0006-3606 |
ISSN (online) | 1744-7429 |
ISSN | 0006-3606 |
DOI | 10.1111/btp.13250 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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