Litterfall,decomposition and nutrient release of Shorea robusta and Tectona grandis in a sub-tropical forest of West Bengal,Eastern India

作     者：Chittaranjan Das Naba Kumar Mondal 

作者机构：Department of Environmental ScienceThe University of Burdwan 

出 版 物：《Journal of Forestry Research》 (林业研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第27卷第5期

页      面：1055-1065页

核心收录：

学科分类：0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 0907[农学-林学] 0829[工学-林业工程] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0901[农学-作物学] 090301[农学-土壤学] 

基　　金：supported by The University of Burdwan in the form of Ph.D.work(2011-12/2) 

主　　题：Decay constant Lignin Litterfall Nutrientreturn Decomposition Nutrient use efficiency 

摘      要：We studied leaf litter fall, decomposition and nutrient release patterns of Shorea robusta and Tectona grandis by using a litter bag technique to better understand the release pattern of nutrients to soil from leaf litter. Annual litterfall varied from 13.40 ± 2.56 t ha-1 a-1 for S. robusta to 11.03 ± 3.72 t ha-1 a-1 for T. grandis and the decay constant （k） of decomposed leaf litter was distinctly higher for T. grandis （2.70 ± 0.50 a-1） compared to S. robusta （2.41 ±0.30 a-1）. Biomass loss was positively correlated with the initial litter C, WSC, C/N and ash content in S. robusta and N, P and K concentration for T. grandis. Biomass was negatively correlated with lignin and L/N ratio for S. robusta and L, WSC, L/N and C/N ratio for T. grandis （P 〈 0.01）. Nutrient use efficiency （NUE） and nutrient accumulation index （NAI） of S. robusta was higher than for T. grandis. The retranslocation of bioelements from senescent leaves ranked as P 〉 N 〉 K. Annual N, P and K input to soil through litterfall differed significantly between the two species in the following order： N〉K^P. S. robusta was superior in terms of K and P return and T. grandis was superior in terms of N return. The two tree species showed a similar patterns of nutrient release （K 〉 P 〉 N） during decomposition of their leaf *** of N, K and P were the primary limiting nutrients returned to soil through litterfall with important roles in soil fertility and forest productivity.