Aim Potassium (K) is the second most abundant nutrient in plant photosynthetic tissues after
nitrogen (N). Thousands of physiological and metabolic studies in recent decades have …

Many forest ecosystems have evolved at sites with growth‐limiting nitrogen (N) availability,
low N input from external sources and high ecosystem internal cycling of N. By contrast …

This study aims to quantify the potential contribution of nutrients derived from leaf litter in a
short rotation coppice plantation which includes monocultures of the species Populus alba …

Quantifying leaf-litter and the potential contribution of essential nutrients to the soil is key to
guaranteeing the sustainability of forest systems, especially in plantations under short …

Nutrient resorption from senescing leaves prior to litterfall is a strategy for nutrient
conservation in vascular plants. However, the mechanisms through which soil fertility and/or …

Abstract Poplar (Populus spp.) Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) systems are characterized by
high short-term biomass productivity and play a key role in promoting employment in rural …

Purpose In plant-soil systems, phosphorus partitioning during the annual cycle related to
nitrogen partitioning remains largely unknown. The present study aims at assessing the soil …

Intensive forestation widely occurs in East Asian rivers. It deteriorates the ecosystem of
gravelly or sandy bars, affects flood protection, and changes the landscape of the river. For …

In northeastern Japan, an area of high precipitation and mountains, beech (Fagus creanata
Blume), larch (Larix kaempferi Lamb.), cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) and black …

The internal retranslocation of nutrients of senescence leaves is a significant aspect of
nutrient dynamics in a forest ecosystems. The present investigation was carried out by …