A comparison of C:N:P stoichiometry in soil and deadwood at an advanced decomposition stage

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0341816219301122?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0341816219301122?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2019.03.025" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.catena.2019.03.025</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A comparison of C:N:P stoichiometry in soil and deadwood at an advanced decomposition stage

Original language description

The aim of this study is to compare the C/N/P stoichiometry of deadwood among four tree species at different stages of decomposition. The way in which the relative concentrations of these elements in the soil are directly impacted by deadwood decomposition is also explored. First, hornbeam, alder, aspen and fir logs in different decomposition stages (III, IV and V) were selected and sampled. Second, the concentration and stoichiometry of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous were established. Marked differences in C/N/P stoichiometry were observed between deadwood in an advanced decomposition stage and the soil immediately under the log. The average C/N/P ratio of soil under the influence of deadwood was narrower compared to the C/N/P ratio of deadwood. The C/N/P ratio of studied soils was similar to the expected C/N/P ratio of organic soils or humus. The results indicate that stage of decomposition and tree species have an impact on the elemental stoichiometry of the soil. Thus, C/N/P stoichiometry is a

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Catena

ISSN

0341-8162

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

179

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2019

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

1-5

UT code for WoS article

000468716800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85063438990