Elemental cycling in a Eucalyptus globulus plantation of SW Spain
Abstract
Since 1980, uninterrupted research have been carried out in some Eucalyptus plantations in Huelva. The objectives of this work were to analyze the main features of the Soil-Tree-Atmosphere interaction in order to answer some salient questions about the hydrological regime and nutrient cycling. Some analysis of unpublished data, related to intrasystem cycling, are show here. Data refers to measurements of amounts, increments and fluxes of biomass and major elements (N, P, K, Ca, Mg) of the following compartments: - Overstory (Trees forming the main canopy) Including separated information on: Leaves, fruits and flowers, branches (bark and wood), bole (bark and wood), standing dead, etc. - Soil top organic. - Total roots. - Rooting zone. The analysis is aimed to describe and characterize: - Nutrient allocation in Eucalyptus - Above-graound nutrient return from vegetation. - Increment of biomass compartments. - Mass balance of the plantation nutrient cycle. - Atmospheric input of nutrient. - Annual elemental uptake, requirement and recycling interval.
Downloads
© CSIC. Manuscripts published in both the printed and online versions of this Journal are the property of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and quoting this source is a requirement for any partial or full reproduction.
All contents of this electronic edition, except where otherwise noted, are distributed under a “Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International” (CC BY 4.0) License. You may read here the basic information and the legal text of the license. The indication of the CC BY 4.0 License must be expressly stated in this way when necessary.
Self-archiving in repositories, personal webpages or similar, of any version other than the published by the Editor, is not allowed.
