Above- and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal Nothofagus antarctica forests in Southern Patagonia

The above- and belowground biomass and nutrient content (N, P, K, Ca, S and Mg) of pure deciduous Nothofagus antarctica (Forster f.) Oersted stands grown in a marginal site and aged from 8 to 180 years were measured in Southern Patagonia. The total biomass accumulated ranged from 60.8 to 70.8 Mg ha1...

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Autores principales: Peri, Pablo Luis, Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23332
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112708000601
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.014
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author Peri, Pablo Luis
Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
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description The above- and belowground biomass and nutrient content (N, P, K, Ca, S and Mg) of pure deciduous Nothofagus antarctica (Forster f.) Oersted stands grown in a marginal site and aged from 8 to 180 years were measured in Southern Patagonia. The total biomass accumulated ranged from 60.8 to 70.8 Mg ha1 for regeneration and final growth stand, respectively. The proportions of belowground components were 51.6, 47.2, 43.9 and 46.7% for regeneration, initial growth, final growth and mature stand, respectively. Also, crown classes affected the biomass accumulation where dominant trees had 38.4 Mg ha1 and suppressed trees 2.6 Mg ha1 to the stand biomass in mature stand. Nutrient concentrations varied according to tree component, crown class and stand age. Total nutrient concentration graded in the fallowing order: leaves > bark > middle roots > small branches > fine roots > sapwood > coarse roots > heartwood. While N and K concentrations increased with age in leaves and fine roots, concentration of Ca increased with stand age in all components. Dominant trees had higher N, K and Ca concentrations in leaves, and higher P, K and S concentrations in roots, compared with suppressed trees. Although the stands had similar biomass at different ages, there were important differences in nutrient accumulation per hectare from 979.8 kg ha1 at the initial growth phase to 665.5 kg ha1 at mature stands. Nutrient storage for mature and final growth stands was in the order Ca > N > K > P > Mg > S, and for regeneration stand was Ca > N > K > Mg > P > S. Belowground biomass represented an important budget of all nutrients. At early ages, N, K, S, Ca and Mg were about 50% in the belowground components. However, P was 60% in belowground biomass and then increased to 70% in mature stands. These data can assist to quantify the impact of different silviculture practices which should aim to leave material (mainly leaves, small branches and bark) on the site to ameliorate nutrient removal and to avoid a decline of long-term yields.
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spelling INTA233322025-08-06T12:53:53Z Above- and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal Nothofagus antarctica forests in Southern Patagonia Peri, Pablo Luis Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José Primary Forests Nothofagus Biomass Nutrients Crown Classes Silviculture Bosques Primarios Biomasa Nutrientes Clases de Copas Silvicultura Santa Cruz (Argentina) Nutrients Accumulation Root/shoot Ratio Marginal Forest Acumulación de Nutrientes Relación raíz/brote Bosque Marginal Región Patagónica Nothofagus antarctica The above- and belowground biomass and nutrient content (N, P, K, Ca, S and Mg) of pure deciduous Nothofagus antarctica (Forster f.) Oersted stands grown in a marginal site and aged from 8 to 180 years were measured in Southern Patagonia. The total biomass accumulated ranged from 60.8 to 70.8 Mg ha1 for regeneration and final growth stand, respectively. The proportions of belowground components were 51.6, 47.2, 43.9 and 46.7% for regeneration, initial growth, final growth and mature stand, respectively. Also, crown classes affected the biomass accumulation where dominant trees had 38.4 Mg ha1 and suppressed trees 2.6 Mg ha1 to the stand biomass in mature stand. Nutrient concentrations varied according to tree component, crown class and stand age. Total nutrient concentration graded in the fallowing order: leaves > bark > middle roots > small branches > fine roots > sapwood > coarse roots > heartwood. While N and K concentrations increased with age in leaves and fine roots, concentration of Ca increased with stand age in all components. Dominant trees had higher N, K and Ca concentrations in leaves, and higher P, K and S concentrations in roots, compared with suppressed trees. Although the stands had similar biomass at different ages, there were important differences in nutrient accumulation per hectare from 979.8 kg ha1 at the initial growth phase to 665.5 kg ha1 at mature stands. Nutrient storage for mature and final growth stands was in the order Ca > N > K > P > Mg > S, and for regeneration stand was Ca > N > K > Mg > P > S. Belowground biomass represented an important budget of all nutrients. At early ages, N, K, S, Ca and Mg were about 50% in the belowground components. However, P was 60% in belowground biomass and then increased to 70% in mature stands. These data can assist to quantify the impact of different silviculture practices which should aim to leave material (mainly leaves, small branches and bark) on the site to ameliorate nutrient removal and to avoid a decline of long-term yields. EEA Santa Cruz, INTA Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Gargaglione Verónica Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Gargaglione Verónica Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA). Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina. Fil: Gargaglione Verónica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. 2025-08-06T12:43:16Z 2025-08-06T12:43:16Z 2008-04-20 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23332 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112708000601 Peri P.L.; Gargaglione V.; Martínez Pastur G. (2008) Above- and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal Nothofagus antarctica forests in Southern Patagonia. Forest Ecology and Management 255: 2502-2511. 0378-1127 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.014 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Forest Ecology and Management 255 : 2502-2511. (April 2008)
spellingShingle Primary Forests
Nothofagus
Biomass
Nutrients
Crown Classes
Silviculture
Bosques Primarios
Biomasa
Nutrientes
Clases de Copas
Silvicultura
Santa Cruz (Argentina)
Nutrients Accumulation
Root/shoot Ratio
Marginal Forest
Acumulación de Nutrientes
Relación raíz/brote
Bosque Marginal
Región Patagónica
Nothofagus antarctica
Peri, Pablo Luis
Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Above- and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal Nothofagus antarctica forests in Southern Patagonia
title Above- and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal Nothofagus antarctica forests in Southern Patagonia
title_full Above- and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal Nothofagus antarctica forests in Southern Patagonia
title_fullStr Above- and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal Nothofagus antarctica forests in Southern Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed Above- and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal Nothofagus antarctica forests in Southern Patagonia
title_short Above- and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal Nothofagus antarctica forests in Southern Patagonia
title_sort above and belowground nutrients storage and biomass accumulation in marginal nothofagus antarctica forests in southern patagonia
topic Primary Forests
Nothofagus
Biomass
Nutrients
Crown Classes
Silviculture
Bosques Primarios
Biomasa
Nutrientes
Clases de Copas
Silvicultura
Santa Cruz (Argentina)
Nutrients Accumulation
Root/shoot Ratio
Marginal Forest
Acumulación de Nutrientes
Relación raíz/brote
Bosque Marginal
Región Patagónica
Nothofagus antarctica
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23332
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112708000601
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.014
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