Author:
Duan Yadong,Guo Baitao,Zhang Lei,Li Jinxia,Li Sen,Zhao Wenbo,Yang Guang,Zhou Shuang,Zhou Chunwei,Song Penghui,Li Pengju,Fang Lei,Hou Shuai,Shi Deshan,Zhao Hengtian,Guo Peng
Abstract
In regions with a ban on forest logging, fruit-bearing shrubs are favored as an alternative source of ecological products over the harvesting of timber. The introduction of cultured shrubs from their habitat to newly developed lands has to be decided according to nutrient availability. Foliar nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry is an easily measured and reliable parameter to quickly indicate possible limits in imbalanced N-P availability. When attempting to create a spatial distribution map of the foliar N:P ratio in an objective shrub species, it is helpful to first explore its potential acclimation to the N:P imbalance caused by the joint forces of soil property and regional climate. This study evaluated the cultivated populations of Vaccinium uliginosum in northeastern China's agroforests, using Vaccinium uliginosum as a model shrub species. A total of 51 populations were selected from 51 managed stands, of which 34 were in forests and 17 on farmlands. Foliar N and P concentrations, soil physical and chemical properties, and topography were investigated in 2018, and regional climatic factors were assessed by averaging previous 5-year records (2013–2018). V. uliginosum was determined to have a foliar N:P ratio lower than 4.4, which can be characterized as a limit of N relative to that of P. On forested lands, soil pH negatively impacted regressed foliar N:P, which was also part of the contributions of soil total P content and average temperature to foliar N concentration. On farmlands, low soil pH also resulted in a reduced foliar N:P ratio with joint contributions of ammonium N, nitrate N, and available P contents in soils and air humidity. Spatial interpolation indicated that western forests could benefit from introduced V. uliginosum with a higher foliar N concentration, while the introduction to eastern farmlands can lead to a higher foliar N:P ratio up to 14.6. Our study demonstrates recommended locations with expected soil and meteorological conditions by mapping spatial distributions, which can be referred to by other species and regions.
Funder
National Key Research and Development Program of China
Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Subject
Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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