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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 1999, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (4): 404-406.

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Role of nitrogen fixing trees in mixed forest Ⅲ Leaf litter decomposition and its N release of nitrogen fixing tree species

He Xingyuan, Zhao Shuqing, Yang Sihe, Tian Chunjie   

  1. Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinica, Shenyang 110015
  • Received:1998-12-28 Revised:1999-04-12 Online:1999-07-25 Published:1999-07-25

Abstract: Studies on the leaf litter decomposition and its N release of 11 N-fixing and non-N-fixing tree species showed that the biological decay coefficient of leaf litter, the dry weight loss of leaf litter during its decay, and the N release from the leaf litter of N-fixing tree species were 1.3, 1.5 and 8.2 times higher than those of non-N-fixing ones, respectively.

Key words: Nitrogen-fixing tree species, Leaf litter decomposition, N release, vegetation type, water reservoir, green belt, Shanghai, soil, central urban area