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| Van Langenhove, Leandro; Depaepe, Thomas; Vicca, Sara; Van Den Berge, Joke; Stahl, Clement; Courtois, Elodie; Weedon, James; Urbina, Ifigenia; Grau, Oriol; Asensio, Dolores; Peñuelas, Josep; Boeckx, Pascal; Richter, Andreas; Van Der Straeten, Dominique; Janssens, Ivan A.. |
| Background and aims Biological fixation of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is the main pathway for introducing N into unmanaged ecosystems. While recent estimates suggest that free-living N fixation (FLNF) accounts for the majority of N fixed in mature tropical forests, the controls governing this process are not completely understood. The aim of this study was to quantify FLNF rates and determine its drivers in two tropical pristine forests of French Guiana. Methods We used the acetylene reduction assay to measure FLNF rates at two sites, in two seasons and along three topographical positions, and used regression analyses to identify which edaphic explanatory variables, including carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and molybdenum (Mo) content, pH, water... |
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Palavras-chave: Free-living nitrogen fixation; Tropical forest; French Guiana; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Molybdenum. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00487/59901/63083.pdf |
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| Van Langenhove, Leandro; Janssens, Ivan A.; Verryckt, Lore; Brechet, Laetitia; Hartley, Iain P.; Stahl, Clement; Courtois, Elodie; Urbina, Ifigenia; Grau, Oriol; Sardans, Jordi; Peguero, Guille; Gargallo-garriga, Albert; Peñuelas, Josep; Vicca, Sara. |
| Theory states that tree growth in lowland tropical forests on old, weathered soils is limited by low phosphorous (P) availability. However, evidence for P limitation from nutrient manipulation experiments remains unclear, which raises the question whether trees are taking up added P. In French Guianese lowland rainforest, we measured changes in nitrogen (N) and P availability before and up to two months after N and P addition. We measured in soils with intact root systems and soils excluding roots and mycorrhizal fungi with root exclusion cylinders. When the root system was excluded, P addition increased P availability to a much greater extent and for a longer time than where the roots remained undisturbed. N dynamics were unaffected by root... |
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Palavras-chave: Tropical forest; Phosphorus; Nitrogen; Fertilization; Root system; Plant root simulator probes. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00589/70161/68163.pdf |
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| Verryckt, Lore T.; Van Langenhove, Leandro; Ciais, Philippe; Courtois, Elodie A.; Vicca, Sara; Peñuelas, Josep; Stahl, Clément; Coste, Sabrina; Ellsworth, David S.; Posada, Juan M.; Obersteiner, Michael; Chave, Jérôme; Janssens, Ivan A.. |
| Measuring leaf gas exchange from canopy leaves is fundamental for our understanding of photosynthesis and for a realistic representation of carbon uptake in vegetation models. Since canopy leaves are often difficult to reach, especially in tropical forests with emergent trees up to 60 m at remote places, canopy access techniques such as canopy cranes or towers have facilitated photosynthetic measurements. These structures are expensive and therefore not very common. As an alternative, branches are often cut to enable leaf gas exchange measurements. The effect of branch excision on leaf gas exchange rates should be minimized and quantified to evaluate possible bias. We compared light‐saturated leaf net photosynthetic rates measured on excised and intact... |
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Palavras-chave: Branch cutting; Canopy physiology; French Guiana; Gas exchange; Photosynthesis; Rainforest; Stomatal conductance. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00613/72466/71949.pdf |
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