Nitrogen Pools in Tropical Plantations of N<sub>2</sub>-Fixing and Non-N<sub>2</sub>-Fixing Legume Trees under Different Tree Stand Densities

Nitrogen Pools in Tropical Plantations of N<sub>2</sub>-Fixing and Non-N<sub>2</sub>-Fixing Legume Trees under Different Tree Stand Densities

We investigated the nitrogen pools in monocultures of legume species widely used in reforestation in Brazil that have contrasting growth and nitrogen acquisition strategies. The plantations were established with the slow-growing and N<sub>2</sub>-fixing tree <i>Anadenanthera peregr...

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Main Authors: Kelly Nery Bighi, Ranieri Ribeiro Paula, Marcos Vinícius Winckler Caldeira, Diego Lang Burak, Eduardo de Sá Mendonça, Paulo Henrique de Souza, William Macedo Delarmelina, Fabiano de Carvalho Balieiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Nitrogen
Subjects:
forest plantation
forest restoration
N<sub>2</sub> biological fixation
functional traits
<sup>15</sup>N natural abundance
N balance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3129/2/1/6

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