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Título: | Nitrogen availability patterns in white-sand vegetations of central brazilian amazon |
Autor: | Mardegan, Sílvia Fernanda Nardoto, G. B. Higuchi, Niro Moreira, Marcelo Z. Martinelli, Luiz Antônio |
Palavras-chave: | Campina Campinarana Nitrogen Availability Nitrogen Stable Isotopes White-sand Vegetation Concentration (process) Forestry Isotopes Nitrogen Sand Soils Vegetation Concentration Ecosystems Forestry Isotopes Nitrogen Plants Sand Soil Aldina Heterophylla |
Data do documento: | 2009 |
Revista: | Trees - Structure and Function |
É parte de: | Volume 23, Número 3, Pags. 479-488 |
Abstract: | Addressing spatial variability in nitrogen (N) availability in the Central Brazilian Amazon, we hypothesized that N availability varies among white-sand vegetation types (campina and campinarana) and lowland tropical forests (dense terra-firme forests) in the Central Brazilian Amazon, under the same climate conditions. Accordingly, we measured soil and foliar N concentration and N isotope ratios (δ15N) throughout the campina-campinarana transect and compared to published dense terra-firme forest results. There were no differences between white-sand vegetation types in regard to soil N concentration, C:N ratio and δ15N across the transect. Both white-sand vegetation types showed very low foliar N concentrations and elevated foliar C:N ratios, and no significant difference between site types was observed. Foliar δ15N was depleted, varying from -9.6 to 1.6‰ in the white-sand vegetations. The legume Aldina heterophylla had the highest average δ15N values (-1.5‰) as well as the highest foliar N concentration (2.1%) while the non-legume species had more depleted δ15N values and the average foliar N concentrations varied from 0.9 to 1.5% among them. Despite the high variation in foliar δ15N among plants, a significant and gradual 15N-enrichment in foliar isotopic signatures throughout the campina-campinarana transect was observed. Individual plants growing in the campinarana were significantly enriched in 15N compared to those in campina. In the white-sand N-limited ecosystems, the differentiation of N use seems to be a major cause of variations observed in foliar δ15N values throughout the campina-campinarana transect. © 2008 Springer-Verlag. |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00468-008-0293-9 |
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