Comparison of litterfall production in three forest types in Jeju Island, South Korea

An, Ji Young; Han, Si Ho; Youn, Woo Bin; Lee, Jun Young; Rahman, Afroja; Dao, Huong Thi Thuy; Seo, Jeong Min; Aung, Aung; Choi, Hyung-Soon; Hyun, Hwa Ja; Park, Byung Bae

doi:10.1007/s11676-019-00929-6

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“…Other subcanopy species (Cornus officinalis Siebold&Zucc., Magnolia kobus DC., Robinia pseudoacacia L., and Magnolia obovata Thunb.) accounted for 39% of the total BA [31,32].…”

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Carbon and Nutrient Inputs by Litterfall in Evergreen and Deciduous Forests in Korea

Park

Rahman

Han

et al. 2020

Forests

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Knowledge about carbon and nutrient fluxes by litterfall is important for understanding nutrient cycling in geologically unique ecosystems. However, the determination of forest litterfall production patterns is difficult due to many biophysical factors influencing the process. In this study, we (1) quantified the litterfall production and carbon and nutrient fluxes in warm-temperate evergreen forest stands in Jeju Gotjawal and (2) compared these values to those of a typical cool-temperate deciduous forest stand by forest types and climate differences. Litterfall from evergreen broadleaved forests at Cheongsu (CS) and Seonheul (SHb), a mixed forest at Seonheul (SHm) in Jeju Gotjawal, and a deciduous broadleaved forest at Chungnam National University Forest (CNU) was collected for a full two years using litter traps. Samples were sorted into leaves, twigs, barks, seeds, and unidentified materials, and then weighed and measured for C, N, P, K, Ca, and Mg fluxes by litterfall. Results showed that the mean annual litterfall (846.3 g m−2, average of CS, SHb, and SHm) at Jeju Gotjawal was similar to that of CNU (885.5 g m−2), but varied by site in Jeju Gotjawal: CS (933.1 g m−2) was significantly higher than the average of SHb and SHm (802.9 g m−2). Seasonal patterns of litterfall production differed by forest types; evergreen broadleaved forests showed a bimodal peak in fall and spring while deciduous broadleaved forests showed a unimodal peak in fall. Jeju Gotjawal had significantly higher total macronutrient concentrations and contents (except for K) than CNU and they also varied by site in Jeju Gotjawal: CS had higher N, P, Ca, and Mg contents than SHb and SHm. We conclude that litterfall production and nutrient fluxes differed by forest stand as influenced by forest types and climate. Further, our findings are important for understanding carbon and nutrient dynamics in the geologically unique ecosystem of Jeju Gotjawal and other areas with similar characteristics.

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“…Other subcanopy species (Cornus officinalis Siebold&Zucc., Magnolia kobus DC., Robinia pseudoacacia L., and Magnolia obovata Thunb.) accounted for 39% of the total BA [31,32].…”

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Carbon and Nutrient Inputs by Litterfall in Evergreen and Deciduous Forests in Korea

Park

Rahman

Han

et al. 2020

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“…A previous study conducted in this area indicated that the flowering phenology among tree species is almost synchronous, with a flowering peak in May, and the average duration of flowering lasts about four weeks, thereafter, flowers largely drop as litterfall from June to July (Wang et al., 2014). Additionally, wind‐dispersed tree species such as F. mandschurica complete their seed dispersal in summer (e.g., July), while seed rains of animal‐dispersed tree species such as Q. mongolica generally appear in autumn (e.g., September) (An et al., 2020; Qian et al., 2019; Wang et al., 2014). Hence, the bimodal patterns of reproductive litterfall production in this study are partly attributed to the two contrasting spatial distributions of seed dispersal (wind‐dispersed models vs. animal‐dispersed models).…”

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“…The frequency distribution of wind speeds, the prevailing wind direction, and the vertical wind profile potentially influence the annual variation in the litterfall among tree species within a forest stand (Jonard et al., 2006; Portillo‐Estrada et al., 2013). Thus, strong winds can underlie the continuous source of woody material (e.g., dead twigs) observed in forest litterfall production throughout a year, but a sustained wind can have similar effects (An et al., 2020; Christensen, 1975). Neglecting the effect of wind on litterfall production can be a serious bias, especially in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests with a period of intensive leaf shedding, leading to an open canopy layer and thus more susceptible structure to wind influence (Jonard et al., 2006; Zhao, 1996).…”

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“…However, it is challenging to accurately evaluate the relationships between forest litterfall production and climatic conditions due to the large intra‐ and inter‐annual variability of both litterfall and climatic conditions. Litterfall studies in the temperate zone have demonstrated that forests that experience seasonal changes in climate also experience seasonal changes in leaf flushing and litterfall (An et al., 2020; Li et al., 2010). Indeed, the evaluation of forest litterfall characteristics can be achieved with extensive within‐site sampling over the long‐term period, and the effect of climatic variability can also be assessed after isolating the seasonality of litterfall production patterns (Andivia et al., 2018; Kouki & Hokkanen, 1992).…”

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Temperature and Precipitation Diversely Control Seasonal and Annual Dynamics of Litterfall in a Temperate Mixed Mature Forest, Revealed by Long‐Term Data Analysis

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“…According to research, the annual litter of the main forest types in each climatic zone can be specifically expressed as rainforest > evergreen broad-leaved forest > mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest > deciduous broad-leaved forest > coniferous forest [26][27][28]. Although in the past few decades, litter yield, structure and composition, decomposition rate, and its influencing factors have been extensively studied around the world, the existing dynamic changes of litter are mostly related to litter yield, nutrient The results of a single study on the return of elements or nutrients for one year are mostly planted forests, and there are relatively few studies on primitive natural forests [29][30][31]. In addition, the research on the evergreen broad-leaved forest in this region mainly includes the vegetation type and diversity research, and the multi-year comparative comprehensive research combining the dynamic law of litter yield and nutrient return is rarely reported [7,10,[32][33][34][35][36].…”

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Dynamic Change Characteristics of Litter and Nutrient Return in Subtropical Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forest in Different Extreme Weather Disturbance Years in Ailao Mountain, Yunnan Province

Liu

Wang

Liu

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By studying the dynamic change characteristics of litter production, composition, nutrient content, and return amount of different components in different extreme weather interference years of Ailao Mountain evergreen broad-leaved forest, the paper provides theoretical support for the post-disaster nutrient cycle, ecological recovery, and sustainable development of the subtropical mid-mountain humid evergreen broad-leaved forest. Square litter collectors were randomly set up to collect litter. After drying to a constant mass, we calculated the seasonal and annual litter volume and the contents of organic carbon (C), total nitrogen (N), total phosphorus (P), total potassium (k), total sulfur (S), total calcium (Ca), and total magnesium (Mg). Finally, the nutrient return amount is comprehensively calculated according to the litter amount and element content. We tracked dynamic changes in litter quantity, nutrient composition, and nutrient components across different years. The results showed that the amount of litter from 2005 to 2015 was 7704–8818 kg·hm−2, and the order of magnitude was: 2005 (normal year) > 2015 (extreme snow and ice weather interference) > 2010 (extreme drought weather interference); the composition mainly included branches, leaves, fruit (flowers), and other components (bark, moss, lichen, etc.), of which the proportion of leaves was the largest, accounting for 41.70%–61.52%; The monthly changes and total amounts in different years exhibited single or double peak changes, and the monthly litter components in different years showed significant seasonality. In this study, the nutrient content of litter was higher than that of litter branches each year. The total amount of litter and the nutrient concentration of each component are C, Ca, N, K, Mg, S, and P, from large to small. The order of nutrient return in different years was the same as that of litter, and the returns of nutrients in litter leaves were greater than that of litter branches. The ratio of nutrient returns of litter and litter branches from 2005 to 2010 was 2.03, 1.23, and 3.69, respectively. The research shows that the litter decreased correspondingly under the extreme weather disturbance, and the impact of the extreme dry weather disturbance was greater than that of the extreme ice and snow weather disturbance. However, the evergreen broad-leaved forest in the study area recovers well after being disturbed. The annual litter amount and nutrient return amount is similar to that of evergreen broad-leaved forests in the same latitude and normal years in other subtropical regions. The decomposition rate and seasonal dynamics of litter nutrients are not greatly affected by extreme weather.

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Comparison of litterfall production in three forest types in Jeju Island, South Korea

Cited by 9 publications

References 34 publications

Carbon and Nutrient Inputs by Litterfall in Evergreen and Deciduous Forests in Korea

Carbon and Nutrient Inputs by Litterfall in Evergreen and Deciduous Forests in Korea

Temperature and Precipitation Diversely Control Seasonal and Annual Dynamics of Litterfall in a Temperate Mixed Mature Forest, Revealed by Long‐Term Data Analysis

Dynamic Change Characteristics of Litter and Nutrient Return in Subtropical Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forest in Different Extreme Weather Disturbance Years in Ailao Mountain, Yunnan Province

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