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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2018.32.6.557

Decay rate and Nutrient Dynamics during Litter Decomposition of Pinus rigida and Pinus koraiensis  

Won, Ho-yeon (Division of Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology)
Lee, Young-sang (Division of Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology)
Jo, Soo-un (Department of Biology, Kongju National University)
Lee, Il-hwan (Division of Ecological Conservation, National Institute of Ecology)
Jin, Sun-deok (Division of Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology)
Hwang, So-young (Division of Ecological Monitoring, National Institute of Ecology)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.32, no.6, 2018 , pp. 557-565 More about this Journal
Abstract
We examined the nutrient dynamics during the leaf litter decomposition rate and process of Pinus rigida and Pinus koraiensis in Gongju for 21 months from December 2014 to September 2016 as a part of National Long-Term Ecological Research Program in Korea. The remaining weight rate of P. rigida and P. koraiensis leaf litter was $58.27{\pm}4.13$ and $54.08{\pm}4.32%$, respectively, indicating that the P. koraiensis leaf litter decomposed faster than P. rigida leaf litter. The decay constant (k) of P. rigida leaf litter and P.koraiensis leaf litter after 21 months was 0.95 and 1.08, respectively, indicating that P. koraiensis leaf litter decayed faster than P. rigida leaf litter probably due to the difference of nitrogen concentration between the two. The C/N ratio of P. rigida and P. koraiensis leaf litter was 64.4 and 40.6, respectively, initially, and then decreased to 41.0 and 18.9, respectively, after 21 months. The C/P ratio of P. rigida and P. koraiensis leaf litter was 529.8 and 236.5, respectively, and then decreased to 384.1, 205.2, respectively, after 21 months. The contents of N, P, K, Ca, and Mg were 6.78, 0.83, 2.84, 0.99, and 2.59 mg/g, respectively, in the P. rigida leaf litter and 10.90, 1.87, 5.82, 4.79, and 2.00 mg/g, respectively, in the P. koraiensis leaf litter, indicating that the elements except the magnesium showed higher contents in P. koraiensis. After 21 months elapsed, remaining N, P, K, Ca, and Mg was 88.4, 77.6, 26.7, 50.5 and 44.5%, respectively, in decomposing P. rigida, and 114.4, 61.3, 7.6, 115.2 and 72.0%, respectively, decomposing P. koraiensis leaf litter.
Keywords
LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH; REMAINING WEIGHT; DECAY CONSTANT; C/N RATIO; C/P RATIO;
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