Articles | Volume 17, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1247-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1247-2020
Research article
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06 Mar 2020
Research article |  | 06 Mar 2020

Contrasting conifer species productivity in relation to soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry of British Columbia perhumid rainforests

John Marty Kranabetter, Ariana Sholinder, and Louise de Montigny

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Data from: Soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry (C:N:P) in relation to conifer species productivity and nutrition across British Columbia perhumid rainforests J. M. Kranabetter, A. Sholinder, and L. de Montigny https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0gb5mkkwr

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Temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest often have productive soils with high levels of organic matter. We describe the nitrogen and phosphorus attributes of this soil organic matter in relation to the growth of four conifer species. Sitka spruce thrived on high-nitrogen soils, more so than the other conifer species, but productivity overall is likely constrained by phosphorus deficiencies. Study results will guide wood production, carbon sequestration and conservation priorities.
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