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Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2115-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2115-2025
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
Research article
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30 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 30 Apr 2025

Optimal set of leaf and aboveground tree elements for predicting forest functioning

Écio Souza Diniz, Eladio Rodríguez-Penedo, Roger Grau-Andrés, Jordi Vayreda, and Marcos Fernández-Martínez

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In this study, we found that the accumulation of nutrients (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium) in leaves is an important factor in explaining tree growth in forest ecosystems. This result provides evidence for forest growth studies aimed at forest conservation and restoration to better direct their resources to data collection and measurement. Collecting data on nutrient stocks in tree leaves can also provide valuable information to broaden our understanding of forest functioning.
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