Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil
The sustainability of fast-growing tropical Eucalyptus plantations is of concern in a context of rising fertilizer costs, since large amounts of nutrients are removed with biomass every 6-7 years from highly weathered soils. A better understanding of the dynamics of tree requirements is required to match fertilization regimes to the availability of each nutrient in the soil. The nutrition of Eucalyptus plantations has been intensively investigated and many studies have focused on specific fluxes in the biogeochemical cycles of nutrients. However, studies dealing with complete cycles are scarce for the Tropics. The objective of this paper was to compare these cycles for Eucalyptus plantations in Congo and Brazil, with contrasting climates, soil properties, and management practices. The main features were similar in the two situations. Most nutrient fluxes were driven by crown establishment the two first years after planting and total biomass production thereafter. These forests were characterized by huge nutrient requirements: 155, 10, 52, 55 and 23 kg ha_1 of N, P, K, Ca and Mg the first year after planting at the Brazilian study site, respectively. High growth rates the first months after planting were essential to take advantage of the large amounts of nutrients released into the soil solutions by organic matter mineralization after harvesting. This study highlighted the predominant role of biological and biochemical cycles over the geochemical cycle of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations and indicated the prime importance of carefully managing organic matter in these soils. Limited nutrient losses through deep drainage after clear-cutting in the sandy soils of the two study sites showed the remarkable efficiency of Eucalyptus trees in keeping limited nutrient pools within the ecosystem, even after major disturbances. Nutrient input-output budgets suggested that Eucalyptus plantations take advantage of soil fertility inherited from previous land uses and that long-term sustainability will require an increase in the inputs of certain nutrients.
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K10 - Production forestière F04 - Fertilisation Eucalyptus plantations zone tropicale forêt tropicale cycle dans les écosystèmes substance nutritive facteur climatique facteur édaphique pratique culturale écosystème http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2683 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5990 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7979 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24904 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2056 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5274 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29554 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15617 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2018 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2482 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1070 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1811 K10 - Production forestière F04 - Fertilisation Eucalyptus plantations zone tropicale forêt tropicale cycle dans les écosystèmes substance nutritive facteur climatique facteur édaphique pratique culturale écosystème http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2683 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5990 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7979 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24904 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2056 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5274 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29554 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15617 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2018 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2482 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1070 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1811 Laclau, Jean-Paul Ranger, Jacques De Moraes Gonçalves, Jose Leonardo Maquère, Valérie Krusche, Alex Vladimir Thongo M'Bou, Armel Nouvellon, Yann Saint André, Laurent Bouillet, Jean-Pierre De Cassia Piccolo, Marisa Deleporte, Philippe Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil |
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The sustainability of fast-growing tropical Eucalyptus plantations is of concern in a context of rising fertilizer costs, since large amounts of nutrients are removed with biomass every 6-7 years from highly weathered soils. A better understanding of the dynamics of tree requirements is required to match fertilization regimes to the availability of each nutrient in the soil. The nutrition of Eucalyptus plantations has been intensively investigated and many studies have focused on specific fluxes in the biogeochemical cycles of nutrients. However, studies dealing with complete cycles are scarce for the Tropics. The objective of this paper was to compare these cycles for Eucalyptus plantations in Congo and Brazil, with contrasting climates, soil properties, and management practices. The main features were similar in the two situations. Most nutrient fluxes were driven by crown establishment the two first years after planting and total biomass production thereafter. These forests were characterized by huge nutrient requirements: 155, 10, 52, 55 and 23 kg ha_1 of N, P, K, Ca and Mg the first year after planting at the Brazilian study site, respectively. High growth rates the first months after planting were essential to take advantage of the large amounts of nutrients released into the soil solutions by organic matter mineralization after harvesting. This study highlighted the predominant role of biological and biochemical cycles over the geochemical cycle of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations and indicated the prime importance of carefully managing organic matter in these soils. Limited nutrient losses through deep drainage after clear-cutting in the sandy soils of the two study sites showed the remarkable efficiency of Eucalyptus trees in keeping limited nutrient pools within the ecosystem, even after major disturbances. Nutrient input-output budgets suggested that Eucalyptus plantations take advantage of soil fertility inherited from previous land uses and that long-term sustainability will require an increase in the inputs of certain nutrients. |
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Laclau, Jean-Paul Ranger, Jacques De Moraes Gonçalves, Jose Leonardo Maquère, Valérie Krusche, Alex Vladimir Thongo M'Bou, Armel Nouvellon, Yann Saint André, Laurent Bouillet, Jean-Pierre De Cassia Piccolo, Marisa Deleporte, Philippe |
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Laclau, Jean-Paul Ranger, Jacques De Moraes Gonçalves, Jose Leonardo Maquère, Valérie Krusche, Alex Vladimir Thongo M'Bou, Armel Nouvellon, Yann Saint André, Laurent Bouillet, Jean-Pierre De Cassia Piccolo, Marisa Deleporte, Philippe |
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Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil |
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Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil |
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Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil |
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Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil |
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Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil |
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biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical eucalyptus plantations main features shown by intensive monitoring in congo and brazil |
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dig-cirad-fr-5541802024-01-28T18:16:04Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/554180/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/554180/ Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil. Laclau Jean-Paul, Ranger Jacques, De Moraes Gonçalves Jose Leonardo, Maquère Valérie, Krusche Alex Vladimir, Thongo M'Bou Armel, Nouvellon Yann, Saint André Laurent, Bouillet Jean-Pierre, De Cassia Piccolo Marisa, Deleporte Philippe. 2010. Forest Ecology and Management, 259 (9) : 1771-1785.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.06.010 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.06.010> Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations Main features shown by intensive monitoring in Congo and Brazil Laclau, Jean-Paul Ranger, Jacques De Moraes Gonçalves, Jose Leonardo Maquère, Valérie Krusche, Alex Vladimir Thongo M'Bou, Armel Nouvellon, Yann Saint André, Laurent Bouillet, Jean-Pierre De Cassia Piccolo, Marisa Deleporte, Philippe eng 2010 Forest Ecology and Management K10 - Production forestière F04 - Fertilisation Eucalyptus plantations zone tropicale forêt tropicale cycle dans les écosystèmes substance nutritive facteur climatique facteur édaphique pratique culturale écosystème http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2683 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5990 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7979 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24904 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2056 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5274 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29554 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15617 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2018 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2482 Brésil Congo http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1070 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1811 The sustainability of fast-growing tropical Eucalyptus plantations is of concern in a context of rising fertilizer costs, since large amounts of nutrients are removed with biomass every 6-7 years from highly weathered soils. A better understanding of the dynamics of tree requirements is required to match fertilization regimes to the availability of each nutrient in the soil. The nutrition of Eucalyptus plantations has been intensively investigated and many studies have focused on specific fluxes in the biogeochemical cycles of nutrients. However, studies dealing with complete cycles are scarce for the Tropics. The objective of this paper was to compare these cycles for Eucalyptus plantations in Congo and Brazil, with contrasting climates, soil properties, and management practices. The main features were similar in the two situations. Most nutrient fluxes were driven by crown establishment the two first years after planting and total biomass production thereafter. These forests were characterized by huge nutrient requirements: 155, 10, 52, 55 and 23 kg ha_1 of N, P, K, Ca and Mg the first year after planting at the Brazilian study site, respectively. High growth rates the first months after planting were essential to take advantage of the large amounts of nutrients released into the soil solutions by organic matter mineralization after harvesting. This study highlighted the predominant role of biological and biochemical cycles over the geochemical cycle of nutrients in tropical Eucalyptus plantations and indicated the prime importance of carefully managing organic matter in these soils. Limited nutrient losses through deep drainage after clear-cutting in the sandy soils of the two study sites showed the remarkable efficiency of Eucalyptus trees in keeping limited nutrient pools within the ecosystem, even after major disturbances. Nutrient input-output budgets suggested that Eucalyptus plantations take advantage of soil fertility inherited from previous land uses and that long-term sustainability will require an increase in the inputs of certain nutrients. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/554180/1/document_554180.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.06.010 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.06.010 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.06.010 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.06.010 |