Nitrogen Rather Than Phosphorus Limits the Productivity of the Dominant Tree Species at Mine-Disturbed Ultramafic Areas in the Southern Philippines
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area Profile and Climatic Conditions
2.2. Vegetation Survey
2.3. Sample Collection and Preparation of Soils and Leaf of Selected Trees Species
2.4. Soil and Herbage Chemical Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Concentration of N,P and Selected Soil Parameters of the Study Sites
3.2. Relative Abundance of Native and Non-Native Trees
3.3. Variations in Leaf N and Leaf P Content of Native and Non-Native Trees
4. Discussion
4.1. Suitable Tree Species for Ultramafic Soils
4.2. Nutrient Limitation in Mine-Disturbed Ultramafic Areas
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Areas | Soil pHw | OM (%) | Total N (%) | Total P (%) | N:P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Area | 7.56 ± 0.12a | 1.48 ± 0.15b | 0.078 ± 0.02b | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 3.9 |
Western Area | 7.62 ± 0.23a | 0.67 ± 0.02b | 0.072 ± 0.01b | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.8 |
Upper Middle | 7.88 ± 0.02a | 1.75 ± 0.48b | 0.16 ± 0.02ab | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 3.2 |
Undisturbed Area | 6.52 ± 0.04b | 5.57 ± 0.20a | 0.25 ± 0.01a | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 12.5 |
ANOVA (p value) | 0.05 | 0.001 | 0.05 | ns |
By Origin | Leaf Nutrient Content and Ratio | ||
---|---|---|---|
N (%) | P (%) | N:P | |
Native (n = 9) | 1.24 ± 0.16b | 0.44 ± 0.07b | 3.0 ± 0.28a |
Non-native (n = 9) | 1.75 ± 0.11a | 0.73 ± 0.05a | 2.50 ± 0.27a |
ANOVA (p value) | 0.022 | 0.0050 | 0.2350 |
Dominant Tree Species | N (%) n = 3 | P (%) n = 3 | N:P n = 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Alstonia macrophylla | 1.12 ± 0.05bc | 0.43 ± 0.43b | 2.6 ± 0.20a |
Buchanania arborescens | 1.86 ± 0.07a | 0.62 ± 0.15ab | 3.34 ± 0.73a |
Syzygium sp. | 0.75 ± 0.00c | 0.26 ± 0.05b | 3.00 ± 0.49a |
Casuarina equisetifolia | 1.91 ± 0.15a | 0.80 ± 0.06a | 2.41 ± 0.14a |
Acacia mangium | 1.62 ± 0.33ab | 0.57 ± 0.06ab | 2.92 ± 0.77a |
Terminalia catappa | 1.73 ± 0.00ab | 0.83 ± 0.12a | 2.20 ± 0.35a |
ANOVA (p value) | 0.0011 | 0.0077 | 0.6518 |
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Goloran, H.B.; Along, A.A.; Loquere, C.Y.; Demetillo, M.T.; Seronay, R.A.; Goloran, J.B. Nitrogen Rather Than Phosphorus Limits the Productivity of the Dominant Tree Species at Mine-Disturbed Ultramafic Areas in the Southern Philippines. Nitrogen 2022, 3, 502-513. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nitrogen3030032
Goloran HB, Along AA, Loquere CY, Demetillo MT, Seronay RA, Goloran JB. Nitrogen Rather Than Phosphorus Limits the Productivity of the Dominant Tree Species at Mine-Disturbed Ultramafic Areas in the Southern Philippines. Nitrogen. 2022; 3(3):502-513. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nitrogen3030032
Chicago/Turabian StyleGoloran, Honey B., Archie A. Along, Christina Y. Loquere, Meljan T. Demetillo, Romell A. Seronay, and Johnvie B. Goloran. 2022. "Nitrogen Rather Than Phosphorus Limits the Productivity of the Dominant Tree Species at Mine-Disturbed Ultramafic Areas in the Southern Philippines" Nitrogen 3, no. 3: 502-513. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nitrogen3030032