N:P stoichiometry in a forested runoff during storm events: Comparisons with regions and vegetation types

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Nitrogen and phosphorus are considered the most important limiting elements in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. however, very few studies have focused on which is from forested streams, a bridge between these two systems. To fill this gap, we examined the concentrations of dissolved N and P in storm waters from forested watersheds of five regions in Japan, to characterize nutrient limitation and its potential controlling factors. First, dissolved N and P concentrations and the N:P ratio on forested streams were higher during storm events relative to baseflow conditions. Second, significantly higher dissolved inorganic N concentrations were found in storm waters from evergreen coniferous forest streams than those from deciduous broadleaf forest streams in Aichi, Kochi, Mie, Nagano, and with the exception of Tokyo. Finally, almost all the N:P ratios in the storm water were generally higher than 34, implying that the storm water should be P-limited, especially for Tokyo. © 2012 Lanlan Guo et al.

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Guo, L., Chen, Y., Zhang, Z., & Fukushima, T. (2012). N:P stoichiometry in a forested runoff during storm events: Comparisons with regions and vegetation types. The Scientific World Journal, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1100/2012/257392

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