| Abstract: | Comparative analyses were conducted on the nutrient element content and returning amount of main fractional compositions of
litter in Korean pine (KP), Mongolian Scots pine (MSP) and Dahurian larch (DL) plantations in Laoshan Plantation Experiment
Station of Maoershan Experiment Forest Farm of Northeast Forestry University. The results are as follows: (1) The nutrient
element content and returning amount in litter varies among different fractional compositions and tree species, the total
returning amount of all nutrient elements and the returning amount of K, Ca, Mg, N and P are DL > MSP > KP, the returning
amount of Cu is DL > KP > MSP, the returning amount of Fe and Mn are MSP > DL > KP; (2) To KP and DL plantations, the main
nutrient element returned is dead needles; dead branches, bark scales and dead cones account for a little proportion; whereas
to MSP plantation, besides dead needles, dead branches and bark scales also play an important role in the return of nutrient
elements; (3) A little deal of dead leaves can provided a great deal of returning amount of nutrient elements. |
