Wood nutrients: Underexplored traits with functional and biogeochemical consequences.
decomposition
functional traits
masting
nutrient limitation
parenchyma
remobilization
resprouting
stoichiometry
Journal
The New phytologist
ISSN: 1469-8137
Titre abrégé: New Phytol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9882884
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 Oct 2024
14 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
16
07
2024
accepted:
26
09
2024
medline:
14
10
2024
pubmed:
14
10
2024
entrez:
14
10
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Resource storage is a critical component of plant life history. While the storage of nonstructural carbohydrates in wood has been studied extensively, the multiple functions of mineral nutrient storage have received much less attention. Here, we highlight the size of wood nutrient pools, a primary determinant of whole-plant nutrient use efficiency, and a substantial fraction of ecosystem nutrient budgets, particularly tropical forests. Wood nutrient concentrations also show exceptional interspecific variation, even among co-occurring plant species, yet how they align with other plant functional traits and fit into existing trait economic spectra is unclear. We review the chemical forms and location of nutrient pools in bark and sapwood, and the evidence that nutrient remobilization from sapwood is associated with mast reproduction, seasonal leaf flush, and the capacity to resprout following damage. We also emphasize the role wood nutrients are likely to play in determining decomposition rates. Given the magnitude of wood nutrient stocks, and the importance of tissue stoichiometry to forest productivity, a key unresolved question is whether investment in wood nutrients is a relatively fixed trait, or conversely whether under global change plants will adjust nutrient allocation to wood depending on carbon gain and nutrient supply.
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Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
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© 2024 The Author(s). New Phytologist © 2024 New Phytologist Foundation.
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