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Changes in the phosphorus and nitrogen status and supply in the young spruce stands in the Lužické, the Jizerské and the Orlické Mts. in the Czech Republic during the 2004–2014 period

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The contribution shows changes in the phosphorus and nitrogen status in long-term investigated spruce stands in the Lužické, the Jizerské and the Orlické Mts. on the border between the Czech Republic and Germany and Poland. During the 11 evaluated years, low phosphorus concentrations were measured, often below the deficiency limit 1.2 mg P/g, and an N/P ratio exceeding the optimal range (6–12), primarily in the second needle-year class. Values of an N/P ratio of between 12 and 18 in the Jizerské Mts. and of between 12 and 27 in the Lužické Mts. were discovered. A low phosphorus concentration below the 10 mg·kg−1 was also detected in the mineral soil horizon. Temporal changes of N/P ratio (increase) and of P concentration (decrease) in the needles are significant for the spruce stands that are in the Orlické Mts. In the Jizerské Mts. and the Lužické Mts., there is fluctuation during evaluated period without any clear trend.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, institutional support MZE-RO0118 and by the project Nr. QJ1520299. We would like to thank all other colleagues who helped us with field work (measurement, sampling) and analyses of samples. We also highly appreciate the comments and suggestions of reviewers who substantially enhanced our manuscript.

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Novotný, R., Lomský, B. & Šrámek, V. Changes in the phosphorus and nitrogen status and supply in the young spruce stands in the Lužické, the Jizerské and the Orlické Mts. in the Czech Republic during the 2004–2014 period. Eur J Forest Res 137, 879–894 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-018-1146-8

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