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The effect of clearcutting on biomass production and nutrient consumption was examined during the two years in a clearcut and a mature Quercus ilex L. coppice. The comparison was limited to the leaf compartment and to the annual shoots, which were the only comparable compartments in the two situations. At the same time, the dynamics of the nutrient pool (N, P, K, Ca, Mg), monthly uptake and recycling from the foliage, were studied.
The second year after cutting, the leaf production was roughly the same at the two sites. However, the photosynthates appear to be used differently: in the young stand the perennial wood production was greater than in the mature stand, where the maintenance costs are higher. This is corroborated by the patterns of nutrient use.
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Rapp, M., Ed Derfoufi, F. & Blanchard, A. Productivity and nutrient uptake in a holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) stand and during regeneration after clearcut. Vegetatio 99, 263–272 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00118233
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