Abstract
We have examined the surface (0–10 cm) soil characteristics of sites after bamboo (Cephalostachyum pergracile) mass flowering and death (DB sites) in comparison with sites with living bamboo (Bambusa tulda) (LB sites) in a seasonal tropical forest in Thailand. One year after bamboo flowering the DB sites were acidic with lower concentrations of exchangeable Ca and Mg and soil nitrogen than the LB sites. Therefore, although leaf and root litter of the dead bamboo was deposited in the DB sites after bamboo flowering, soil nutrient status decreased.
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We thank U. Kutintara, C. Yarwudhi, C. Leaungvutivirog, H. Tanaka, N. Nakashizuka, K. Hirai, and A. Ishida for their useful suggestions and support during our research. This study was funded by a Grant-in-Aid for Science Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (#14405009).
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Takahashi, M., Furusawa, H., Limtong, P. et al. Soil nutrient status after bamboo flowering and death in a seasonal tropical forest in western Thailand. Ecol Res 22, 160–164 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-006-0194-6
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