@article{fdi:010065347,
  title = {{L}iming impacts {F}agus sylvatica leaf traits and litter decomposition 25 years after amendment},
  author = {{F}orey, {E}. and {T}rap, {J}ean and {A}ubert, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}iming is a common technique used to restore forest health in acidified areas but little is known on the remanence of this amendment in forest ecosystems. {W}e thus investigated how calcareous amendments impact internal biogeochemical cycling of beech stands ({F}agus sylvatica), especially the chemistry and traits of leaves and leaf litter and the subsequent rate of litter decomposition 25 years after applications. {W}e also wanted to know if leaf features provide easy predictive tools of litter quality. {I}n both limed and unlimed stands, we compared functional traits ({SLA}, {LDMC}, stomatal density), nutrients and fiber contents (hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin) of green and senescent leaves. {A}dditionally, litter bags were used to infer litter decomposition rate. {O}ur results clearly showed that liming impacts leaf chemistry but not morphological leaf traits many years after treatment. {I}n limed stands, green leaves had significantly higher content of {C}a and lignin, but lower {M}g and cellulose. {F}or senescent leaves, limed stands had greater {C}a, {N}a and cellulose, but lower {K}, {M}n, and {N}. {R}esorption rates of {K}, {N}a and {M}g, in senescent leaves were also affected by limed treatment. {W}e also found a higher litter decomposition rate in limed stands than in unlimed stands. {W}e thus demonstrated that the effect of liming on soil nutrient availability was weak but that changes in beech leaf quality could be recorded 25 years after treatment. {T}hese mid-term liming effects on leaf litter quality likely alter soil properties, soil biota and their interactions and thus litter decomposition rate. {L}astly, the use of functional leaf traits as a proxy of ecosystem functioning (such as litter decay) is not sufficiently sensitive to detect changes in sites with smooth environmental stress variation.},
  keywords = {{B}eech ; {F}unctional traits ; {L}iming ; {L}itter quality ; {N}utrient content ; {N}utrient translocation ; {FRANCE} ; {NORMANDIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}orest {E}cology and {M}anagement},
  volume = {353},
  numero = {},
  pages = {67--76},
  ISSN = {0378-1127},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.foreco.2015.03.050},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065347},
}