%0 Article
%T Nutrient cycle in a Scots pine stand. III Variation in nutrient content of soil, vegetation and precipitation
%A Lehtonen, Irja
%D 1977
%J Silva Fennica
%V 11
%N 3
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a14826
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/4975
%X <p>The study is part of a project designed to elucidate the nutrient budget of a Scots pine (<em>Pinus sylvestris</em> L.) stand. Results of variation in the nutrient contents were compared with those obtained for the previous growing season.</p>
<p>The potassium and calcium contents varied the greatest in the humus layer. However, in the bottom and field layer vegetation and needles the variation in the nitrogen content was the greatest. The nutrient contents of the needles were affected by the physiological stage of development, needle age and the position in the crown of the tree. The nutrient content of the rainfall increased in the order: free rainfall, throughfall, and stem flow.</p>
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