Sampling and collecting foliage elements for the determination of the foliar nutrients in ICOS ecosystem stations

Loustau, Denis;Altimir, Nuria;Barbaste, Mireille;Gielen, Bert;Vincke, Caroline;et.al.
(2018) International Agrophysics : a quarterly journal on physics in environmental and food sciences — Vol. 32, n° 4, p. 665-676 (2018)

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  • Loustau, DenisINRA
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  • Altimir, NuriaDepartment of Physics, University of Helsinki
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  • Barbaste, MireilleINRA, USRAVE
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  • Gielen, BertDepartment of Biology, University of Antwerp
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  • Vincke, Carolineorcid-logoUCLouvain
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Abstract
The nutritional status of plant canopies in terms of nutrients (C, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn) exerts a strong influence on the carbon cycle and energy balance of terrestrial ecosystems. Therefore, in order to account for the spatial and temporal variations in nutritional status of the plant species composing the canopy, we detail the methodology applied to achieve consistent time-series of leaf mass to area ratio and nutrient content of the foliage within the footprint of the Integrated Carbon Observation System Ecosystem stations. The guidelines and defi-nitions apply to most terrestrial ecosystems.
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Loustau, D., Altimir, N., Barbaste, M., Gielen, B., Jiménez, S. M., Klumpp, K., Linder, S., Matteucci, G., Merbold, L., Vincke, C., & et al. (2018). Sampling and collecting foliage elements for the determination of the foliar nutrients in ICOS ecosystem stations. International Agrophysics : a quarterly journal on physics in environmental and food sciences, 32(4), 665-676. https://doi.org/10.1515/intag-2017-0038 (Original work published 2018)