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Table 2 Nutrient resorption efficiency (NuRE) (Mean ± SE) of three oak species (Q. aliena var. acuteserrata, Q. glandulifera, and Q. variabilis) over five years

From: Nutrient resorption strategies of three oak tree species in response to interannual climate variability

Element

Tree

species

Year

2013

2014

2015

2016

2018

C

1

20.58 ± 0.46b

25.02 ± 0.22a

19.19 ± 0.30c

20.60 ± 0.26b

21.41 ± 0.51b

 

2

20.37 ± 0.43c

24.22 ± 0.33a

20.31 ± 0.40c

20.42 ± 0.08c

22.16 ± 0.40b

 

3

21.94 ± 0.91b

24.48 ± 0.62a

20.30 ± 0.98bc

19.83 ± 0.04c

20.69 ± 0.23bc

N

1

68.33 ± 0.94a

71.24 ± 0.41a

65.17 ± 2.88a

50.27 ± 3.61b

68.10 ± 0.42a

 

2

68.61 ± 1.29a

72.64 ± 1.06a

67.97 ± 1.56a

57.70 ± 3.70b

71.77 ± 0.70a

 

3

65.97 ± 1.94b

70.78 ± 0.36a

67.16 ± 1.13bc

62.08 ± 1.90c

66.54 ± 0.15bc

P

1

82.38 ± 0.89a

84.93 ± 1.67a

81.58 ± 0.99a

60.86 ± 6.50b

59.79 ± 1.79b

 

2

85.44 ± 0.67a

86.52 ± 0.37a

84.20 ± 0.79a

70.74 ± 5.33b

52.79 ± 1.34c

 

3

83.20 ± 1.47a

83.75 ± 1.57a

85.50 ± 0.80a

77.60 ± 0.72b

53.48 ± 0.78c

S

1

50.48 ± 0.33b

62.06 ± 0.96a

53.49 ± 2.04ab

36.43 ± 5.83c

54.27 ± 0.33ab

 

2

53.92 ± 2.12b

64.62 ± 3.01a

53.90 ± 2.00b

46.11 ± 1.03c

48.87 ± 0.63bc

 

3

43.86 ± 3.58c

64.18 ± 2.77a

54.20 ± 0.84b

49.75 ± 0.96bc

45.68 ± 0.92c

K

1

70.19 ± 1.55

78.16 ± 1.56

77.34 ± 3.18

67.30 ± 6.69

77.41 ± 2.00

 

2

70.36 ± 3.12

76.07 ± 3.68

79.29 ± 3.36

69.19 ± 3.99

73.57 ± 2.40

 

3

71.62 ± 2.37

69.64 ± 3.98

70.21 ± 1.56

69.66 ± 0.78

69.19 ± 1.16

Na

1

65.64 ± 5.85a

–38.71 ± 8.04ab

–29.03 ± 30.22b

–45.82 ± 61.48ab

27.41 ± 3.47ab

 

2

40.45 ± 9.05a

–45.69 ± 13.20c

–24.60 ± 14.36bc

12.57 ± 34.25abc

16.77 ± 2.84ab

 

3

24.55 ± 14.64a

–69.13 ± 28.59b

13.34 ± 10.50a

–19.10 ± 19.81ab

24.36 ± 3.76a

Ca

1

8.11 ± 3.60a

–32.61 ± 7.25b

–21.02 ± 11.83b

8.79 ± 4.95a

31.27 ± 6.25a

 

2

–7.34 ± 2.94bc

–27.46 ± 1.36d

–21.46 ± 7.47 cd

11.77 ± 7.12a

3.47 ± 4.37ab

 

3

–6.35 ± 10.41ab

–49.00 ± 7.42c

–13.63 ± 12.22b

18.32 ± 1.50a

11.78 ± 2.72ab

Mg

1

32.80 ± 5.93

22.80 ± 4.75

34.55 ± 4.27

25.53 ± 12.21

45.68 ± 2.80

 

2

23.54 ± 3.23b

8.81 ± 1.19c

25.81 ± 2.08a

34.64 ± 5.91a

31.02 ± 0.94ab

 

3

10.13 ± 9.48b

0.28 ± 5.94b

20.32 ± 2.80ab

31.37 ± 4.79a

23.76 ± 5.07ab

Al

1

–99.94 ± 16.82b

–46.75 ± 15.56ab

–66.32 ± 9.95b

–101.92 ± 27.44b

–3.58 ± 19.97a

 

2

–143.88 ± 20.34b

–39.40 ± 30.06a

–66.90 ± 15.83a

–5.22 ± 3.48a

–67.89 ± 14.43a

 

3

–142.46 ± 12.66c

–58.17 ± 16.43ab

–69.48 ± 10.15a

–38.56 ± 13.68a

–107.48 ± 4.40b

Fe

1

–135.86 ± 11.40d

–14.73 ± 8.07ab

–6.02 ± 10.85a

–69.67 ± 19.82c

–47.58 ± 0.47bc

 

2

–140.85 ± 8.93c

–4.94 ± 14.99a

–7.43 ± 6.86a

–5.02 ± 7.24a

–89.21 ± 10.44b

 

3

–112.38 ± 14.27c

–30.15 ± 19.08b

8.63 ± 6.58a

29.77 ± 20.73a

–51.29 ± 10.28b

Mn

1

28.40 ± 3.80a

–37.56 ± 11.70c

–14.71 ± 8.63bc

3.28 ± 10.61ab

0.90 ± 11.95ab

 

2

–0.21 ± 6.45a

–61.24 ± 38.24b

–10.38 ± 6.17ab

3.92 ± 11.15a

1.07 ± 2.09a

 

3

18.83 ± 10.19a

–21.96 ± 11.39b

–9.89 ± 5.66ab

5.72 ± 3.09a

12.12 ± 6.14a

Zn

1

20.47 ± 1.40b

14.49 ± 2.05b

25.26 ± 8.83b

25.79 ± 8.41b

64.25 ± 15.42a

 

2

33.63 ± 2.05a

15.24 ± 6.57ab

7.98 ± 8.87b

24.36 ± 5.09ab

18.60 ± 4.69ab

 

3

23.69 ± 7.19a

0.50 ± 10.28bc

–4.65 ± 7.65c

16.54 ± 5.78ab

–3.07 ± 4.10bc

Cu

1

52.09 ± 4.36a

33.95 ± 2.65a

–262.96 ± 75.09b

–68.93 ± 100.49a

32.05 ± 5.23a

 

2

40.54 ± 6.67a

45.12 ± 0.00a

–374.76 ± 41.55b

36.41 ± 0.87a

37.93 ± 3.27a

 

3

44.85 ± 5.97a

18.58 ± 9.01a

–480.16 ± 65.28b

37.28 ± 0.00a

31.40 ± 5.66a

Ba

1

16.07 ± 2.57a

–53.24 ± 10.19b

–51.38 ± 14.94b

–11.13 ± 8.79a

–14.53 ± 13.60a

 

2

7.73 ± 1.35a

–58.46 ± 32.67b

–43.37 ± 20.89ab

–12.16 ± 13.37ab

–8.44 ± 10.95ab

 

3

–34.56 ± 23.09ab

–56.08 ± 32.15b

–22.80 ± 11.20ab

11.20 ± 9.54a

5.50 ± 8.55ab

  1. Numbers represent the three oak species: Q. aliena var. acuteserrata (1), Q. glandulifera (2), and Q. variabilis (3). Letters represent significant difference (P < 0.05) by Duncan test (n = 15)