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Effects of nutrient addition on polyphenol and nutrient concentrations in leaves of woody species of a savanna woodland in Central Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

Tamiel Khan Baiocchi Jacobson Open the ORCID record for Tamiel Khan Baiocchi Jacobson [Opens in a new window]  and
Mercedes Maria da Cunha Bustamante
Tamiel Khan Baiocchi Jacobson*
Affiliation:
Faculdade UnB Planaltina, Universidade de Brasília, Planaltina-DF, 73300-000, Brazil
Mercedes Maria da Cunha Bustamante
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília-DF, 70919-970, Brazil
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*Author for correspondence: Tamiel Khan Baiocchi Jacobson, Email: tamiel@unb.br
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Abstract

We investigated whether changes in nutrient availability affected N, P, S and polyphenol concentrations in different leaf-development stages of three brevideciduous and three evergreen dominant woody species in a nutrient-limited savanna woodland in Central Brazil. Treatments included eight years of annual fertilization with 100 kg ha−1 of N, P, N plus P and control, each replicated in four randomized 15 × 15-m plots. All species increased S concentrations (minimum 28%) in young and mature leaves in fertilized plots. Dalbergia miscolobium decreased total phenol concentrations with P (−34.3%, −23.7%) and NP fertilization (−28.2%, −17.1%). Blepharocalyx salicifolius increased total phenol (27.6%, 18.8%) and tannin (46.3%; 43.5%) in P fertilized and increased total phenol (33.9%) and tannin (27.8%, 43.5%) in NP fertilized plots. Total phenol concentration decreased with leaf age in Ouratea hexasperma, Styrax ferrugineus and Blepharocalyx salicifolius, which also decreased tannin concentration with leaf age. For all treatments, brevideciduous species had higher N, P, total phenols and tannin concentrations and lower S concentration than evergreens. These differences between phenological groups suggest that tropical ecosystems responses to environmental changes are more complex than anticipated by global vegetation models, with consequences for predictions in ecosystem functions and resilience.

Keywords

BiogeochemistryBrazilian savannaeutrophicationfertilizationleaf agenutrient limitationplant functional typessecondary compoundssulphurtannin
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Research Article
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 35 , Issue 6 , November 2019 , pp. 288 - 296
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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