Research Article

Storage and Flux of Nutrients in Disturbed and Undisturbed Tropical Moist Forest of Eastern Nepal

Table 3

Nutrient stocks (kg ha–1) in tree, shrub, herb, and fine root in undisturbed and disturbed forest stands of moist tropical forest of Sunsari district, eastern Nepal (mean ± SE).

ComponentsUndisturbed forestDisturbed forest
NPKNPK

Trees5612.5±481527.0±545118.7±492594.0±144243.5±222366.6±251
 Bole (%)625868625868
 Branch (%)131313141414
 Twig (%)454453
 Leaf (%)785685
 C. root (%)141610141610

Shrubs49.9±2.73.9±0.346.7±0.764.7±4.35.0±0.363.5±4.7
 Stem (%)313652364257
 Leaf (%)504933444428
 Root (%)191515201615

Herbs20.6±1.22.5±0.219.9±1.017.6±1.02.2±0.117.0±1.1

Stand fine root55.2±3.14.3±0.346.8±2.628.1±1.82.2±0.123.7±2.2
 0-2 mm (%)818175828276
 2-5 mm (%)191925181824

Total Vegetation5738.2±497537.7±415232.1±4022704.4±156252.9±162470.8±187