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DOI 10.1007/s10021-019-00350-4
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Titel (primär) Belowground biomass response to nutrient enrichment depends on light limitation across globally distributed grasslands
Autor Cleland, E.E.; Lind, E.M.; DeCrappeo, N.M.; DeLorenze, E.; Wilkins, R.A.; Adler, P.B.; Bakker, J.D.; Brown, C.S.; Davies, K.F.; Esch, E.; Firn, J.; Gressard, S.; Gruner, D.S.; Hagenah, N.; Harpole, W.S. ORCID logo ; Hautier, Y.; Hobbie, S.E.; Hofmockel, K.S.; Kirkman, K.; Knops, J.; Kopp, C.W.; La Pierre, K.J.; MacDougall, A.; McCulley, R.L.; Melbourne, B.A.; Moore, J.L.; Prober, S.M.; Riggs, C.; Risch, A.C.; Schuetz, M.; Stevens, C.; Wragg, P.D.; Wright, J.; Borer, E.T.; Seabloom, E.W.
Quelle Ecosystems
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
Department iDiv; PHYDIV
Band/Volume 22
Heft 7
Seite von 1466
Seite bis 1477
Sprache englisch
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Keywords belowground biomass; fertilization; nitrogen; Nutrient Network; optimal allocation; phosphorus; roots
Abstract

Anthropogenic activities are increasing nutrient inputs to ecosystems worldwide, with consequences for global carbon and nutrient cycles. Recent meta-analyses show that aboveground primary production is often co-limited by multiple nutrients; however, little is known about how root production responds to changes in nutrient availability. At twenty-nine grassland sites on four continents, we quantified shallow root biomass responses to nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium plus micronutrient enrichment and compared below- and aboveground responses. We hypothesized that optimal allocation theory would predict context dependence in root biomass responses to nutrient enrichment, given variation among sites in the resources limiting to plant growth (specifically light versus nutrients). Consistent with the predictions of optimal allocation theory, the proportion of total biomass belowground declined with N or P addition, due to increased biomass aboveground (for N and P) and decreased biomass belowground (N, particularly in sites with low canopy light penetration). Absolute root biomass increased with N addition where light was abundant at the soil surface, but declined in sites where the grassland canopy intercepted a large proportion of incoming light. These results demonstrate that belowground responses to changes in resource supply can differ strongly from aboveground responses, which could significantly modify predictions of future rates of nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration. Our results also highlight how optimal allocation theory developed for individual plants may help predict belowground biomass responses to nutrient enrichment at the ecosystem scale across wide climatic and environmental gradients.

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Cleland, E.E., Lind, E.M., DeCrappeo, N.M., DeLorenze, E., Wilkins, R.A., Adler, P.B., Bakker, J.D., Brown, C.S., Davies, K.F., Esch, E., Firn, J., Gressard, S., Gruner, D.S., Hagenah, N., Harpole, W.S., Hautier, Y., Hobbie, S.E., Hofmockel, K.S., Kirkman, K., Knops, J., Kopp, C.W., La Pierre, K.J., MacDougall, A., McCulley, R.L., Melbourne, B.A., Moore, J.L., Prober, S.M., Riggs, C., Risch, A.C., Schuetz, M., Stevens, C., Wragg, P.D., Wright, J., Borer, E.T., Seabloom, E.W. (2019):
Belowground biomass response to nutrient enrichment depends on light limitation across globally distributed grasslands
Ecosystems 22 (7), 1466 - 1477 10.1007/s10021-019-00350-4