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DOI 10.1002/ecy.3355
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Titel (primär) Community change can buffer chronic nitrogen impacts, but multiple nutrients tip the scale
Autor Wilcots, M.E.; Harpole, W.S. ORCID logo ; Seabloom, E.W.; Borer, E.T.
Quelle Ecology
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
Department iDiv; PHYDIV
Band/Volume 102
Heft 6
Seite von e03355
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
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Keywords nitrogen deposition; species turnover; global change; nutrient co‐limitation; plant functional group
Abstract Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) inputs are causing large changes in ecosystems worldwide. Many previous studies have examined the impact of N on terrestrial ecosystems; however, most have added N at rates that are much higher than predicted future deposition rates. Here, we present the results from a gradient of experimental N addition (0‐10 g N m‐2) in a temperate grassland. After a decade of N addition, we found that all levels of N addition changed plant functional group composition, likely indicating altered function for plant communities exposed to ten years of N inputs. However, N addition only had weak impacts on species composition and this functional group shift was not driven by any particular species, suggesting high levels of functional redundancy among grasslands species. Adding other nutrients (P, K, and micronutrients) in combination with N caused substantially greater changes in the relative abundance of species and functional groups. Together, these results suggest that compositional change within functional groups may buffer grasslands from impacts of N deposition, but concurrent eutrophication with other elements will likely lead to substantial changes in plant composition and biomass.
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Wilcots, M.E., Harpole, W.S., Seabloom, E.W., Borer, E.T. (2021):
Community change can buffer chronic nitrogen impacts, but multiple nutrients tip the scale
Ecology 102 (6), e03355 10.1002/ecy.3355