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Niu, GuoxiangLund University,Lunds universitet,Mikrobiologisk ekologi,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Microbial Ecology,Lund University Research Groups,South China Botanical Garden,Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Nitrogen addition and mowing had only weak interactive effects on macronutrients in plant-soil systems of a typical steppe in Inner Mongolia
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:e708ddea-b3ef-4b9a-8764-3e9ea1da5a3c
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https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/e708ddea-b3ef-4b9a-8764-3e9ea1da5a3cURI
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119121DOI
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Effective management of macronutrients is pivotal in the optimization and provisioning of ecosystem services in grassland areas, particularly in degraded grasslands. In such instances where mowing and nitrogen (N) fertilization have emerged as predominant management strategies, nutrient management is especially important. However, the precise effects of these concurrent practices on the distribution of macronutrients in plant-soil systems remain unclear. Here we evaluated the effects of 12 years of N addition (2, 10, and 50 g N m−2 year−1) and mowing on the concentrations and pools of six macronutrients (i.e., N; phosphorus P; sulfur S, calcium Ca, magnesium Mg, and potassium K) in three plant components (aboveground plants, litter, and belowground roots) at the community level and in the soil in a typical steppe in Inner Mongolia. Our results revealed that N addition generally raised the N concentration in the entire plant-soil system, regardless of whether plots were mowed. Higher N addition (10 and 50 g N m−2 year−1) also led to higher concentrations of P (+22%, averaging two N addition rates), S (+16%), K (+22%), Ca (+22%), and Mg (+24%) in plants but lower concentrations of these nutrients in the litter. Similar decreases in K (−9%), Ca (−46%), and Mg (−8%) were observed in the roots. In light of the observed increases in vegetation biomass and the lack of pronounced changes in soil bulk density, we found that the ecosystem N enrichment resulted in increased pools of all measured macronutrients in plants, litter, and roots (with the exception of Ca in the roots) while concurrently decreased the pools of P (−20%, averaging two higher N addition rates), S (−12%), K (−10%), Ca (−37%), and Mg (−19%) in the soil, with no obvious effect of the mowing practice. Overall, mowing exhibited a very limited capacity to alleviate the effects of long-term N addition on macronutrients in the plant-soil system. These findings highlight the importance of considering the distribution of macronutrients across distinct plant organs and the dynamic nutrient interplay between plants and soil, particularly in the context of long-term fertilization and mowing practices, when formulating effective grassland management strategies.
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Wang, RuzhenHebei University
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Zhou, HaoLund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap,Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten,Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science,Faculty of Science(Swepub:lu)zh0160ha
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Yang, JunjieChinese Academy of Sciences
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Lu, XiankaiChinese Academy of Sciences
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Han, XingguoChinese Academy of Sciences
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Huang, JianhuiChinese Academy of Sciences
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Mikrobiologisk ekologiForskargrupper vid Lunds universitet
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In:Journal of Environmental Management3470301-4797
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