Nitrogen addition mediates the response of foliar stoichiometry to phosphorus addition: a meta-analysis

Chengming You; Changhui Peng; Zhenfeng Xu; Yang Liu; Li Zhang; Rui Yin; Lin Liu; Han Li; Lixia Wang; Sining Liu; Bo Tan; Paul Kardol

doi:10.1186/s13717-021-00329-x

Ecological Processes (Aug 2021)

Nitrogen addition mediates the response of foliar stoichiometry to phosphorus addition: a meta-analysis

Chengming You,
Changhui Peng,
Zhenfeng Xu,
Yang Liu,
Li Zhang,
Rui Yin,
Lin Liu,
Han Li,
Lixia Wang,
Sining Liu,
Bo Tan,
Paul Kardol

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Chengming You: Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province and National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River and Rainy Area of West China Plantation Ecosystem Permanent Scientific Research Base, Institute of Ecology and Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University
Changhui Peng: Department of Biological Science, Institute of Environment Sciences, University of Quebec at Montreal
Zhenfeng Xu: Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province and National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River and Rainy Area of West China Plantation Ecosystem Permanent Scientific Research Base, Institute of Ecology and Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University
Yang Liu: Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province and National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River and Rainy Area of West China Plantation Ecosystem Permanent Scientific Research Base, Institute of Ecology and Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University
Li Zhang: Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province and National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River and Rainy Area of West China Plantation Ecosystem Permanent Scientific Research Base, Institute of Ecology and Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University
Rui Yin: Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ
Lin Liu: College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University
Han Li: Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province and National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River and Rainy Area of West China Plantation Ecosystem Permanent Scientific Research Base, Institute of Ecology and Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University
Lixia Wang: Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province and National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River and Rainy Area of West China Plantation Ecosystem Permanent Scientific Research Base, Institute of Ecology and Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University
Sining Liu: Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province and National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River and Rainy Area of West China Plantation Ecosystem Permanent Scientific Research Base, Institute of Ecology and Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University
Bo Tan: Forestry Ecological Engineering in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province and National Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River and Rainy Area of West China Plantation Ecosystem Permanent Scientific Research Base, Institute of Ecology and Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University
Paul Kardol: Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-021-00329-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

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Abstract Background Changes in foliar nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry play important roles in predicting the effects of global change on ecosystem structure and function. However, there is substantial debate on the effects of P addition on foliar N and P stoichiometry, particularly under different levels of N addition. Thus, we conducted a global meta-analysis to investigate how N addition alters the effects of P addition on foliar N and P stoichiometry across different rates and durations of P addition and plant growth types based on more than 1150 observations. Results We found that P addition without N addition increased foliar N concentrations, whereas P addition with N addition had no effect. The positive effects of P addition on foliar P concentrations were greater without N addition than with N addition. Additionally, the effects of P addition on foliar N, P and N:P ratios varied with the rate and duration of P addition. In particular, short-term or low-dose P addition with and without N addition increased foliar N concentration, and the positive effects of short-term or low-dose P addition on foliar P concentrations were greater without N addition than with N addition. The responses of foliar N and P stoichiometry of evergreen plants to P addition were greater without N addition than with N addition. Moreover, regardless of N addition, soil P availability was more effective than P resorption efficiency in predicting the changes in foliar N and P stoichiometry in response to P addition. Conclusions Our results highlight that increasing N deposition might alter the response of foliar N and P stoichiometry to P addition and demonstrate the important effect of the experimental environment on the results. These results advance our understanding of the response of plant nutrient use efficiency to P addition with increasing N deposition.

Published in Ecological Processes

ISSN: 2192-1709 (Online)
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology
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