Addition of Nitrogen Increases Variability of Vegetation Cover in an Arid System with Unpredictable Rainfall

Addition of nitrogen (N) to rangeland that has been degraded through overgrazing or drought can hasten vegetation recovery. Additional N may influence temporal stability of vegetation cover, however, and change species composition. Potassium (K), by contrast, may help plants survive dry periods, inc...

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Published in:	Ecosystems (New York) Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 175 - 187
Main Authors:	Seymour, Colleen L., Milton, Suzanne J., Altwegg, Res, Joseph, Grant S., Dean, W. Richard J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer Science + Business Media 01.01.2020 Springer US Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aridity Biomedical and Life Sciences Climate Climate change Community composition community structure Composition Drought Ecological research Ecology Environmental Management Factorial experiments Geoecology/Natural Processes Ground cover Herbivores Hydrology/Water Resources Life Sciences Life span longevity monitoring Nitrogen Nutrients Original Articles overgrazing Plant communities Plant Sciences Plant species potassium Precipitation variability rain Rain and rainfall Rainfall Rangelands Restoration shrublands Species composition Species richness Stability analysis Vegetation Vegetation cover Zoology rainfall variability semi-arid rangeland long-term ecological research restoration ecology nutrient addition/supplementation principal response curves community composition diversity and stability
ISSN:	1432-9840, 1435-0629
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