Interactions of nitrogen and phosphorus cycling promote P acquisition and explain synergistic plant-growth responses

Plant growth is often co-limited by nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Plants might use one element to acquire another (i.e., trading N for P and P for N), which potentially explains synergistic growth responses to NP addition. We studied a 66-yr-old grassland experiment in South Africa that consists...

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Published in:	Ecology (Durham) Vol. 101; no. 5; pp. 1 - 14
Main Authors:	Schleuss, Per Marten, Widdig, Meike, Heintz-Buschart, Anna, Kirkman, Kevin, Spohn, Marie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States John Wiley and Sons, Inc 01.05.2020 Ecological Society of America
Subjects:	Arbuscular mycorrhizas Availability ecological stoichiometry Fertilization fertilizer rates Fungi Grasslands N and P co‐limitation N and P trade‐offs Net Primary Productivity Nitrogen Nitrogen - analysis Nitrogen fixation Nitrogenation non‐symbiotic N2 fixation Nutrients operon Phosphatase phosphatase activity Phosphorus Plant communities Plant Development Plant growth plant N and P uptake Primary production rRNA Soil Soil microorganisms soil organic phosphorus South Africa vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae South Africa phosphatase activity N and P trade-offs non-symbiotic N2 fixation N and P co-limitation plant N and P uptake ecological stoichiometry
ISSN:	0012-9658, 1939-9170, 1939-9170
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