Plant Functional Diversity Can Be Independent of Species Diversity: Observations Based on the Impact of 4-Yrs of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Additions in an Alpine Meadow

Past studies have widely documented the decrease in species diversity in response to addition of nutrients, however functional diversity is often independent from species diversity. In this study, we conducted a field experiment to examine the effect of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization ((NH4)2...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 8; p. e0136040
Main Authors:	Li, Wei, Cheng, Ji-Min, Yu, Kai-Liang, Epstein, Howard E., Guo, Liang, Jing, Guang-Hua, Zhao, Jie, Du, Guo-Zhen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 21.08.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Alpine environments Biodiversity Biomass Climate change Continuity (mathematics) Cyperaceae - classification Cyperaceae - drug effects Cyperaceae - growth & development Dominant species Ecology Ecosystems Entropy Environmental aspects Environmental science Experiments Farming Fertilization Fertilizers Grassland Grasslands Humans Hypotheses Laboratories Leaf area Meadows Nitrogen Nitrogen - pharmacology Nutrients Phosphorus Phosphorus - pharmacology Phylogeny Physiological aspects Plant diversity Plant Leaves - drug effects Plant Leaves - growth & development Poaceae - classification Poaceae - drug effects Poaceae - growth & development Productivity Ranunculaceae - classification Ranunculaceae - drug effects Ranunculaceae - growth & development Soil erosion Soil fertility Species diversity Tibet Tibet China Tibetan Plateau United States > US Virginia Loess Plateau
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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