Tradeoffs and thresholds in the effects of nitrogen addition on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: evidence from inner Mongolia Grasslands
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...richness accompanied by a shift in plant functional group composition (Huang et al., 2009; Bai et al., 2010)....
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...As found by Bai et al. (2010) in a mature community of Inner Mongolia grasslands, N addition led to a large reduction in species richness accompanied by increased dominance of early successional annuals and loss of perennial grasses and forbs at all N input rates....
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...Nitrogen addition may lessen the N limitation by increasing soil N availability and thus stimulate plant growth (Pan et al., 2004; Bai et al., 2010)....
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...Plant diversity commonly responds to N addition as a loss of richness accompanied by a shift in plant functional group composition (Huang et al., 2009; Bai et al., 2010)....
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...lessen the N limitation by increasing soil N availability and thus stimulate plant growth (Pan et al., 2004; Bai et al., 2010)....
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...Long-term atmospheric nitrogen deposition may be the major source of excess nitrogen at grassland sites, which has been identified as a reason for decreasing species richness in grasslands (Bai et al., 2010; Bobbink et al., 2010; Dupré et al., 2010; Stevens et al., 2004)....
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...Due to the positive effect of nitrogen addition on ANPP (Bai et al. 2010) the wider distribution of excremental nutrients to both grazing and hay-making plots was probably also beneficial to ANPP in the MS. Relative growth rate (RGR) The RGR representing the production per unit of producing tissue…...
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...Due to the positive effect of nitrogen addition on ANPP (Bai et al. 2010) the wider distribution of excremental nutrients to both grazing and hay-making plots was probably also beneficial to ANPP in the MS....
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...For example, a 304 different slope and intercept for a linear regression fitting response-driver relationships or a non-305 linear versus linear fit for data and after the identified breakpoint would support the hysteresis 306 model (Scheffer and Carpenter 2003, Bai et al. 2010)....
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...This situation is likely to worsen if grazing pressure continues to increase as projected (Reynolds & Smith, 2002; Asner et al., 2004; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005)....
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...Widespread nitrogen enrichment through industrial and agricultural processes, however, lessens N limitation and, in so doing, dramatically impacts ecosystem functioning (Galloway et al., 1995; Jordan & Weller, 1996; Vitousek et al., 1997; Phoenix et al., 2003)....
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...Widespread nitrogen enrichment through industrial and agricultural processes, however, lessens N limitation and, in so doing, dramatically impacts ecosystem functioning (Galloway et al., 1995; Jordan & Weller, 1996; Vitousek et al., 1997; Phoenix et al., 2003)....
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