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TY - JOUR
T1 - Nitrogen deposition and climate
T2 - an integrated synthesis
AU - Borer, Elizabeth T.
AU - Stevens, Carly J.
N1 - This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37, 6, 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.02.013
PY - 2022/5/10
Y1 - 2022/5/10
N2 - Human activities have more than doubled reactive nitrogen (N) deposited in ecosystems, perturbing the N cycle and considerably impacting plant, animal, and microbial communities. However, biotic responses to N deposition can vary widely depending on factors including local climate and soils, limiting our ability to predict ecosystem responses. Here, we synthesize reported impacts of elevated N on grasslands and draw upon evidence from the globally distributed Nutrient Network experiment (NutNet) to provide insight into causes of variation and their relative importance across scales. This synthesis highlights that climate and elevated N frequently interact, modifying biotic responses to N. It also demonstrates the importance of edaphic context and widespread interactions with other limiting nutrients in controlling biotic responses to N deposition.
AB - Human activities have more than doubled reactive nitrogen (N) deposited in ecosystems, perturbing the N cycle and considerably impacting plant, animal, and microbial communities. However, biotic responses to N deposition can vary widely depending on factors including local climate and soils, limiting our ability to predict ecosystem responses. Here, we synthesize reported impacts of elevated N on grasslands and draw upon evidence from the globally distributed Nutrient Network experiment (NutNet) to provide insight into causes of variation and their relative importance across scales. This synthesis highlights that climate and elevated N frequently interact, modifying biotic responses to N. It also demonstrates the importance of edaphic context and widespread interactions with other limiting nutrients in controlling biotic responses to N deposition.
KW - Ecology
KW - Evolution
KW - Behavior and Systematics
U2 - 10.1016/j.tree.2022.02.013
DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2022.02.013
M3 - Journal article
VL - 37
SP - 541
EP - 552
JO - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
JF - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
SN - 0169-5347
IS - 6
ER -