Variations in foliar carbon:nitrogen and nitrogen : phosphorus ratios under global change: a meta-analysis of experimental field studies
Xu, Shan (Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science and Technology)
Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Zhang, Jinlong (Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. Flora Conservation Department)
Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)

Data:	2020
Resum:	Foliar-level stoichiometry plays an important role in ecosystem elemental cycling. Shifts in foliar ratios of carbon to nitrogen (C:N) and nitrogen to phosphorus (N:P) in response to global change can therefore have a large impact upon ecosystem function. We conducted a meta-analysis with 2,236 paired observations from 123 published studies to investigate the responses of foliar C:N and N:P ratios to experimental global change treatments, i. e. warming, increased precipitation, drought, N addition and elevated carbon dioxide concentration (eCO2), in field conditions. Foliar C:N and N:P ratios were neither affected by warming nor by increased precipitation. Foliar C:N ratio increased with drought and eCO2, and decreased with N addition. Foliar N:P ratios declined with eCO2, and increased under drought and N addition. Our results suggested the responses of the C:N ratio to global change were mainly related to shifts in foliar [N], whereas changes in the N:P ratio were related to the responses of both [N] and [P]. Moreover, the response magnitude of foliar N:P ratio decreased with treatment duration under increased precipitation, N addition and eCO2. Our findings are important for our understanding of plant nutrient dynamic and modeling of nutrient biogeochemistry under global change.
Ajuts:	European Commission 610028
Drets:	Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Biogeochemistry ; Climate-change ecology ; Ecology
Publicat a:	Scientific reports, Vol. 10 (July 2020) , art. 12156, ISSN 2045-2322

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68487-0
PMID: 32699217

11 p, 4.1 MB

El registre apareix a les col·leccions:
Documents de recerca > Documents dels grups de recerca de la UAB > Centres i grups de recerca (producció científica) > Ciències > CREAF (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals) > Imbalance-P
Articles > Articles de recerca
Articles > Articles publicats