Disconnection between plant-microbial nutrient limitation across forest biomes
Liu, Ji (Wuhan University of Technology. Hubei Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Processing and Environment)
Fang, Linchuan (Wuhan University of Technology. Hubei Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Processing and Environment)
Qiu, Tianyi (Northwest A&F University. State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau)
Bing, Haijian (Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment)
Cui, Yongxing (Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science)
Sardans i Galobart, Jordi (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Du, Enzai (Beijing Normal University. Faculty of Geographical Science)
Chen, Ji (Aarhus University. Department of Agroecology)
Tan, Wenfeng (Huazhong Agricultural University. College of Resources and Environment)
Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Espanya). Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla)
Zhou, Guiyao (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Alemanya))
Cui, Qingliang (Northwest A&F University. State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau)
Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are essential elements limiting plant-microbial growth in forest ecosystems. However, whether the pattern of plant-microbe nutrient limitation is consistent across forest biomes and the associated potential mechanisms remain largely unclear, limiting us to better understand the biogeochemical processes under future climate change. Here, we investigated patterns of plant-microbial N/P limitation in forests across a wide environmental gradient and biomes in China to explore the divergence of plant-microbial N/P limitation and the driving mechanisms. We revealed that 42. 6% of the N/P limitation between plant-microbial communities was disconnected. Patterns in plant-microbial N/P limitations were consistent only for 17. 7% of N and 39. 7% of P. Geospatially, the inconsistency was more evident at mid-latitudes, where plants were mainly N limited and microbes were mainly P limited. Furthermore, our findings were consistent with the ecological stoichiometry of plants and microbes themselves and their requirements. Whereas plant N and P limitation was more strongly responsive to meteorological conditions and atmospheric deposition, that of microbes was more strongly responsive to soil chemistry, which exacerbated the plant-microbe N and P limitation divergence. Our work identified an important disconnection between plant and microbial N/P limitation, which should be incorporated into future Earth System Model to better predict forest biomes-climate change feedback. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
Grants:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2020-115770RB-I00 Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2019-110521GB-I00 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2017/SGR-1005
Note:	Altres ajuts: Fundación Ramón Areces grant. Grant Number: CIVP20A6621
Rights:	Tots els drets reservats.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Nitrogen limitation ; Nutrient requirements ; Phosphorus limitation ; Plant-microbe divergence
Published in:	Functional ecology, Vol. 37, issue 8 (August 2023) , p. 2271-2281, ISSN 1365-2435

DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14361

Available from: 2024-08-30 Postprint

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