Nutrient addition alters plant community productivity but not the species diversity of a mountain meadow in Tajikistan.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tajikistan is a typical mountainous country covered by different mountain grasslands that are important pasture resources. Recently, grassland degradation has become widespread due to climate change and human activities and fertilization has been used to improve grassland production. However, fertilizer inputs can substantially alter species diversity, but it is uncl\ear how productivity and species diversity respond to nutrient enrichment in the mountain meadows of Tajikistan.

Methods

Therefore, a 5-year (2018-2022) continuous in-situ mineral fertilizer experiment was conducted to examine the effects of three nitrogen (N) levels (0, 30, and 90 kg N ha^-1 year^-1), two phosphorus (P) levels (0 and 30 kg P ha^-1 year^-1

SUBMITTER: Mekhrovar O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10822985 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature