Divergent responses of nutrient biogeographical patterns in different shrub types across the arid region of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The arid region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has a harsh natural environment that spans a vast altitudinal range, where plant growth suffers from various environmental stresses such as low temperature and drought. Shrubs are one of the most important plant functional groups in this region, and different shrub types have developed various nutrient strategies in response to these environmental stresses. However, nutrient characteristics and biogeographical patterns in different shrub types have seldom been investigated. The aboveground concentrations of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) of the three shrub types (leaf-normal, leaf-reduced, and succulent shrubs) and soil physicochemical properties were measured in 138 sampling sites in the arid region of the Qingh

SUBMITTER: Hou D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11606181 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature