Plant community re-organization and increased productivity due to multi-year nutrient enrichment of a coastal grassland.

ABSTRACT: Nutrient enrichment alters plant community structure and function at a global scale. Coastal plant systems are expected to experience increased rates of nitrogen and phosphorus deposition by 2100, caused mostly by anthropogenic activity. Despite high density of studies investigating connections between plant community structure and ecosystem function in response to nutrient addition, inconsistencies in system response based on the ecosystem in question calls for more detailed analyses of nutrient impacts on community organization and resulting productivity response. Here, we focus on nutrient addition impacts on community structure and organization as well as productivity of different lifeforms in a coastal grassland. We established long-term nutrient enrichment plots in 2015 consisting of

SUBMITTER: Brown JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9333261 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature