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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2023

The combined effect of fire and nitrogen addition on biodiversity and herbaceous aboveground productivity in a coastal shrubland.

Luyu Qi, Yixin Song, Puyi Zhang, Wenlong Sun, Wei Wang, Shijie Yi, Jing Li, Haifang Liu, Zhenggang Bi, Ning Du and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors.

Luyu QiKey Laboratory of Ecological Prewarning, Protection and Restoration of Bohai Sea, Ministry of Natural Resources, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Yixin SongKey Laboratory of Ecological Prewarning, Protection and Restoration of Bohai Sea, Ministry of Natural Resources, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Puyi ZhangKey Laboratory of Ecological Prewarning, Protection and Restoration of Bohai Sea, Ministry of Natural Resources, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Wenlong SunKey Laboratory of Ecological Prewarning, Protection and Restoration of Bohai Sea, Ministry of Natural Resources, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Wei WangObservation and Research Station of Bohai Strait Eco-Corridor, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao, China.
Shijie YiObservation and Research Station of Bohai Strait Eco-Corridor, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao, China.
Jing LiShandong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve Management Committee, Dongying, China.
Haifang LiuShandong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve Management Committee, Dongying, China.
Zhenggang BiShandong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve Management Committee, Dongying, China.
Ning DuKey Laboratory of Ecological Prewarning, Protection and Restoration of Bohai Sea, Ministry of Natural Resources, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
Weihua GuoKey Laboratory of Ecological Prewarning, Protection and Restoration of Bohai Sea, Ministry of Natural Resources, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Fire and nitrogen (N) deposition each impact biodiversity and ecosystem productivity. However, the effect of N deposition on ecosystem recovery after fire is still far from understood, especially in coastal wetlands. Methods: We selected a typical coastal shrubland to simulate three N deposition levels (0, 10, and 20 g N m Results: We found that fire had a stronger influence on the ecosystem than N addition. One year after the fire, shrub growth had significantly decreased, while soil pH, soil electrical conductivity, herbaceous biodiversity, soil microbial biodiversity, and herbaceous aboveground productivity significantly increased. Conversely, a single year of N addition only slightly increased herbaceous aboveground productivity. The combined effect of fire and N addition was only significant for fungus biodiversity and otherwise had minimal influence. Interestingly, we found that herbaceous aboveground productivity was positively associated with fungal community diversity under unburned conditions but not in burned shrublands. Fire showed a great impact on soil parameters and biodiversity in the coastal wetland ecosystem even after a full year of recovery. Discussion: Fire may also diminish the influence of several belowground factors on herbaceous aboveground productivity, which ultimately reduces recovery and stability. Appropriate N addition may be an effective way to improve the ecosystem productivity in a wetland dominated by shrub species.

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aboveground productivityburnedfungusnitrogen additionYellow River delta

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PMID37705707
PMCPMC10497117

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