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ArticleNature communications2025

Large-scale experimental evidence of carbon-mediated N and P co-amplification in proglacial soils.

Hongyang Sun, Dong Yu, Jun Zhou, Yang Chen

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Hongyang SunSichuan Zoige Alpine Wetland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China. sunhongyang2009@sina.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0521-7498
Dong YuSichuan Provincial Grassland Technology Research and Extension Center, Chengdu, China. yu_dong2013@sina.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-9130-4510
Jun ZhouInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7315-6645
Yang ChenInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42271073, 42477329 and 42311540015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding N-P interactions is crucial for co-limitation in ecosystems but remains unclear due to oversimplified frameworks. Here, a large-scale N and P addition experiment in early soils revealed four key processes driving nutrient coupling, emphasizing carbon's central role. N addition significantly increases P availability. P availability drives biological N fixation. Both nutrients stimulate carbon fixation, with N having a stronger effect. N addition also intensifies ammonia nitrification, further reducing pH; P has no significant effect on nitrification. Based on these findings and prior research, we establish two models: one depicting P-driven N availability, the other N-driven P availability. These models highlight carbon-related processes as central to N-P coupling, enhancing nutrient availability in early soils. The results reveal a synergistic pathway where nutrient enrichment boosts co-availability rather than intensifying limitation. This framework clarifies the driving mechanisms of N-P bioavailability interactions that support positive ecosystem succession during soil development.

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