A Multi-Nutrient Stoichiometric Framework Reveals Distinct Plant-Soil Responses to 12 Years of Nitrogen Fertilization and Mowing in an Agro-Pastoral Ecotone Grassland.

Muqier Hasi, Canran Yang, Yasong Chen, Yibo Li, Jianhui Huang, Yinliu Wang, Guoxiang Niu

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Muqier HasiCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010011, China.

Canran YangJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Ecosystem Carbon Sink, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China.

Yasong ChenJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Ecosystem Carbon Sink, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China.

Yibo LiKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.

Jianhui HuangKey Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4880-1208

Yinliu WangShandong Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Science for the Yellow River Delta, Shandong University of Aeronautics, Binzhou 256603, China.

Guoxiang NiuJiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Ecosystem Carbon Sink, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, China.

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High-level Talent Research Start-up Project of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University NDYB2021-4Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Natural Science Foundation 2023QN03011International and Regional Cooperation and Exchange Program W2521047Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Ecosystem Carbon Sink Open Research Fund 20242BCC32138Jiujiang Outstanding Talent Program XCYC2025074National Natural Science Foundation of China 32301366

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Abstract

Nutrient stoichiometry provides a powerful framework for linking nutrient limitation to plant community biomass, especially in grasslands undergoing degradation in the agro-pastoral ecotone, where nitrogen (N) fertilization and mowing have become two widespread key management practices. However, their influence on nutrient stoichiometry has received little attention, especially beyond the leaf carbon (C):N:phosphorus (P) ratio. Here, we conducted a field experiment on the Mongolian Plateau wherein we quantified 19 nutrient ratios for soils and three plant components (aboveground plants, litter, and belowground roots) following 12 years of N addition (0, 2, and 10 g N m

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fertilizationmowingnutrient stoichiometryplant–litter–soil continuum

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PMID42514504

DOI10.3390/plants15142136

PMCPMC13415387

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