NDLI: Does phosphorus limitation promote species-rich plant communities?

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Author	Olde Venterink, Harry
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	It is known that the number of limiting nutrients may affect the species richness of plant communities, but it is unclear whether the type of nutrient limitation is also important. I place the results from a study in Patagonia (elsewhere in this issue) in the context of the number and types of nutrients that are limiting. I present four mechanisms through which N or P limitation may potentially influence species richness. These mechanisms are related to: (i) the number of forms in which P or N are present in soil and the plant traits needed to acquire them, (ii) the mechanisms and traits that control species competition and coexistence under N or P limitation, (iii) the regional species pools of plants capable of growing under N- and P-limited conditions, and (iv) the interaction between the type of nutrient limitation and community productivity. It appears likely that P limitation can favour a higher species richness than N limitation, in at least in a variety of low productive plant communities, but evidence to support this conclusion is so far lacking. The four mechanisms proposed here offer a framework for exploring whether the type of nutrient limitation per se, or an interaction with productivity, is a potential driver for variation in species diversity.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	9
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0032079X
Journal	Plant and Soil
Volume Number	345
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	15735036
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-05-20
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	N:P stoichiometry Nutrient limitation Diversity-productivity Species competition Species pool Biodiversity N:P ratio Nitrogen Phosphorus Resource balance hypothesis Growth rate hypothesis Soil Science & Conservation Plant Sciences Ecology Plant Physiology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Soil Science Plant Science

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