Drought and nitrogen deposition regulate plant nutrient resorption in a typical steppe

Y Luo, Y Shen, AS Elrys, L Du, M Mahmood… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impending rise in drought events in grasslands of northern China over the next few
decades, coupled with escalating nitrogen (N) deposition, will have an important impact on …

Shrub understorey clearing and drought affects water status and growth of juvenile Quercus suber trees

X Lecomte, JA Paulo, M Tomé, S Veloso… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shrub encroachment is a global phenomenon occurring in a wide range of ecosystems,
including in tree plantations, which is known to affect ecosystem functioning and productivity …

Shrub Invasion Overrides the Effect of Imposed Drought on the Photosynthetic Capacity and Physiological Responses of Mediterranean Cork Oak Trees

R Lobo-do-Vale, T Rafael, S Haberstroh, C Werner… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mediterranean ecosystems face threats from both climate change and shrub invasion. As
shrub cover increases, competition for water intensifies, exacerbating the negative effects of …

Chemical Composition of Cuticular Waxes and Pigments and Morphology of Leaves of Quercus suber Trees of Different Provenance

R Simões, A Rodrigues, S Ferreira-Dias, I Miranda… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The chemical composition of cuticular waxes and pigments and the morphological features
of cork oak (Quercus suber) leaves were determined for six samples with seeds of different …

Soil pH and drought affect nutrient resorption of Leymus chinensis in the Inner Mongolian grasslands along a 1200-km transect

S Zhang, Q Deng, RL Kallenbach, Z Yuan - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Methods We established a 1200-km transect in Inner Mongolia, China, and selected the
local dominant species of Leymus chinensis to explore the spatial patterns and predictors of …

Drivers of spatiotemporal patterns of riparian forest NDVI along a hydroclimatic gradient

P Lochin, H Piégay, JC Stella, KK Caylor… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of rising global temperatures and their impact on weather patterns and water
cycles, understanding the relationship between vegetation and hydroclimatic forcing is …

Nutrient resorption strategies of three oak tree species in response to interannual climate variability

B Du, H Ji, S Liu, H Kang, S Yin, C Liu - Forest Ecosystems, 2021 - Springer
Background Nutrient resorption is critical for plants toward balancing their nutritional
requirements and adapting to environmental variabilities, which further impacts litter quality …

Effects of long-term nighttime warming on extractable soil element composition in a Mediterranean shrubland

Z Mu, D Asensio, J Sardans, R Ogaya, J Llusià… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the soil biogeochemical responses to increasing global warming in the near
future is essential for improving our capacity to mitigate the impacts of climate change on …

Delayed autumnal leaf senescence following nutrient fertilization results in altered nitrogen resorption

P Wang, C Fu, L Wang, T Yan - Tree Physiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Increased atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition could create an imbalance between N and
phosphorus (P), which may substantially impact ecosystem functioning. Changes in …

Conserved responses of nutrient resorption to extreme drought in a grassland: the role of community compositional changes

XS Liang, W Ma, Q Yu, WT Luo, ZW Wang… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The frequency, duration and magnitude of drought are projected to increase in the next few
decades, with consequences for community composition and nutrient utilization of plants …