Human-induced nitrogen–phosphorus imbalances alter natural and managed ecosystems across the globe

J Peñuelas, B Poulter, J Sardans, P Ciais… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The availability of carbon from rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and of nitrogen from
various human-induced inputs to ecosystems is continuously increasing; however, these …

Anthropogenic global shifts in biospheric N and P concentrations and ratios and their impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem productivity, food security, and human health

J Penuelas, IA Janssens, P Ciais… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of carbon (C) from high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and
anthropogenic release of nitrogen (N) is increasing, but these increases are not paralleled …

How global biodiversity hotspots may go unrecognized: lessons from the North American Coastal Plain

RF Noss, WJ Platt, BA Sorrie… - Diversity and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity hotspots are conservation priorities. We identify the North American Coastal
Plain (NACP) as a global hotspot based on the classic definition, a region with> 1500 …

Root phosphatase activity aligns with the collaboration gradient of the root economics space

M Han, Y Chen, R Li, M Yu, L Fu, S Li, J Su… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The adoption of diverse resource acquisition strategies is critical for plant growth and
species coexistence. Root phosphatase is of particular importance in the acquisition of soil …

The edaphic control of plant diversity

CM Hulshof, MJ Spasojevic - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The central thesis of plant ecology is that climate determines the global
distribution of vegetation. Within a vegetation type, however, finer‐scale environmental …

How belowground interactions contribute to the coexistence of mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal species in severely phosphorus-impoverished hyperdiverse …

H Lambers, F Albornoz, L Kotula, E Laliberté… - Plant and Soil, 2018 - Springer
Background Mycorrhizal strategies are very effective in enhancing plant acquisition of poorly-
mobile nutrients, particularly phosphorus (P) from infertile soil. However, on very old and …

Phosphorus limitation, soil‐borne pathogens and the coexistence of plant species in hyperdiverse forests and shrublands

E Laliberté, H Lambers, TI Burgess… - New Phytologist, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperdiverse forests occur in the lowland tropics, whereas the most species‐rich shrublands
are found in regions such as south‐western Australia (kwongan) and South Africa (fynbos) …

Diversity of plant nutrient-acquisition strategies increases during long-term ecosystem development

G Zemunik, BL Turner, H Lambers, E Laliberté - Nature plants, 2015 - nature.com
Plant species diversity increases as soil phosphorus availability declines during long-term
ecosystem development 1, 2. The increase in plant species diversity is associated with a …

Soil phosphorus supply controls P nutrition strategies of beech forest ecosystems in Central Europe

F Lang, J Krüger, W Amelung, S Willbold, E Frossard… - Biogeochemistry, 2017 - Springer
Phosphorus availability may shape plant–microorganism–soil interactions in forest
ecosystems. Our aim was to quantify the interactions between soil P availability and P …

Changes in belowground biodiversity during ecosystem development

M Delgado-Baquerizo, RD Bardgett… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Belowground organisms play critical roles in maintaining multiple ecosystem processes,
including plant productivity, decomposition, and nutrient cycling. Despite their importance …