Impacts of nitrogen addition on plant species richness and abundance A global meta-analysis

• Published in: Global ecology and biogeography Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 398 - 413
• Main Authors: Midolo, Gabriele, Alkemade, Rob, Schipper, Aafke M., Benítez-López, Ana, Perring, Michael P., De Vries, Wim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley 01.03.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Abundance; ammonium; anthropogenic impacts; Biodiversity; Cation exchange; cation exchange capacity; Cation exchanging; Environmental assessment; Environmental changes; eutrophication; experimental design; Fertilization; Flowers & plants; geometry; global change; GLOBIO; Herbivores; Legumes; META-ANALYSIS; nitrates; Nitrogen; Nitrogen enrichment; non-vascular plants; Plant communities; Plant diversity; Plant populations; Plants; soil acidification; species abundance; Species richness; Terrestrial environments; vegetation

Aim Experimental nitrogen (N) addition (fertilization) studies are commonly used to quantify the impacts of increased N inputs on plant biodiversity. However, given that plant community responses can vary considerably among individual studies, there is a clear need to synthesize and generalize findi...