Invasive earthworms unlock arctic plant nitrogen limitation
Arctic plant growth is predominantly nitrogen limited, where the slow nitrogen turnover in the soil is commonly attributed to the cold arctic climate. Here the authors show that the arctic plant-soil nitrogen cycling is also constrained by the lack of larger detritivores like earthworms.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15568-3 |