Mowing weakens the positive effects of nitrogen deposition on fundamental ecosystem service of grassland

Abstract Forage yield is the fundamental ecosystem service of grasslands. While the quantitative responses of forage yield to nitrogen (N) enrichment are well known, its qualitative responses remain unclear. Even less known is the relative contribution of changes in community composition to the qual...

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Main Authors: Cong Ding, Guo-Jiao Yang, Xiao-Guang Wang, Zi-Jia Zhang, Yan-Yu Hu, Zhi-Wei Zhang, Shuang-Li Hou, Xiao-Tao Lü
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-01-01
Series:Ecological Processes
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-020-00273-2