Nitrogen Loading Enhances Stress Impact of Drought on a Semi-natural Temperate Grassland

Two important threats to the sustainable functioning of seminatural grasslands in temperate zones are (1) nutrient loading due to agricultural fertilization and pollution, and (2) the increase of extreme drought events due to climate change. These threats may cause substantial shifts in species dive...

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Main Authors: Angelika Kübert, Miriam Götz, Emma Kuester, Arndt Piayda, Christiane Werner, Youri Rothfuss, Maren Dubbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01051/full