Leaf nitrogen resorption is more important than litter nitrogen mineralization in mediating the diversity–productivity relationship along a nitrogen-limited temperate forest succession chronosequence

作     者：Peng Zhang Xiao-Tao Lü Guangze Jin Zhili Liu Mai-He Li Peng Zhang;Xiao-Tao Lü;Guangze Jin;Zhili Liu;Mai-He Li

作者机构：Center for Ecological ResearchNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbin150040China Forest DynamicsSwiss Federal Institute for ForestSnow and Landscape Research WSLCH-8903BirmensdorfSwitzerland Erguna Forest-Steppe Ecotone Research StationCAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and ManagementInstitute of Applied EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShenyang110016China Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem ManagementMinistry of EducationNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbin150040China Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research CenterNortheast Forestry UniversityHarbin150040China Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai MountainsMinistry of EducationSchool of Geographical SciencesNortheast Normal UniversityChangchun130024China School of Life ScienceHebei UniversityBaoding071000China 

出 版 物：《Forest Ecosystems》 (森林生态系统（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第10卷第1期

页      面：132-140页

核心收录：

学科分类：0907[农学-林学] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 090301[农学-土壤学] 

基　　金：financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32071533) the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(2572020AW13) 

主　　题：Community composition Diversity Ecosystem functioning N cycling N limited Niche complementarity Trade-off 

摘      要：The resorption of nutrients by plants before litter fall and the mineralization of nutrients from plant litter by soil processes are both important pathways supporting primary productivity. While the positive relationship between plant biodiversity and primary productivity is widely accepted for natural ecosystems, the roles of nutrient resorption and mineralization in mediating that relationship remains largely unknown. Here, we quantified the relative importance of nitrogen(N) resorption and N mineralization in driving plant community N investment and the correlation between species diversity and community productivity along an N-limited successional chronosequence of the mixed broadleaved–Korean pine(Pinus koraiensis) forest in northeastern China. Leaf N resorption efficiency(NRE) at the community level increased significantly along the successional chronosequence,whereas litter N mineralization rate decreased significantly. Leaf NRE was more important than litter N mineralization rate in driving the diversity–productivity relationship. However, higher leaf NRE led to less N mineralization as succession progressed along the chronosequence. Our results highlight the importance of the N resorption pathway rather than the N mineralization pathway for forest N acquisition with community succession,and they provide mechanistic insights into the positive effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. In future forest management practices, we recommend appropriate application of N fertilizer to mitigate the adverse effects of N-poor soil on seedling regeneration during late succession and thus maintain the sustainable development of temperate forest ecosystems.