Effects of nitrogen addition on the plant diversity and biomass of degraded grasslands of Nei Mongol,China |
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| Affiliation: | Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
College of Urban and Environment, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China |
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| Abstract: | Aims Anthropogenic disturbances and climate change have resulted in large scale degradation of grasslands across the landscapes in Nei Mongol. Fertilization, especially with nitrogen (N) addition, has been proposed and applied as an important management practice to promote primary production for these degraded grasslands. In this study, we examined the changes in plant diversity and biomass at three levels of degradations with N addition. |
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| Keywords: | nitrogen addition, grassland degradation, species richness, species diversity, aboveground biomass, plant functional group |
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