文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Fang, Jingchun ¹ ; Chen, Baozhang ¹ ; Wang, Fei ⁴ ; Li, Weibin ⁵ ; Zhang, Huifang ¹ ; Fang, Junjun ¹ ; Liu, Shuan ³ ; Zheng, Zichen ¹ ; Guo, Man ⁶ ; Niu, Shuli ⁷ ;

作者机构： 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, State Key Lab Resources & Environm Informat Syst, Beijing, Peoples R China

2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China

3.Nanjing Univ Informat Sci & Technol, Sch Remote Sensing & Geomat Engn, Nanjing 210044, Peoples R China

4.Shandong Acad Agr Sci, Inst Agr Informat & Econ, Jinan, Peoples R China

5.Lanzhou Univ, Coll Pastoral Agr Sci & Technol, Engn Res Ctr Grassland Ind, State Key Lab Grassland Agro Ecosyst,Key Lab Grass, Lanzhou, Peoples R China

6.Univ Nottingham, Fac Sci & Engn, Sch Geog Sci, Ningbo, Peoples R China

7.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Ecosyst Network Observat & Simulat, Beijing, Peoples R China

关键词： interactions; multiple nutrient co-limitation; nitrogen; phosphorus; potassium addition; primary production; terrestrial ecosystem

期刊名称：PLANTS PEOPLE PLANET （ 影响因子：5.1； 五年影响因子：5.2 ）

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年卷期： 2024 年

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Societal Impact StatementNitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are essential elements for plant growth and are the primary nutrients in commercial fertilizers. However, the extent to which these nutrients individually limit plant growth is still unclear, as is the influence of their interactions. Using a meta-analysis approach, plant growth was found to be co-limited by nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Furthermore, these findings demonstrate that multiple nutrient additions are primarily additive, with the exception of synergistic effects observed with NP additions on plant growth. These findings are important as they provide a timely and valuable reference for assessing the ecosystem-scale consequences of increasing nutrient deposition caused by human activities.Summary Numerous field studies and a few meta-analyses have confirmed that terrestrial primary production is individually or jointly limited by nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Meanwhile, a recent synthesis emphasized that potassium (K) limitation in terrestrial ecosystems is more widespread than previously thought. However, it remains unclear whether N, P, and K co-limit terrestrial production and how their interactions influence plant growth. Therefore, we conducted a globally comprehensive synthesis of a total 2877 observations to explore the individual and interactive effects of N, P, and K additions on plant growth. We found that N, P, K, NP, NK, PK, and NPK additions significantly increased aboveground biomass production (AGP) by 30.8%, 15.3%, 12.3%, 68.4%, 36.5%, 21.1%, and 78.7%, respectively. The combined addition of multiple nutrients resulted in a larger increase in AGP than a single addition of nutrients. These findings suggested that terrestrial production is widely co-limited by N, P, and K. However, no significant responses of belowground biomass production (BGP) to nutrient additions were observed. Except for synergistic interactions between N and P additions, the responses of AGP to other pairs of nutrient additions were predominantly additive. This meta-analysis highlights the importance of multiple-nutrient limitation in regulating terrestrial primary production while pointing out that non-additive effects (including synergistic and antagonistic) of multiple-nutrient additions on terrestrial production are relatively rare. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are essential elements for plant growth and are the primary nutrients in commercial fertilizers. However, the extent to which these nutrients individually limit plant growth is still unclear, as is the influence of their interactions. Using a meta-analysis approach, plant growth was found to be co-limited by nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Furthermore, these findings demonstrate that multiple nutrient additions are primarily additive, with the exception of synergistic effects observed with NP additions on plant growth. These findings are important as they provide a timely and valuable reference for assessing the ecosystem-scale consequences of increasing nutrient deposition caused by human activities. image