Nutrient co-limitation of primary producer communities

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dc.contributor.authorHarpole, Stanley
dc.contributor.authorNgai, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorCleland, Elsa
dc.contributor.authorSeabloom, Eric
dc.contributor.authorBorer, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorBracken, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorElser, James
dc.contributor.authorGruner, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorHillebrand, Helmut
dc.contributor.authorShurin, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-09T18:20:12Z
dc.date.available2022-05-09T18:20:12Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractSynergistic interactions between multiple limiting resources are common, highlighting the importance of co-limitation as a constraint on primary production. Our concept of resource limitation has shifted over the past two decades from an earlier paradigm of single-resource limitation towards concepts of co-limitation by multiple resources, which are predicted by various theories. Herein, we summarise multiple-resource limitation responses in plant communities using a dataset of 641 studies that applied factorial addition of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in freshwater, marine and terrestrial systems. We found that more than half of the studies displayed some type of synergistic response to N and P addition. We found support for strict definitions of co-limitation in 28% of the studies: i.e. community biomass responded to only combined N and P addition, or to both N and P when added separately. Our results highlight the importance of interactions between N and P in regulating primary producer community biomass and point to the need for future studies that address the multiple mechanisms that could lead to different types of co-limitation.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNSF-DEB-0072909en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/cvdw-ycmr
dc.identifier.citationHarpole, W.S., J.T. Ngai, E.E. Cleland, E.W. Seabloom, E.T. Borer, M.E.S. Bracken, J.J. Elser, D.S. Gruner, H. Hillebrand, J.B. Shurin, and J.E. Smith. 2011. Nutrient co-limitation of primary producer communities. Ecology Letters 14:852-862en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01651.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/28615
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherBlackwellen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtEntomologyen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Computer, Mathematical & Natural Sciencesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectautotrophen_US
dc.subjectco-limitationen_US
dc.subjectmeta-analysisen_US
dc.subjectmultiple nutrient limitationen_US
dc.subjectnitrogenen_US
dc.subjectphosphorusen_US
dc.subjectplant biomassen_US
dc.subjectplant communityen_US
dc.subjectstoichiometryen_US
dc.subjectvon Liebigen_US
dc.titleNutrient co-limitation of primary producer communitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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