Journal
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume 199, Issue 2, Pages 441-451Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12252
Keywords
increased temperature; mineralization; N cycling processes; nitrification; nitrogen fluxes
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Funding
- Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program) [2011CB403202]
- NSFC [31100326]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KZCX2-YWBR-20]
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Global warming may have profound effects on terrestrial ecosystems. However, a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of warming on ecosystem nitrogen (N) pools and dynamics is not available. Here, we compiled data of 528 observations from 51 papers and carried out a meta-analysis of experimental warming effects on 13 variables related to terrestrial N pools and dynamics. We found that, on average, net N mineralization and net nitrification rate were increased by 52.2 and 32.2%, respectively, under experimental warming treatment. N pools were also increased by warming, although the magnitude of this increase was less than that of N fluxes. Soil microbial N and N immobilization were not changed by warming, probably because microbes are limited by carbon sources. Grassland and shrubland/heathland were less responsive to warming than forest, probably because the reduction of soil moisture by warming offset the temperature effect in these areas. Soil heating cable and all-day treatment appeared to be the most effective method on N cycling among all treatment methods. Results of this meta-analysis are useful for better understanding the response of N cycling to global warming and the underlying mechanism of warming effects on plants and ecosystem functions.
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