期刊
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
卷 183, 期 4, 页码 980-992出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02917.x
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climate; isotopes; mycorrhizal fungi; nitrogen; nitrogen availability
Ratios of nitrogen (N) isotopes in leaves could elucidate underlying patterns of N cycling across ecological gradients. To better understand global-scale patterns of N cycling, we compiled data on foliar N isotope ratios (delta N-15), foliar N concentrations, mycorrhizal type and climate for over 11 000 plants worldwide. Arbuscular mycorrhizal, ectomycorrhizal, and ericoid mycorrhizal plants were depleted in foliar delta N-15 by 2 parts per thousand, 3.2 parts per thousand, 5.9 parts per thousand, respectively, relative to nonmycorrhizal plants. Foliar delta N-15 increased with decreasing mean annual precipitation and with increasing mean annual temperature (MAT) across sites with MAT >= -0.5 degrees C, but was invariant with MAT across sites with MAT < -0.5 degrees C. In independent landscape-level to regional-level studies, foliar delta N-15 increased with increasing N availability; at the global scale, foliar delta N-15 increased with increasing foliar N concentrations and decreasing foliar phosphorus (P) concentrations. Together, these results suggest that warm, dry ecosystems have the highest N availability, while plants with high N concentrations, on average, occupy sites with higher N availability than plants with low N concentrations. Global-scale comparisons of other components of the N cycle are still required for better mechanistic understanding of the determinants of variation in foliar delta N-15 and ultimately global patterns in N cycling.
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