期刊
BIOLOGY LETTERS
卷 11, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0572
关键词
progressive nitrogen limitation; savannah; elevated CO2; bush encroachment; negative feedback
资金
- Andrew Mellon Foundation
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Remote sensing studies suggest that savannahs are transforming into more tree-dominated states; however, progressive nitrogen limitation could potentially retard this putatively CO2-driven invasion. We analysed controls on nitrogen mineralization rates in savannah by manipulating rainfall and the cover of grass and tree elements against the backdrop of the seasonal temperature and rainfall variation. We found that the seasonal pattern of nitrogen mineralization was strongly influenced by rainfall, and that manipulative increases in rainfall could boost mineralization rates. Additionally, mineralization rates were considerably higher on plots with grasses and lower on plots with trees. Our findings suggest that shifting a savannah from a grass to a tree-dominated state can substantially reduce nitrogen mineralization rates, thereby potentially creating a negative feedback on the CO2-induced invasion of savannahs by trees.
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