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The phosphorus‐rich signature of fire in the soil–plant system: a global meta‐analysis

Butler, Orpheus M., Elser, James J., Lewis, Tom, Mackey, Brendan, Chen, Chengrong·2018·Ecology Letters
DOI 10.1111/ele.12896
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The biogeochemical and stoichiometric signature of vegetation fire may influence post‐fire ecosystem characteristics and the evolution of plant ‘fire traits’. Phosphorus (P), a potentially limiting nutrient in many fire‐prone environments, might be particularly important in this context; however, the effects of fire on P cycling often vary widely. We conducted a global‐scale meta‐analysis using data from 174 soil studies and 39 litter studies, and found that fire led to significantly higher concentrations of soil mineral P as well as significantly lower soil and litter carbon:P and nitrogen:P ratios. These results demonstrate that fire has a P‐rich signature in the soil–plant system that varies with vegetation type. Further, they suggest that burning can ease P limitation and decouple the biogeochemical cycling of P, carbon and nitrogen. These effects resemble a transient reversion to an earlier stage of ecosystem development, and likely underpin at least some of fire's impacts on ecosystems and organisms.

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  • Combustion results in losses of carbon and nitrogen but not other elements such as phosphorus.

    “Because combustion results in losses of carbon and nitrogen, but not other elements such as phosphorus (Bodi et al., 2014;Butler, Elser, Lewis, Mackey, & Chen, 2018), intense or repeated fires can alter nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry when compared with unburned sites (Ludwig et al., 2018;Pellegrini et al., 2018).”

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  • Fire as a fundamental ecological process: Research advances and frontiers

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    “Because combustion results in losses of carbon and nitrogen, but not other elements such as phosphorus (Bodi et al., 2014; Butler, Elser, Lewis, Mackey, & Chen, 2018), intense or repeated fires can alter nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry when compared with unburned sites (Ludwig et al.,…”

Metadata

Authors
Butler, O. M., Elser, J. J., Lewis, T., Mackey, B., & Chen, C.
Affiliations
  • Griffith University (AU)
  • University of Montana (US)
  • University of the Sunshine Coast (AU)
Corresponding author
Chen, Chengrong
ORCID
Venue
Ecology Letters
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-01-04
Volume
21
Issue
3
Pages
335-344
ISSN
  • 1461-023X (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-0248
DOI
10.1111/ele.12896
OpenAlex
W2781631256
Cited by
158
References
2
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FWCI
1.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Ecology Letters (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries archive of scientific and research publications (Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) (submittedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
Funders
Australian Research Council (FT0990547)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Keywords
vegetation fires, phosphorus cycling, soil phosphorus, litter phosphorus, C:P ratio, N:P ratio, phosphorus limitation, soil-plant system, nutrient stoichiometry, ecosystem development
MeSH terms
Carbon, Fires, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Plants, Soil, Ecosystem

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