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NITROGEN ADDITIONS AND LITTER DECOMPOSITION: A META-ANALYSIS
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We conducted a meta-analysis of previously published empirical studies that have examined the effects of nitrogen (N) enrichment on litter decomposition. Our objective was to provide a synthesis of existing data that comprehensively and quantitatively evaluates how environmental and experimental factors interact with N additions to influence litter mass loss. Nitrogen enrichment, when averaged across all studies, had no statistically significant effect on litter decay. However, we observed significant effects of fertilization rate, site-specific ambient N-deposition level, and litter quality. Litter decomposition was inhibited by N additions when fertilization rates were 2–20 times the anthropogenic N-deposition level, when ambient N deposition was 5–10 kg N·ha−1·yr−1, or when litter quality was low (typically high-lignin litters). Decomposition was stimulated at field sites exposed to low ambient N deposition (<5 kg N·ha−1·yr−1) and for high-quality (low-lignin) litters. Fertilizer type, litterbag mesh size, and climate did not influence the litter decay response to N additions.
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- Knorr, M., Frey, S. D., & Curtis, P. S.
- Venue
- Ecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2005-12
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3252-3257
- ISSN
- 0012-9658 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2160637085
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- References
- 35
- FWCI
- 7.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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