The knowledge on nutrient cycling in Patagonian ecosystems of Argentina is scarce. However, studies not directly focused on nutrient cycling provide relevant information about the mechanisms of nutrient conservation in the climatically different ecosystems of the region. Here, we identified indicators of ...
Decomposition of fine roots is a fundamental ecosystem process that relates to carbon (C) and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, this important ecosystem process has been hardly studied in Patagonian ecosystems. The aim of this work was to study root decomposition and nutrient ...
Extensive research on litter decomposition in temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere have greatly contributed to our conceptual framework of the controls of C cycling, where climate and litter lignin/N ratio have played a dominant role. However, there is a noteworthy lack of basic information ...
Fertilization increases the availability of applied nutrients but can change relative nutrient limitations by affecting the availability of other nutrients in soils7,18. For example, in N-limited ecosystems, P limitation gradually increases after N fertilization or atmospheric deposition because plant growth...
Direct effects of temperature on forest nitrogen cycling through analysis of long-term watershed records. Global Change Biology 17: 297–308. Article Google Scholar Camargo, J. A. & A. Alonso, 2006. Ecological and toxicological effects of inorganic nitrogen pollution in aquatic ecosystems: a ...
Our study also highlights the importance of macro-and micro-nutrients (Mg and Mn) in litter that are generally overlooked as determinants of litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems. These native Patagonian forests show distinctive controls of litter decomposition compared with other temperate ...
Soil Respiration and N-Mineralization Processes in the Patagonian Steppe Are More Responsive to Nutrient Than to Water AdditionSoil respiration and N-mineralization are key processes in C and N cycling of terrestrial ecosystems. Both processes are limited by soil temperature, moisture and nutrient ...
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