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Interactive effects of elevated CO2, P availability and legume presence on calcareous grassland : results of a glasshouse experiment
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 97811
Author(s) Stocklin, J; Korner, C
Author(s) at UniBasel Stöcklin, Jürg
Körner, Christian
Year 1999
Title Interactive effects of elevated CO2, P availability and legume presence on calcareous grassland : results of a glasshouse experiment
Journal Functional ecology
Volume 13
Number 2
Pages / Article-Number 200-209
Keywords biodiversity, carbon dioxide, fertilization, nutrients, phosphorus
Abstract

1, We investigated the interactive effects of elevated CO2, supply of phosphorus (P) and legume presence in model communities of calcareous grassland. Half of the communities contained six graminoids and eight nan-legume forb species, In the other half, four non-legume forbs were replaced by legumes. 2, Ecosystem responses. Above-ground phytomass (>5 cm) hardly responded to elevated CO2 alone. However, when P and legumes were combined. the CO2 effect on above-ground community phytomass in year two was a stimulation of 45% (P < 0.001). Below-ground community dry matter was stimulated by elevated CO2 alone by + 36% (P < 0.01), but was only + 20% (P < 0.05) when legumes were present and P was added, At the final (late season) harvest the mean effect of elevated CO2 on total above- and below-ground phytomass was + 23% (P < 0.001) and revealed no significant interactions among treatment combinations, because above- and belowground effects of CO2 enrichment had opposite directions. 3, Functional group responses. When legumes were absent, graminoids increased their total above- and below-ground phytomass in elevated CO2 by 60% (P < 0.001) but there was no increase when legumes were present. The response of forbs to CO2 was nor significant, irrespective of co-treatment. Legumes. however, were significantly stimulated by P supply and their CO2 response was much larger when P was added (+ 55%, P < 0.01 vs + 25%, NS). 4, Species responses. CO2 effects on species ranged from highly positive (+ 143%) to moderately negative (- 43%). 5, Our results demonstrate that the effect of CO2 enrichment in such natural grassland communities will be low on above-ground phytomass and largely below-ground if no additional nutrients are provided. N-2-fixing legumes appear to be crucial for the community response to elevated CO2 but legume responsiveness is largely controlled by P availability.

Publisher Blackwell Scientific Publ.
ISSN/ISBN 0269-8463
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A5251931
Full Text on edoc No
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00308.x
ISI-Number WOS:000080837100007
Document type (ISI) Article
 
   

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