Invasive earthworms unlock arctic plant nitrogen limitation
Arctic plant growth is predominantly nitrogen limited, where the slow nitrogen turnover in the soil is commonly attributed to the cold arctic climate. Here the authors show that the arctic plant-soil nitrogen cycling is also constrained by the lack of larger detritivores like earthworms.
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Main Authors: | Gesche Blume-Werry, Eveline J. Krab, Johan Olofsson, Maja K. Sundqvist, Maria Väisänen, Jonatan Klaminder |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/6f0328d2a25f476b9709df0e86bf194a |
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