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.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Gesche Blume-Werry, Eveline J. Krab, Johan Olofsson, Maja K. Sundqvist, Maria Väisänen, Jonatan Klaminder
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Science
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Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15568-3
https://doaj.org/article/6f0328d2a25f476b9709df0e86bf194a
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Summary: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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