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
Main Authors: Gesche Blume-Werry, Eveline J. Krab, Johan Olofsson, Maja K. Sundqvist, Maria Väisänen, Jonatan Klaminder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15568-3
Description
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.
ISSN:2041-1723