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Research Article | Open Access

Leaf nitrogen resorption is more important than litter nitrogen mineralization in mediating the diversity–productivity relationship along a nitrogen-limited temperate forest succession chronosequence

Peng Zhanga,b, Xiao-Tao Lüc, Guangze Jina,d,e,*( ), Zhili Liua,d,e, Mai-He Lib,f,g
Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, CH-8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Erguna Forest-Steppe Ecotone Research Station, CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
School of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071000, China

* Corresponding author. Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.

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Abstract

The resorption of nutrients by plants before litter fall and the mineralization of nutrients from plant litter by soil processes are both important pathways supporting primary productivity. While the positive relationship between plant biodiversity and primary productivity is widely accepted for natural ecosystems, the roles of nutrient resorption and mineralization in mediating that relationship remains largely unknown. Here, we quantified the relative importance of nitrogen (N) resorption and N mineralization in driving plant community N investment and the correlation between species diversity and community productivity along an N-limited successional chronosequence of the mixed broadleaved–Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) forest in northeastern China. Leaf N resorption efficiency (NRE) at the community level increased significantly along the successional chronosequence, whereas litter N mineralization rate decreased significantly. Leaf NRE was more important than litter N mineralization rate in driving the diversity–productivity relationship. However, higher leaf NRE led to less N mineralization as succession progressed along the chronosequence. Our results highlight the importance of the N resorption pathway rather than the N mineralization pathway for forest N acquisition with community succession, and they provide mechanistic insights into the positive effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. In future forest management practices, we recommend appropriate application of N fertilizer to mitigate the adverse effects of N-poor soil on seedling regeneration during late succession and thus maintain the sustainable development of temperate forest ecosystems.

Keywords

Trade-offCommunity compositionDiversityNiche complementarityEcosystem functioningN cyclingN limited

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Forest Ecosystems
Volume 10 Issue 1,
February 2023
Article number: 100102
DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100102
Cite this article:
Zhang P, Lü X-T, Jin G, et al. Leaf nitrogen resorption is more important than litter nitrogen mineralization in mediating the diversity–productivity relationship along a nitrogen-limited temperate forest succession chronosequence. Forest Ecosystems, 2023, 10(1): 100102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100102

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Received: 28 November 2022
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