Nitrogen limitation reduces the performance of target plant species in restored meadows
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985939%3A_____%2F22%3A00562791" target="_blank" >RIV/67985939:_____/22:00562791 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13608" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13608</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13608" target="_blank" >10.1111/rec.13608</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Nitrogen limitation reduces the performance of target plant species in restored meadows
Original language description
Restoring habitats degraded by intensive agriculture is challenging, and the resulting communities often have lower quality and host fewer species than reference ecosystems. To improve restoration outputs, we need to understand what limits both establishment and performance of target species in restored populations. In this study, we focused on grassland restoration with regional seeds and compared the performance of two target herbs, Betonica officinalis and Centaurea jacea, between restored and reference populations. We also measured plant functional traits and environmental characteristics to understand which parameters affect population performance. Individual plants of both species were smaller in restored populations, which indicates reduced performance. Leaves of plants from restored populations contained more delta N-15 and, in Betonica, also less nitrogen and higher C:N ratio, which suggests that the performance of the target species may be limited by nitrogen. Nitrogen limitation of all restored communities was further corroborated by the low N:P ratio of bulk biomass. In Centaurea, we also recorded massive herbivory damage in restored populations, which likely further reduced this species' performance in restored meadows. In summary, target plants in restored populations showed lower performance than conspecifics in reference sites, probably due to nutrient imbalance (low nitrogen availability) and excessive herbivory damage.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10611 - Plant sciences, botany
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA20-08900S" target="_blank" >GA20-08900S: Restoration of species rich grasslands: Do we miss intraspecific variability in our understanding to community assembly?</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Restoration Ecology
ISSN
1061-2971
e-ISSN
1526-100X
Volume of the periodical
30
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
e13608
UT code for WoS article
000728565000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85120868006