Effects of biochar on nitrogen competition between invasive Spartina alterniflora and native Phragmites australis Abstract. Biochar is a highly effective soil amendment that has been widely used for ecological remediation and has shown great potential in promoting plan

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Biochar addition can enhance #NitrogenUptake of both native and #InvasivePlant species, but cannot alter their competitive superiority in N acquisition and thus growth or shift their N form preferences.

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🌱 Who prefers ammonium or nitrate?
A JFR study shows woody & herbaceous plants differ in nitrogen uptake, influenced by temperature, precipitation, and soil nitrogen across China.
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Qian-Wei Li et al. investigated the impact of biochar addition on #NitrogenUptake of invasive Spartina alterniflora and native Phragmites australis under both intra- and #InterspecificCompetition.

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Jian-Guo Ma et al. explored the dissimilar soil nitrogen transformation features of #DominantForage after #IntensiveGrazing on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

#NitrogenUptake | #N2OEmission | #Nitrifier | #UrinePatch

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Relative densities of Cyperaceae and Gramineae families. Only these two families are displayed.

Heatmap of relative abundance of AOA and AOB at the genus level in Kobresia graminifolia and Elymus nutans patches.

#DominantForage ➡️ Yak urine nitrogen input

Place: Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Research species:
1️⃣ #ElymusNutans (Gramineae)
2️⃣ #KobresiaGraminifolia (Cyperaceae)

Key points:
1️⃣ #NitrogenUptake efficiency;
2️⃣ environmental impacts;
3️⃣ associated microbial dynamics.

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