Abstract
Abstract Background Nitrogen- and water-use efficiency (NUE and WUE) reflect the capacity of plants to take up and utilize resources in the environments. Although N deposition and drought are known to affect plant growth and persistence, it remains elusive how plants adjust NUE, WUE and their relationship to adapt to the concurrent N deposition and drought under the context of global change. We conducted a field experiment in a temperate grassland in Inner Mongolia, in which N addition (10 g m – 2 yr −1 ), drought (reduced 66% precipitation during growing season) and their combination were manipulated, and we explored the responses of both instantaneous (NUE INST and WUE INST ) and long-term (NUE LT and WUE LT ) WUE and NUE for six common plant species ( Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide ). Results Across all the six species, NUE INST decreased and WUE INST increased with both N addition and drought; NUE LT decreased with both N addition and drought, while WUE LT decreased with N addition and increased with drought. A significant interactive effect between N addition and drought was detected, in that, drought weakened the negative effect of N addition on WUE LT and NUE LT , and N addition weakened the negative effect of drought on NUE LT , but enhanced the positive effect of drought on WUE LT . As a consequence, drought caused a trade-off between NUE and WUE, and N addition brought forth positive correlation between NUE and WUE. Meanwhile, the relationship between NUE and WUE varied among the species of different functional groups. Conclusions Our study demonstrated that NUE, WUE and their relationship play an important role in determining their responses and adaptability to changes in soil nitrogen and water availability induced by N deposition and drought. Our results shed light on the antagonistic, synergetic and neutral effects between nitrogen deposition and drought on resource use efficiency, and further clarified the different adaptability among species of different functional groups, which will conduce to a comprehensive understanding on the role of NUE and WUE in plant persistence and coexistence in grassland ecosystems.
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Claims 15
Claim · model-written summary
N addition decreased NUE INST across six grassland species.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- N additione0
- Outcome
- NUE INSTe0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparatorSetting
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“Across all the six species, NUE INST decreased and WUE INST increased with both N addition and drought; NUE LT decreased with both N addition and drought, while WUE LT decreased with N addition and increased with drought.”
Claim · model-written summary
drought decreased NUE INST across six grassland species.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- droughte0
- Outcome
- NUE INSTe0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparatorSetting
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“Across all the six species, NUE INST decreased and WUE INST increased with both N addition and drought; NUE LT decreased with both N addition and drought, while WUE LT decreased with N addition and increased with drought.”
Claim · model-written summary
N addition increased WUE INST across six grassland species.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- N additione0
- Outcome
- WUE INSTe0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparatorSetting
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“Across all the six species, NUE INST decreased and WUE INST increased with both N addition and drought; NUE LT decreased with both N addition and drought, while WUE LT decreased with N addition and increased with drought.”
Claim · model-written summary
drought increased WUE INST across six grassland species.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- droughte0
- Outcome
- WUE INSTe0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparatorSetting
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“Across all the six species, NUE INST decreased and WUE INST increased with both N addition and drought; NUE LT decreased with both N addition and drought, while WUE LT decreased with N addition and increased with drought.”
Claim · model-written summary
N addition decreased NUE LT across six grassland species.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- N additione0
- Outcome
- NUE LTe0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparatorSetting
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“Across all the six species, NUE INST decreased and WUE INST increased with both N addition and drought; NUE LT decreased with both N addition and drought, while WUE LT decreased with N addition and increased with drought.”
Claim · model-written summary
drought decreased NUE LT across six grassland species.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- droughte0
- Outcome
- NUE LTe0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparatorSetting
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“Across all the six species, NUE INST decreased and WUE INST increased with both N addition and drought; NUE LT decreased with both N addition and drought, while WUE LT decreased with N addition and increased with drought.”
Claim · model-written summary
N addition decreased WUE LT across six grassland species.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- N additione0
- Outcome
- WUE LTe0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparatorSetting
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“Across all the six species, NUE INST decreased and WUE INST increased with both N addition and drought; NUE LT decreased with both N addition and drought, while WUE LT decreased with N addition and increased with drought.”
Claim · model-written summary
drought increased WUE LT across six grassland species.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- droughte0
- Outcome
- WUE LTe0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparatorSetting
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“Across all the six species, NUE INST decreased and WUE INST increased with both N addition and drought; NUE LT decreased with both N addition and drought, while WUE LT decreased with N addition and increased with drought.”
Claim · model-written summary
drought weakened the other treatment effect on WUE LT.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- droughte0
- Outcome
- WUE LTe0
- Direction
- weakenede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“drought weakened the negative effect of N addition on WUE LT and NUE LT , and N addition weakened the negative effect of drought on NUE LT , but enhanced the positive effect of drought on WUE LT .”
Claim · model-written summary
drought weakened the other treatment effect on NUE LT.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- droughte0
- Outcome
- NUE LTe0
- Direction
- weakenede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“drought weakened the negative effect of N addition on WUE LT and NUE LT , and N addition weakened the negative effect of drought on NUE LT , but enhanced the positive effect of drought on WUE LT .”
Claim · model-written summary
N addition weakened the other treatment effect on NUE LT.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- N additione0
- Outcome
- NUE LTe0
- Direction
- weakenede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“drought weakened the negative effect of N addition on WUE LT and NUE LT , and N addition weakened the negative effect of drought on NUE LT , but enhanced the positive effect of drought on WUE LT .”
Claim · model-written summary
N addition enhanced the other treatment effect on WUE LT.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- N additione0
- Outcome
- WUE LTe0
- Direction
- enhancede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“drought weakened the negative effect of N addition on WUE LT and NUE LT , and N addition weakened the negative effect of drought on NUE LT , but enhanced the positive effect of drought on WUE LT .”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought produced an NUE-WUE trade-off.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- droughte0
- Outcome
- trade-off between NUE and WUEe0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“drought caused a trade-off between NUE and WUE, and N addition brought forth positive correlation between NUE and WUE.”
Claim · model-written summary
N addition produced a positive correlation between NUE and WUE.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Treatment
- N additione0
- Outcome
- positive correlation between NUE and WUEe0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“drought caused a trade-off between NUE and WUE, and N addition brought forth positive correlation between NUE and WUE.”
Claim · model-written summary
The NUE-WUE relation varied across species functional groups.
- Taxon
- Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroidee1
- Material
- species of different functional groupse0
- Outcome
- relationship between NUE and WUEe0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e1“Leymus chinensis , Stipa baicalensis , Thermopsis lanceolata , Potentilla bifurca , Thalictrum squarrosum , Klasea centauroide”
e0“the relationship between NUE and WUE varied among the species of different functional groups.”