articleNature CommunicationsApr 22, 2024GOLD OA

A global meta-analysis on the effects of organic and inorganic fertilization on grasslands and croplands

TSTing-Shuai ShiSLScott L. CollinsKYKailiang YuJPJosep PeñuelasJSJordi Sardans

Lanzhou University · University of New Mexico · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

A central role for nature-based solution is to identify optimal management practices to address environmental challenges, including carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation. Inorganic fertilization increases plant aboveground biomass but often causes a tradeoff with plant diversity loss. It remains unclear, however, whether organic fertilization, as a potential nature-based solution, could alter this tradeoff by increasing aboveground biomass without plant diversity loss. Here we compile data from 537 experiments on organic and inorganic fertilization across grasslands and croplands worldwide to evaluate the responses of aboveground biomass, plant diversity, and soil organic carbon (SOC). Both…

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  • Human fertilization
  • Environmental science
  • Biomass (ecology)
  • Soil carbon
  • Biodiversity
  • Agronomy
  • Grassland
  • Ecosystem
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life in Land
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