Publications by authors named "I Forner Cordero"
Article Synopsis
- Root functional traits significantly affect soil properties important for ecosystem functioning, yet their interplay with perturbations like defoliation and fertilisation is under-researched.
- This study analyzed how root traits of various grassland plant species (with differing resource strategies) respond to defoliation and fertilisation both separately and together, and how these responses influence soil properties.
- Findings revealed that defoliation increased specific root length but decreased root biomass, while fertilisation had opposite effects; both perturbations enhanced the influence of root traits on soil stability and other properties crucial for ecosystem health.
Glob Chang Biol
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how climate change factors, specifically reduced snow cover and shrub expansion, affect nutrient cycling in alpine grasslands, which are experiencing warming at twice the global average.
- The combination of these factors significantly disrupts the seasonal coupling of plant and soil microbial nitrogen cycling, leading to substantial decreases in plant nitrogen uptake and soil microbial biomass during critical seasonal periods.
- Overall, these disruptions hinder the ability of alpine ecosystems to retain nitrogen and maintain plant productivity, raising concerns for their resilience under ongoing climate change.
