Use of nitrogen to phosphorus ratios in plant tissue as an indicator of nutrient limitation and nitrogen saturation

By Jack T. Tessier, D. Raynal. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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The elemental stoichiometry of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and its relationships with organismic lifestyle and ecosystem structure and function: a review and perspectives (2011, background): “Most reviews of studies of fertilization have supported the use of threshold ratios to predict N or P limitation (Tessier and Raynal 2003; Greenwood et al. 2008).”
Co-limitation of plant primary productivity by nitrogen and phosphorus in a species-rich wooded meadow on calcareous soils (2005, methodology): “Productivity limitations are often inferred from plant N/P ratios that have been derived from the work in European wetlands (e.g. Wassen et al., 1995; Koerselman and Meuleman, 1996; Tessier and Raynal, 2003; Drenovsky and Richards, 2004).”
The hare, the tortoise and the crocodile: the ecology of angiosperm dominance, conifer persistence and fern filtering (2005, unknown): “P depletion contributed to the substantial changes in the stoichiometry of C : N : P in plants and soils (Tables 1 & 2), and the resulting increase in P limitation is likely to have had major consequences (Koerselman & Meuleman 1996; Elser et al. 2000; Tessier & Raynal 2003; Wardle et al. 2004).”
Nutrient limitation and botanical diversity in wetlands: can fertilisation raise species richness? (2005, background): “:P ratio (ratio of N to P concentration) in the biomass of the vegetation (all species pooled) is about 15 (Güsewell and Koerselman 2002, Tessier and Raynal 2003).”
Assessing the generality of global leaf trait relationships. (2005, background): “…biology, particularly that between N, P and C. Leaf N : P ratios may influence plant–herbivore interactions in food webs (Sterner & Elser, 2002), as well as indicating soil N or P limitation to plant growth (Koerselman & Meuleman, 1996; Aerts & Chapin, 2000; Tessier & Raynal, 2003; Güsewell, 2004).”
Species‐specific responses of foliar nutrients to long‐term nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a lowland tropical forest (2014, methodology): “Foliar N/P ratios have been used to assess relative N or P limitation in agricultural systems (Vitousek & Howarth 1991) and in wild plants (Tessier & Raynal 2003; G€usewell 2004; Agren 2008).”
Relationships among arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, vascular plants and environmental conditions in oak savannas (2004, background): “However, several studies suggest that foliar P : N ratios are reliable indicators of the degree to which plant growth is limited by P vs N (Koerselman & Meuleman, 1996; Bedford et al., 1999; Lockaby & Conner, 1999; Tessier & Raynal, 2003 ).”
Basin-wide variations in foliar properties of Amazonian forest: phylogeny, soils and climate. (2009, background): “5 indicate a limitation on ecosystem processes by P availability (Tessier and Raynal, 2003).”
The Rengen Grassland Experiment: Effect of Soil Chemical Properties on Biomass Production, Plant Species Composition and Species Richness (2010, background): “In such grasslands, N, P and/or K are generally recognized as the most growth-limiting nutrients responsible for variation in floristic composition and biomass production ( Tessier and Raynal 2003 ; G usewell2005; Mamolos et al. 2005; Niinements and Kull 2005; Hejcman et al. 2007b; Honsova et al. 20”
INVASIBILITY AND ABIOTIC GRADIENTS: THE POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN NATIVE AND EXOTIC PLANT DIVERSITY (2005, background): “Studies in grasslands and forests have shown that increases in nitrogen have caused exclusion by increased competition (Turkington et al. 2002, Cornwell and Grubb 2003) or that other resources have become limiting to local diversity (Tessier and Raynal 2003).”
Litter N:P ratios indicate whether N or P limits the decomposability of graminoid leaf litter (2006, methodology): “:P ratios of plant biomass have been widely used as indicators of nutrient limitation for primary production (Güsewell 2004; Koerselman and Meuleman 1996; Tessier and Raynal 2003).”
Nutrient resorption of wetland graminoids is related to the type of nutrient limitation (2005, background): “The type of nutrient limitation is approximately indicated by the N : P ratios (ratio between N and P concentration) of plant biomass: N : P mass ratios above 16 suggest P limitation, whereas N : P mass ratios below 13 suggest N limitation (Güsewell & Koerselman 2002; Tessier & Raynal 2003).”