Resource-based niches provide a basis for plant species diversity and dominance in arctic tundra

By R. McKane, L. Johnson, G. Shaver, K. Nadelhoffer, E. Rastetter, B. Fry, A. Giblin, Knut Kielland, B. Kwiatkowski, J. Laundre and 1 more. Nature, 2002

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Plant and soil responses to neighbour removal and fertilization in Alaskan tussock tundra (2004, background): “1996), and differences in the timing, depth and uptake of different chemical forms of nitrogen suggest that niche differentiation for N uptake provides a basis for the coexistence of plant species in tussock tundra (McKane et al. 2002).”
Intra‐ and inter‐sexual competition of Populus cathayana under different watering regimes (2014, methodology): “The 15N tracer technique has proven to be a powerful tool for gaining an insight into N fluxes and transformations in soil and plants (Tietema & Wessel 1992; McKane et al. 2002; Miller & Bowman 2002).”
Complementary nitrogen use among potentially dominant species in a biodiversity experiment varies between two years (2008, background): “…between several potential mechanisms leading to increased uptake of nitrogen and higher N pools in biomass (for examples with isotopic tracers see McKane et al. 2002; Kahmen et al. 2006), the conclusion that potentially dominant species are able to use resources in a complementary way is…”
Stable isotopes reveal seasonal competition for resources between late Pleistocene bison (Bison) and horse (Equus) from Rancho La Brea, southern California (2009, background): “Within ecosystems, species that share a similar ecology can coexist through resource partitioning, which acts to increase diversity (Pianka, 1967; Schoener, 1974a; McKane et al., 2002).”
Functional Diversity — at the Crossroads between Ecosystem Functioning and Environmental Filters (2007, background): “Complementarity in resource use is indeed a common coexistence mechanism in plant communities (e.g., Silvertown et al. 1999; McKane et al. 2002; Hooper and Dukes 2004).”
Plant traits related to competition: how do they shape the functional diversity of communities? (2009, background): “The resulting divergence of trait values reduces the impact of competition among neighbours (McKane et al. 2002, Stubbs and Wilson 2004; Schamp et al. 2008).”
Intra and interspecific competition among invasive and native species during early stages of plant growth (2011, background): “It is becoming increasingly clear that managers must address the underlying ecological processes and mechanisms of succession if desired vegetation dynamics are to endure (Luken 1997; Sheley and Mangold 2003; Mangold et al. 2006 ).”
Positive effects of plant species diversity on productivity in the absence of legumes (2003, background): “In addition, it has been shown that species can differ not only spatially but also temporally in nutrient uptake ( McKane et al. 1990 ).”
Tamm Review: On the nature of the nitrogen limitation to plant growth in Fennoscandian boreal forests (2017, background): “With regard to the first (i) of these possibilities, some authors have suggested that N source niche separation may occur in boreal forest (e.g., Read, 1991) and in tundra (McKane et al., 2002).”
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal effects on plant competition and community structure (2015, background): “Given that plant species have distinct nutrient absorption strategies, soil nutrients are used more effectively under higher plant diversity, which may lead to a reduction in amount of nutrients available for uptake by the extraradical AMF hyphae (McKane et al. 2002).”