Ecological Archives E089-020-A2

David S. LeBauer and Kathleen K. Treseder. 2008. Nitrogen limitation of net primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems is globally distributed. Ecology 89:371–379.

Appendix B. Effect of fertilizer form and method of ANPP estimation on R.


Variable

n

R

95% CI

Qamong

Pamong


Fertilizer

         

6.7

0.24

(NH4)2SO3

7

1.24

1.04

1.48

   

NH4

4

1.34

0.82

2.2

   

NH4NO3

72

1.28

1.18

1.4

   

NH4NO3+Urea

7

2.18

1.39

3.43

   

NO3

5

1.61

1.01

2.57

   

Urea

24

1.24

1.12

1.38

   
               

Nitrogen Oxidation State

1.5

0.46

Mixed (NH+NO)

79

1.34

1.23

1.45

   

Reduced (NH)

35

1.26

1.15

1.39

   

Oxidized (NO)

5

1.61

1.01

2.57

   
               

Measurement

             

Forests

         

24.9

<0.0001

ANPP*

11

1.53

1.23

1.91

   

Δ Basal area

7

1.16

1

1.35

   

Δ Diameter

6

1.67

1.36

2.04

   

Litterfall

9

1.03

0.93

1.14

   

Δ Volume

10

1.22

1.15

1.29

   
               

Grasslands

         

1.8

0.18

Peak biomass

21

1.55

1.39

1.72

   

Repeated measures

14

1.38

1.2

1.57

   

ANPP* is an allometric calculation of woody biomass increase plus litterfall.



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