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<p>Nitrogen (N) fixation in association with mosses could be a key source of new N in tropical montane cloud forests since these forests maintain high humidity levels and stable temperatures, both of which are important to N fixation. Here, nutrient availability could be a prominent control of N fixation processes. However, the mechanisms and extent of these controls, particularly in forests at different successional stages, remains unknown to date. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated the impact of N, phosphorus (P) and molybdenum (Mo) additions on moss-associated N fixation in tropical montane cloud forests of two successional stages, an old-growth forest and an early-successional natural regrowth&#xa0;forest. We hypothesized that if N is available, N fixation rates would be rapidly reduced, while P and Mo would promote nitrogenase activity. Our results show that&#xa0;Mo additions did not affect N fixation rates, whereas N and P additions, in different doses and combinations, immediately reduced N fixation in both forests. Nonetheless, rates recovered within 1&#xa0;year of nutrient additions. Nitrogen fixation rates associated with ground-covering mosses were similar in both forests. Interestingly, one year after the nutrient additions, N fixation rates across all the treatments were higher in the natural regrowth forests than the mature forests, suggesting more nutrient limitation in these regrowing forests, likely as a result of higher demand for growth. Our study highlights how moss-associated N fixation responds to changes in nutrient availability across distinct successional stages, deepening our understanding of processes that contributes to tropical montane cloud forests.</p>

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Rapid response of moss-associated nitrogen fixation to nutrient additions in tropical montane cloud forests with different successional stages

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    2025年1月4日

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  • Lina Avila Clasen,
  • Danillo Oliveira Alvarenga,
  • Yinliu Wang,
  • Rune Fromm Andersen,
  • Kathrin Rousk

摘要

Nitrogen (N) fixation in association with mosses could be a key source of new N in tropical montane cloud forests since these forests maintain high humidity levels and stable temperatures, both of which are important to N fixation. Here, nutrient availability could be a prominent control of N fixation processes. However, the mechanisms and extent of these controls, particularly in forests at different successional stages, remains unknown to date. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated the impact of N, phosphorus (P) and molybdenum (Mo) additions on moss-associated N fixation in tropical montane cloud forests of two successional stages, an old-growth forest and an early-successional natural regrowth forest. We hypothesized that if N is available, N fixation rates would be rapidly reduced, while P and Mo would promote nitrogenase activity. Our results show that Mo additions did not affect N fixation rates, whereas N and P additions, in different doses and combinations, immediately reduced N fixation in both forests. Nonetheless, rates recovered within 1 year of nutrient additions. Nitrogen fixation rates associated with ground-covering mosses were similar in both forests. Interestingly, one year after the nutrient additions, N fixation rates across all the treatments were higher in the natural regrowth forests than the mature forests, suggesting more nutrient limitation in these regrowing forests, likely as a result of higher demand for growth. Our study highlights how moss-associated N fixation responds to changes in nutrient availability across distinct successional stages, deepening our understanding of processes that contributes to tropical montane cloud forests.