Trait-Based Investigation Reveals Patterns of Community Response to Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Mesic Grassland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Plot Establishment and Nutrient Application
2.3. Biomass and Species Composition Sampling
2.4. Functional Trait Selection and Sampling
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Biomass Response to Nutrients
3.2. Community-Level Trait Response
3.2.1. Individual Trait Differences Among Treatments
3.2.2. Trait, Species, and Lifeform Composition
3.2.3. Trait-Based Alpha and Beta Diversity
4. Discussion
Conclusions and Implications for Coastal Systems
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Comparison | F-Value | p-Value |
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C vs. P | 0.9 | 0.5260 |
C vs. N | 6.8 | 0.0135 |
C vs. NP | 5.2 | 0.0135 |
P vs. N | 7.4 | 0.0135 |
P vs. NP | 5.4 | 0.0135 |
N vs. NP | 2.4 | 0.1236 |
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Brown, J.K.; Zinnert, J.C. Trait-Based Investigation Reveals Patterns of Community Response to Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Mesic Grassland. Diversity 2021, 13, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13010019
Brown JK, Zinnert JC. Trait-Based Investigation Reveals Patterns of Community Response to Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Mesic Grassland. Diversity. 2021; 13(1):19. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13010019
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrown, Joseph K., and Julie C. Zinnert. 2021. "Trait-Based Investigation Reveals Patterns of Community Response to Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Mesic Grassland" Diversity 13, no. 1: 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13010019