Soil nutrients influence floristic distribution and quality across remnant and degraded grasslands

Soil nutrients and floristic distribution are fundamentally interconnected, shaping plant communities through multiple ecological assembly processes. Here, we introduce the nutrient spectrum, a novel methodology for visualizing and linking soil nutrient concentration to floristic distributions across a grassland degradation continuum. Unlike traditional ecological tolerance concepts, which emphasize a species presence within defined environmental limits, this method captures continuous species abundance patterns along nutrient gradients.

• Publication year

  2025

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  Restoration Ecology

• Publication date

  2025-07-02

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  DOI 10.1111/rec.70127
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