TY  - JOUR
A1  - Smith, Benjamin
A1  - Wårlind, David
A1  - Arneth, Almut
A1  - Hickler, Thomas
A1  - Leadley, Paul W.
A1  - Siltberg, Joe
A1  - Zaehle, Sönke
T1  - Implications of incorporating N cycling and N limitations on primary production in an individual-based dynamic vegetation model
T2  - Biogeosciences
N2  - The LPJ-GUESS dynamic vegetation model uniquely combines an individual- and patch-based representation of vegetation dynamics with ecosystem biogeochemical cycling from regional to global scales. We present an updated version that includes plant and soil N dynamics, analysing the implications of accounting for C–N interactions on predictions and performance of the model. Stand structural dynamics and allometric scaling of tree growth suggested by global databases of forest stand structure and development were well reproduced by the model in comparison to an earlier multi-model study. Accounting for N cycle dynamics improved the goodness of fit for broadleaved forests. N limitation associated with low N-mineralisation rates reduces productivity of cold-climate and dry-climate ecosystems relative to mesic temperate and tropical ecosystems. In a model experiment emulating free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) treatment for forests globally, N limitation associated with low N-mineralisation rates of colder soils reduces CO2 enhancement of net primary production (NPP) for boreal forests, while some temperate and tropical forests exhibit increased NPP enhancement. Under a business-as-usual future climate and emissions scenario, ecosystem C storage globally was projected to increase by ca. 10%; additional N requirements to match this increasing ecosystem C were within the high N supply limit estimated on stoichiometric grounds in an earlier study. Our results highlight the importance of accounting for C–N interactions in studies of global terrestrial N cycling, and as a basis for understanding mechanisms on local scales and in different regional contexts.
Y1  - 2014
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/42377
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-423776
SN  - 1726-4189
SN  - 1726-4170
N1  - © Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
VL  - 11
SP  - 2027
EP  - 2054
PB  - Copernicus
CY  - Katlenburg-Lindau [u.a.]
ER  -