Can algal uptake stop NO3- pollution? Cardinale reply

被引:2
作者
Cardinale, Bradley J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Sch Nat Resources & Environm, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
NITRATE REMOVAL; STREAM; ECOSYSTEMS; DENITRIFICATION; RETENTION;
D O I
10.1038/nature10419
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The influence of biodiversity on ecosystem function has been of interest to community ecologists for decades. Recently, Cardinale reported that biodiversity affects nitrate (NO 3 -) uptake in algal communities and that, as a result, biodiversity may help mitigate nutrient pollution. Although Cardinaleg-s conclusions about niche partitioning are interesting (figure 2 in ref. 1), his extension of these findings to problems of nutrient pollution is premature. Algal uptake is only a short-term nitrogen sink; control of NO 3 - pollution requires long-term solutions. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
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