{"id":37871,"date":"2025-01-20T12:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T11:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/arricchimento-nutrienti-foreste-tropicali\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T19:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T18:07:56","slug":"enrichment-nutrients-forests-tropical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/enrichment-nutrients-forests-tropical\/","title":{"rendered":"Accumulation of nutrients threatens tropical forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>According to a study, the inflow of nutrients would eventually provide a competitive advantage to some tree species resulting in a loss of biodiversity<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">di Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tropical <strong>forest areas<\/strong> are threatened not only by deforestation but also by a lesser-known danger: nutrient overload. This is highlighted by a new <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40725-024-00240-6#rightslink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> conducted by a team of researchers from the universities of <strong>Kaiserlautern-Landau and Goettingen<\/strong> and the <strong>Centre for Ecological Research in Budapest<\/strong>. The research, highlights how human activities, including agriculture and the burning of fossil fuels, are altering plant growth by impacting the composition and resilience of forests. These phenomena, the authors explain, could in turn exacerbate the effects of climate change by jeopardizing biodiversity and the services provided by the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fW8J81FmGB\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/usa-sensor-nutrient-loss\/\">US researchers test a sensor to assess nutrient loss<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;US researchers test a sensor to assess nutrient loss&#8221; &#8212; Re Soil Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/usa-sensor-nutrient-loss\/embed\/#?secret=Wrz8IopohN#?secret=fW8J81FmGB\" data-secret=\"fW8J81FmGB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5>Human activities and climate<\/h5>\n<p>Researchers recall how human activities are dramatically altering <strong>natural nutrient cycles<\/strong>. Agriculture and burn, they explain, would be favoring their spread even to the most remote regions. And the influx of these key elements would eventually provide a <strong>competitive advantage<\/strong> to some tree species by encouraging the development of forests that are increasingly homogeneous, that is, with less biodiversity.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThese changes may reduce species diversity across entire food chains and weaken forest resilience in the face of <strong>climate change<\/strong>\u201d, explains <strong>P\u00e9ter Bat\u00e1ry<\/strong>, researcher and co-author of the research, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/ecolres.hun-ren.hu\/en\/nutrient-enrichment-an-emerging-threat-to-tropical-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cThe loss of diversity also diminishes the forests\u2019 ability to adapt to environmental stressors.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The impact of human activities and climate change, the study says, \u201cincreased nutrient <a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/climate-change-nitrogen-contamination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leaching<\/a> and deposition, could significantly alter the productivity, structure, and function of <strong>tropical<\/strong> vegetation.\u201d To better understand this phenomenon, scientists looked at multiple studies devoted to the effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium impacts on soils.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SGTPiMHg7C\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/canopies-soil-nutrients\/\">This is how canopies affect the distribution of soil nutrients<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;This is how canopies affect the distribution of soil nutrients&#8221; &#8212; Re Soil Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/canopies-soil-nutrients\/embed\/#?secret=sjzxEIvWAj#?secret=SGTPiMHg7C\" data-secret=\"SGTPiMHg7C\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5>Addition of nutrients increases shoot biomass<\/h5>\n<p>The researchers synthesized data from 59 studies conducted in different tropical regions of the world. \u201cOverall, nutrient addition <strong>increased seedling shoot biomass by 26%<\/strong> and growth rates by 14%,\u201d the study explains. Morevover, \u201cNutrient combinations yielded the highest growth rates (<strong>nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium<\/strong> NPK: 27%, nitrogen and potassium NP: 18%), and nitrogen was critical for shoot biomass (nitrogen: 38%, and NP: 48%).\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The research, among other things, shows \u201c<strong>high variability in seedling responses<\/strong> to individual nutrients.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The study also highlights the complexity of tropical forest research. The studies reviewed used a combination of methods, including greenhouse experiments, transplanting trials and in situ fertilizer applications. Despite this, however, identification of seedlings down to the species level is still very complex because of the extraordinary diversity and similarity of young tropical trees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"306a3e25-4a9d-40a0-9ff6-40b05ea16579\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<div id=\"attachment_37774\" style=\"width: 1881px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37774\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37774\" src=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mappa-studio.jpg\" alt=\"La distribuzione geografica dei 54 siti inclusi nelle meta-analisi abbraccia tutte le regioni tropicali e subtropicali. Ogni cerchio giallo sulla mappa rappresenta un sito. La dimensione del cerchio indica il numero di specie di alberi o arbusti per sito nelle pubblicazioni (numero totale di specie = 160). Fonte: C\u00e1rate Tandalla, D., Homeier, J. &amp; Bat\u00e1ry, P. Responses of Tropical Tree Seedlings to Nutrient Addition: A Meta-analysis to understand future changes in Tropical Forest Dynamics. Curr. For. Rep. 11, 3 (2025). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s40725-024-00240-6 Attribution 4.0 International CC BY 4.0 Deed https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40725-024-00240-6\/figures\/1\" width=\"1871\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mappa-studio.jpg 1871w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mappa-studio-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mappa-studio-1030x347.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mappa-studio-768x259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mappa-studio-1536x517.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mappa-studio-1500x505.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mappa-studio-705x237.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1871px) 100vw, 1871px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The geographical distribution of the 54 sites included in the meta-analyses spans all tropical and subtropical regions. Each yellow circle on the map represents a site. The size of the circle indicates the number of tree or shrub species per site in publications (total number of species\u2009=\u2009160). Additional orange marks represent sites from publications identified as relevant articles but not included in the study. Source: C\u00e1rate Tandalla, D., Homeier, J. &amp; Bat\u00e1ry, P. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s40725-024-00240-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Responses of Tropical Tree Seedlings to Nutrient Addition: A Meta-analysis to understand future changes in Tropical Forest Dynamics<\/a>&#8220;. Curr. For. Rep. 11, 3 (2025). Attribution 4.0 International CC BY 4.0 Deed<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>The phenomenon impacts global ecosystems<\/h5>\n<p>Tropical forests play a crucial role in securing and preserving the complexity of life on earth. This is also why the study reminds us how human activities, even if conducted at considerable distances from the observed environments, can have far-reaching consequences for the natural world.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNPK are fundamental nutrients for plant growth. However, many tropical soils are nutrient-limited,\u201d explains researcher and co-author <strong>Daisy C\u00e1rate Tandalla<\/strong>. \u201cAdding these nutrients disproportionately benefits fast-growing, competitive species, potentially shifting forest composition.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The findings thus underscore the need for urgent attention to the management of these elements in tropical regions. Although their deposition may seem like a localized problem, their impacts propagate through global ecosystems, affecting <strong>biodiversity<\/strong>, <strong>carbon<\/strong> storage and the overall health of the Planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a study, the inflow of nutrients would eventually provide a competitive advantage to some tree species resulting in a loss of 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