Nitrogen deposition and mowing differentially alter the resistance and recovery of grassland communities
Running head: Grassland resistance and recovery
Zhuwen Xu1,2,3,*, Heyong Liu2, Yani Meng2, Jinfei Yin2, Haiyan Ren4, Mai-He Li2,5, Shan Yang2, Shiming Tang1, Yong Jiang2,*, Lin Jiang3,*
1Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
2Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
3School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
4Key Laboratory of Grassland Resources, College of Grassland, Resources and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
5Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Lin Jiang: lin.jiang@biology.gatech.edu; Fax: +1404-894-0519; Tel: +1404 385 2514
Zhuwen Xu: zwxu@imu.edu.cn; Fax: +8647 1499 1436; Tel: +8647 1499 1436
Yong Jiang: jiangyong@iae.ac.cn; Fax: +8624 8397 0300; Tel: +8624 8397 0902