Convergent and divergent responses of topsoil nitrogen and phosphorus content to nutrient addition in natural and restored alpine grasslands around the Qinghai Lake Basin

The availability and variation of soil nutrients are especially important for plant growth and soil carbon accumulation in the ongoing climate change. As a climate-sensitive region, the Qinghai Lake Basin (QLB) has experienced extensive land-use transitions. A three-year manipulative experiment was conducted in two grassland types around the QLB, including a natural alpine grassland (NG) and its adjacent restored grassland (RG), to examine the...