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Belowground Bud Bank Is Insensitive to Short-Term Nutrient Addition in the Meadow Steppe of Inner Mongolia

Jin Tao¹, Jiatai Tian¹, Dongmei Li¹, Jinlei Zhu², Qun Ma³, Zhiming Zhang¹, Jungang Chen⁴, Yipeng Liu⁵, Jianqiang Qian^1,*

1 College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
2 Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100093, China
3 Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
4 Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
5 Liaoning Metallurgical Geological Exploration Research Institute Co., Anshan, 114038, China

* Corresponding Author: Jianqiang Qian. Email: