Vegetation succession is one of the major driving processes of grassland degradation. Stoichiometry significantly contributes to vegetation dynamics. However, a knowledge gap exists in how soil nutrients and root enzymes influence the stoichiometric ratio to affect vegetation
Long-term overgrazing tends to cause soil phosphorus (P) deficiency in grasslands. The relationships between grazing-induced shifts in species composition and root traits associated with P acquisition involved in these shifts remain unknown. Species vary in their P-acquisition strategies, and we