Long-term photovoltaic succession promotes preferential ammonium accumulation in desert ecosystems
Jianhua Xiao, Anlin Wang, Ya Tian, Qilin Tan, Tao Chen, Fei Liu, Zhaoshan Cai, Shijun Ma, Fenghua Sun, Hong Yang, Longfei Chen · 2026
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Jianhua Xiao and a large team track soil nitrogen under desert solar farms over fourteen years in a 2026 study. Nitrogen limits plant productivity in deserts, and giant panel arrays are spreading fast. Sampling three microhabitats around panels across sites of different ages showed total soil nitrogen rising steadily with array age. Ammonium, one plant-usable form, built up early under panels and stayed high, while nitrate fluctuated more in exposed ground where leaching can wash it away.
Zones beneath panels acted as persistent nitrogen sinks, splitting the behavior of the two inorganic forms. Extra retained nitrogen could aid restoration planting yet risks losses if disturbed. Targeted management under panels is proposed to lock in benefits and limit pollution from these energy landscapes.
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| CREATOR | Jianhua Xiao, Anlin Wang, Ya Tian, Qilin Tan, Tao Chen, Fei Liu, Zhaoshan Cai, Shijun Ma, Fenghua Sun, Hong Yang, Longfei Chen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |