水及營養是影響生態系初級生產力的重要因子，然而氣候變遷直接或間接改變了生態系中諸多環境因子包括水及營養元素的可利用性，使植物生長甚至存活受到重大影響。附生植物所需資源大多直接來自大氣中，對於氣候的變化可能更為敏感，有研究指出其營養限制與該生態系的地生植物相似，且生長週期較地生植物尤其樹木短，對於施肥實驗有更快的反應，故可用施肥實驗探究其營養限制，進而推論生態系營養限制。本研究欲探討水及營養對附生植物生長的限制，透過採集福山植物園及烏來福山村的臺灣巢蕨(Asplenium nidus Linn.)，於溫室內進行為期一年限制水分(高、低水組)及施肥實驗(加氮、加磷、加磷氮、控制組)。發現臺灣巢蕨的葉面積在高水組顯著高於低水組，施氮磷肥組則在不同水處理皆為最高，施氮組及施磷組分別在高低水處理中呈現相反的結果；葉內元素分析結果，大多在高水組有較高含量，少數元素如碳與鉀在低水組反而較高。結果顯示臺灣巢蕨的生長受到的水分限制影響比營養限制更大，並且可能受到氮磷的共同限制。

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