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Herbivory and nutrients shape grassland soil seed banks

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  • Anu Eskelinen

    (University of Oulu
    Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv))

  • Maria-Theresa Jessen

    (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
    Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Halle)

  • Hector A. Bahamonde

    (National University of La Plata)

  • Jonathan D. Bakker

    (University of Washington, Box 354115)

  • Elizabeth T. Borer

    (Evolution and Behavior, 140 Gortner Laboratory)

  • Maria C. Caldeira

    (University of Lisbon)

  • W. Stanley Harpole

    (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
    Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)

  • Meiyu Jia

    (University of Washington, Box 354115
    East China University of Technology
    Beijing Normal University)

  • Luciola S. Lannes

    (São Paulo State University-UNESP)

  • Carla Nogueira

    (University of Lisbon)

  • Harry Olde Venterink

    (Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB))

  • Pablo L. Peri

    (Southern Patagonia National University (UNPA))

  • Anita J. Porath-Krause

    (Evolution and Behavior, 140 Gortner Laboratory)

  • Eric W. Seabloom

    (Evolution and Behavior, 140 Gortner Laboratory)

  • Katie Schroeder

    (Evolution and Behavior, 140 Gortner Laboratory
    University of Georgia)

  • Pedro M. Tognetti

    (CONICET, Facultad de Agronomía
    Snow and Landscape Research WSL)

  • Simone-Louise E. Yasui

    (Queensland University of Technology, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences)

  • Risto Virtanen

    (University of Oulu)

  • Lauren L. Sullivan

    (University of Missouri
    Michigan State University
    Michigan State University
    Michigan State University)

Abstract

Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment and shifts in herbivory can lead to dramatic changes in the composition and diversity of aboveground plant communities. In turn, this can alter seed banks in the soil, which are cryptic reservoirs of plant diversity. Here, we use data from seven Nutrient Network grassland sites on four continents, encompassing a range of climatic and environmental conditions, to test the joint effects of fertilization and aboveground mammalian herbivory on seed banks and on the similarity between aboveground plant communities and seed banks. We find that fertilization decreases plant species richness and diversity in seed banks, and homogenizes composition between aboveground and seed bank communities. Fertilization increases seed bank abundance especially in the presence of herbivores, while this effect is smaller in the absence of herbivores. Our findings highlight that nutrient enrichment can weaken a diversity maintaining mechanism in grasslands, and that herbivory needs to be considered when assessing nutrient enrichment effects on seed bank abundance.

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  • Anu Eskelinen & Maria-Theresa Jessen & Hector A. Bahamonde & Jonathan D. Bakker & Elizabeth T. Borer & Maria C. Caldeira & W. Stanley Harpole & Meiyu Jia & Luciola S. Lannes & Carla Nogueira & Harry O, 2023. "Herbivory and nutrients shape grassland soil seed banks," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-39677-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39677-x
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