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Addition of multiple limiting resources reduces grassland diversity

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  • W. Stanley Harpole

    (Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15
    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e
    Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Am Kirchtor 1)

  • Lauren L. Sullivan

    (Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul)

  • Eric M. Lind

    (Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul)

  • Jennifer Firn

    (School of Earth, Environment and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology)

  • Peter B. Adler

    (Utah State University)

  • Elizabeth T. Borer

    (Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul)

  • Jonathan Chase

    (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e
    Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Am Kirchtor 1)

  • Philip A. Fay

    (USDA-ARS Grassland Soil and Water Research Lab)

  • Yann Hautier

    (Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Utrecht University)

  • Helmut Hillebrand

    (Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg)

  • Andrew S. MacDougall

    (University of Guelph)

  • Eric W. Seabloom

    (Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul)

  • Ryan Williams

    (Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University)

  • Jonathan D. Bakker

    (School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington)

  • Marc W. Cadotte

    (University of Toronto – Scarborough, 1265 Military trail)

  • Enrique J. Chaneton

    (Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Av. San Martín 4453 (C1417DSE))

  • Chengjin Chu

    (SYSU-Alberta Joint Lab for Biodiversity Conservation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University)

  • Elsa E. Cleland

    (Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Section, University of California, La Jolla)

  • Carla D’Antonio

    (Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California)

  • Kendi F. Davies

    (University of Colorado)

  • Daniel S. Gruner

    (University of Maryland)

  • Nicole Hagenah

    (School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Kevin Kirkman

    (School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Johannes M. H. Knops

    (School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska)

  • Kimberly J. La Pierre

    (University of California)

  • Rebecca L. McCulley

    (University of Kentucky)

  • Joslin L. Moore

    (School of Biological Sciences, Monash University)

  • John W. Morgan

    (Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University)

  • Suzanne M. Prober

    (CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag 5)

  • Anita C. Risch

    (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Community Ecology)

  • Martin Schuetz

    (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Community Ecology)

  • Carly J. Stevens

    (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University)

  • Peter D. Wragg

    (Yale University)

Abstract

Analysis of multi-year nutrient enrichment experiments carried out on 45 global grassland sites show that an addition of an increasing number of nutrients leads to a reduction in plant species diversity, and competition for multiple belowground resources promotes plant species diversity.

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  • W. Stanley Harpole & Lauren L. Sullivan & Eric M. Lind & Jennifer Firn & Peter B. Adler & Elizabeth T. Borer & Jonathan Chase & Philip A. Fay & Yann Hautier & Helmut Hillebrand & Andrew S. MacDougall , 2016. "Addition of multiple limiting resources reduces grassland diversity," Nature, Nature, vol. 537(7618), pages 93-96, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:537:y:2016:i:7618:d:10.1038_nature19324
    DOI: 10.1038/nature19324
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    1. Ting-Shuai Shi & Scott L. Collins & Kailiang Yu & Josep Peñuelas & Jordi Sardans & Hailing Li & Jian-Sheng Ye, 2024. "A global meta-analysis on the effects of organic and inorganic fertilization on grasslands and croplands," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Zhengkun Hu & Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo & Nicolas Fanin & Xiaoyun Chen & Yan Zhou & Guozhen Du & Feng Hu & Lin Jiang & Shuijin Hu & Manqiang Liu, 2024. "Nutrient-induced acidification modulates soil biodiversity-function relationships," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.
    3. Pedro Daleo & Juan Alberti & Enrique J. Chaneton & Oscar Iribarne & Pedro M. Tognetti & Jonathan D. Bakker & Elizabeth T. Borer & Martín Bruschetti & Andrew S. MacDougall & Jesús Pascual & Mahesh Sank, 2023. "Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of plant diversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    4. 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.

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