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Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of plant diversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass

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Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of plant diversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass. / Daleo, Pedro; Alberti, Juan; Chaneton, Enrique J. et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1809, 12.2023.

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Harvard

Daleo, P, Alberti, J, Chaneton, EJ, Iribarne, O, Tognetti, PM, Bakker, JD, Borer, ET, Bruschetti, M, MacDougall, AS, Pascual, J, Sankaran, M, Seabloom, EW, Wang, S, Bagchi, S, Brudvig, LA, Catford, JA, Dickman, CR, Dickson, TL, Donohue, I, Eisenhauer, N, Gruner, DS, Haider, S, Jentsch, A, Knops, JMH, Lekberg, Y, McCulley, RL, Moore, JL, Mortensen, B, Ohlert, T, Pärtel, M, Peri, PL, Power, SA, Risch, AC, Rocca, C, Smith, NG, Stevens, C, Tamme, R, Veen, GFC, Wilfahrt, PA & Hautier, Y 2023, 'Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of plant diversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass', Nature Communications, vol. 14, no. 1, 1809. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37395-y

APA

Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Chaneton, E. J., Iribarne, O., Tognetti, P. M., Bakker, J. D., Borer, E. T., Bruschetti, M., MacDougall, A. S., Pascual, J., Sankaran, M., Seabloom, E. W., Wang, S., Bagchi, S., Brudvig, L. A., Catford, J. A., Dickman, C. R., Dickson, T. L., Donohue, I., ... Hautier, Y. (2023). Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of plant diversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 1809. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37395-y

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Daleo P, Alberti J, Chaneton EJ, Iribarne O, Tognetti PM, Bakker JD et al. Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of plant diversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass. Nature Communications. 2023 Dec;14(1):1809. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37395-y

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title = "Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of plant diversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass",
abstract = "Plant productivity varies due to environmental heterogeneity, and theory suggests that plant diversity can reduce this variation. While there is strong evidence of diversity effects on temporal variability of productivity, whether this mechanism extends to variability across space remains elusive. Here we determine the relationship between plant diversity and spatial variability of productivity in 83 grasslands, and quantify the effect of experimentally increased spatial heterogeneity in environmental conditions on this relationship. We found that communities with higher plant species richness (alpha and gamma diversity) have lower spatial variability of productivity as reduced abundance of some species can be compensated for by increased abundance of other species. In contrast, high species dissimilarity among local communities (beta diversity) is positively associated with spatial variability of productivity, suggesting that changes in species composition can scale up to affect productivity. Experimentally increased spatial environmental heterogeneity weakens the effect of plant alpha and gamma diversity, and reveals that beta diversity can simultaneously decrease and increase spatial variability of productivity. Our findings unveil the generality of the diversity-stability theory across space, and suggest that reduced local diversity and biotic homogenization can affect the spatial reliability of key ecosystem functions.",
keywords = "Biology",
author = "Pedro Daleo and Juan Alberti and Chaneton, {Enrique J.} and Oscar Iribarne and Tognetti, {Pedro M.} and Bakker, {Jonathan D.} and Borer, {Elizabeth T.} and Mart{\'i}n Bruschetti and MacDougall, {Andrew S.} and Jes{\'u}s Pascual and Mahesh Sankaran and Seabloom, {Eric W.} and Shaopeng Wang and Sumanta Bagchi and Brudvig, {Lars A.} and Catford, {Jane A.} and Dickman, {Chris R.} and Dickson, {Timothy L.} and Ian Donohue and Nico Eisenhauer and Gruner, {Daniel S.} and Sylvia Haider and Anke Jentsch and Knops, {Johannes M.H.} and Ylva Lekberg and McCulley, {Rebecca L.} and Moore, {Joslin L.} and Brent Mortensen and Timothy Ohlert and Meelis P{\"a}rtel and Peri, {Pablo L.} and Power, {Sally A.} and Risch, {Anita C.} and Camila Rocca and Smith, {Nicholas G.} and Carly Stevens and Riin Tamme and Veen, {G. F.Ciska} and Wilfahrt, {Peter A.} and Yann Hautier",
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T1 - Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of plant diversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass

AU - Daleo, Pedro

AU - Alberti, Juan

AU - Chaneton, Enrique J.

AU - Iribarne, Oscar

AU - Tognetti, Pedro M.

AU - Bakker, Jonathan D.

AU - Borer, Elizabeth T.

AU - Bruschetti, Martín

AU - MacDougall, Andrew S.

AU - Pascual, Jesús

AU - Sankaran, Mahesh

AU - Seabloom, Eric W.

AU - Wang, Shaopeng

AU - Bagchi, Sumanta

AU - Brudvig, Lars A.

AU - Catford, Jane A.

AU - Dickman, Chris R.

AU - Dickson, Timothy L.

AU - Donohue, Ian

AU - Eisenhauer, Nico

AU - Gruner, Daniel S.

AU - Haider, Sylvia

AU - Jentsch, Anke

AU - Knops, Johannes M.H.

AU - Lekberg, Ylva

AU - McCulley, Rebecca L.

AU - Moore, Joslin L.

AU - Mortensen, Brent

AU - Ohlert, Timothy

AU - Pärtel, Meelis

AU - Peri, Pablo L.

AU - Power, Sally A.

AU - Risch, Anita C.

AU - Rocca, Camila

AU - Smith, Nicholas G.

AU - Stevens, Carly

AU - Tamme, Riin

AU - Veen, G. F.Ciska

AU - Wilfahrt, Peter A.

AU - Hautier, Yann

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).

PY - 2023/12

Y1 - 2023/12

N2 - Plant productivity varies due to environmental heterogeneity, and theory suggests that plant diversity can reduce this variation. While there is strong evidence of diversity effects on temporal variability of productivity, whether this mechanism extends to variability across space remains elusive. Here we determine the relationship between plant diversity and spatial variability of productivity in 83 grasslands, and quantify the effect of experimentally increased spatial heterogeneity in environmental conditions on this relationship. We found that communities with higher plant species richness (alpha and gamma diversity) have lower spatial variability of productivity as reduced abundance of some species can be compensated for by increased abundance of other species. In contrast, high species dissimilarity among local communities (beta diversity) is positively associated with spatial variability of productivity, suggesting that changes in species composition can scale up to affect productivity. Experimentally increased spatial environmental heterogeneity weakens the effect of plant alpha and gamma diversity, and reveals that beta diversity can simultaneously decrease and increase spatial variability of productivity. Our findings unveil the generality of the diversity-stability theory across space, and suggest that reduced local diversity and biotic homogenization can affect the spatial reliability of key ecosystem functions.

AB - Plant productivity varies due to environmental heterogeneity, and theory suggests that plant diversity can reduce this variation. While there is strong evidence of diversity effects on temporal variability of productivity, whether this mechanism extends to variability across space remains elusive. Here we determine the relationship between plant diversity and spatial variability of productivity in 83 grasslands, and quantify the effect of experimentally increased spatial heterogeneity in environmental conditions on this relationship. We found that communities with higher plant species richness (alpha and gamma diversity) have lower spatial variability of productivity as reduced abundance of some species can be compensated for by increased abundance of other species. In contrast, high species dissimilarity among local communities (beta diversity) is positively associated with spatial variability of productivity, suggesting that changes in species composition can scale up to affect productivity. Experimentally increased spatial environmental heterogeneity weakens the effect of plant alpha and gamma diversity, and reveals that beta diversity can simultaneously decrease and increase spatial variability of productivity. Our findings unveil the generality of the diversity-stability theory across space, and suggest that reduced local diversity and biotic homogenization can affect the spatial reliability of key ecosystem functions.

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