Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity

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Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity. / Van Sundert, Kevin; Arfin Khan, Mohammed A.S.; Bharath, Siddharth et al.
In: Global Change Biology, Vol. 27, No. 11, 01.06.2021, p. 2441-2457.

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Van Sundert, K, Arfin Khan, MAS, Bharath, S, Buckley, YM, Caldeira, MC, Donohue, I, Dubbert, M, Ebeling, A, Eisenhauer, N, Eskelinen, A, Finn, A, Gebauer, T, Haider, S, Hansart, A, Jentsch, A, Kübert, A, Nijs, I, Nock, CA, Nogueira, C, Porath-Krause, AJ, Radujković, D, Raynaud, X, Risch, AC, Roscher, C, Scherer-Lorenzen, M, Schuchardt, MA, Schütz, M, Siebert, J, Sitters, J, Spohn, M, Virtanen, R, Werner, C, Wilfahrt, P & Vicca, S 2021, 'Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity', Global Change Biology, vol. 27, no. 11, pp. 2441-2457. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15583

APA

Van Sundert, K., Arfin Khan, M. A. S., Bharath, S., Buckley, Y. M., Caldeira, M. C., Donohue, I., Dubbert, M., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Eskelinen, A., Finn, A., Gebauer, T., Haider, S., Hansart, A., Jentsch, A., Kübert, A., Nijs, I., Nock, C. A., Nogueira, C., ... Vicca, S. (2021). Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity. Global Change Biology, 27(11), 2441-2457. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15583

Vancouver

Van Sundert K, Arfin Khan MAS, Bharath S, Buckley YM, Caldeira MC, Donohue I et al. Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity. Global Change Biology. 2021 Jun 1;27(11):2441-2457. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15583

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@article{5fc87a3e00144d839db73b76004d88be,
title = "Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity",
abstract = "Droughts can strongly affect grassland productivity and biodiversity, but responses differ widely. Nutrient availability may be a critical factor explaining this variation, but is often ignored in analyses of drought responses. Here, we used a standardized nutrient addition experiment covering 10 European grasslands to test if full-factorial nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium addition affected plant community responses to inter-annual variation in drought stress and to the extreme summer drought of 2018 in Europe. We found that nutrient addition amplified detrimental drought effects on community aboveground biomass production. Drought effects also differed between functional groups, with a negative effect on graminoid but not forb biomass production. Our results imply that eutrophication in grasslands, which promotes dominance of drought-sensitive graminoids over forbs, amplifies detrimental drought effects. In terms of climate change adaptation, agricultural management would benefit from taking into account differential drought impacts on fertilized versus unfertilized grasslands, which differ in ecosystem services they provide to society.",
keywords = "Biology, drought, ecosystem, functional group, grassland, nutrient, Nutrient Network (NutNet)",
author = "{Van Sundert}, Kevin and {Arfin Khan}, {Mohammed A.S.} and Siddharth Bharath and Buckley, {Yvonne M.} and Caldeira, {Maria C.} and Ian Donohue and Maren Dubbert and Anne Ebeling and Nico Eisenhauer and Anu Eskelinen and Alain Finn and Tobias Gebauer and Sylvia Haider and Amandine Hansart and Anke Jentsch and Angelika K{\"u}bert and Ivan Nijs and Nock, {Charles A.} and Carla Nogueira and Porath-Krause, {Anita J.} and Dajana Radujkovi{\'c} and Xavier Raynaud and Risch, {Anita C.} and Christiane Roscher and Michael Scherer-Lorenzen and Schuchardt, {Max A.} and Martin Sch{\"u}tz and Julia Siebert and Judith Sitters and Marie Spohn and Risto Virtanen and Christiane Werner and Peter Wilfahrt and Sara Vicca",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2021",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/gcb.15583",
language = "English",
volume = "27",
pages = "2441--2457",
journal = "Global Change Biology",
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RIS

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T1 - Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity

AU - Van Sundert, Kevin

AU - Arfin Khan, Mohammed A.S.

AU - Bharath, Siddharth

AU - Buckley, Yvonne M.

AU - Caldeira, Maria C.

AU - Donohue, Ian

AU - Dubbert, Maren

AU - Ebeling, Anne

AU - Eisenhauer, Nico

AU - Eskelinen, Anu

AU - Finn, Alain

AU - Gebauer, Tobias

AU - Haider, Sylvia

AU - Hansart, Amandine

AU - Jentsch, Anke

AU - Kübert, Angelika

AU - Nijs, Ivan

AU - Nock, Charles A.

AU - Nogueira, Carla

AU - Porath-Krause, Anita J.

AU - Radujković, Dajana

AU - Raynaud, Xavier

AU - Risch, Anita C.

AU - Roscher, Christiane

AU - Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael

AU - Schuchardt, Max A.

AU - Schütz, Martin

AU - Siebert, Julia

AU - Sitters, Judith

AU - Spohn, Marie

AU - Virtanen, Risto

AU - Werner, Christiane

AU - Wilfahrt, Peter

AU - Vicca, Sara

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2021/6/1

Y1 - 2021/6/1

N2 - Droughts can strongly affect grassland productivity and biodiversity, but responses differ widely. Nutrient availability may be a critical factor explaining this variation, but is often ignored in analyses of drought responses. Here, we used a standardized nutrient addition experiment covering 10 European grasslands to test if full-factorial nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium addition affected plant community responses to inter-annual variation in drought stress and to the extreme summer drought of 2018 in Europe. We found that nutrient addition amplified detrimental drought effects on community aboveground biomass production. Drought effects also differed between functional groups, with a negative effect on graminoid but not forb biomass production. Our results imply that eutrophication in grasslands, which promotes dominance of drought-sensitive graminoids over forbs, amplifies detrimental drought effects. In terms of climate change adaptation, agricultural management would benefit from taking into account differential drought impacts on fertilized versus unfertilized grasslands, which differ in ecosystem services they provide to society.

AB - Droughts can strongly affect grassland productivity and biodiversity, but responses differ widely. Nutrient availability may be a critical factor explaining this variation, but is often ignored in analyses of drought responses. Here, we used a standardized nutrient addition experiment covering 10 European grasslands to test if full-factorial nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium addition affected plant community responses to inter-annual variation in drought stress and to the extreme summer drought of 2018 in Europe. We found that nutrient addition amplified detrimental drought effects on community aboveground biomass production. Drought effects also differed between functional groups, with a negative effect on graminoid but not forb biomass production. Our results imply that eutrophication in grasslands, which promotes dominance of drought-sensitive graminoids over forbs, amplifies detrimental drought effects. In terms of climate change adaptation, agricultural management would benefit from taking into account differential drought impacts on fertilized versus unfertilized grasslands, which differ in ecosystem services they provide to society.

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KW - drought

KW - ecosystem

KW - functional group

KW - grassland

KW - nutrient

KW - Nutrient Network (NutNet)

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DO - 10.1111/gcb.15583

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VL - 27

SP - 2441

EP - 2457

JO - Global Change Biology

JF - Global Change Biology

SN - 1354-1013

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