Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands
- Autores
- Spohn, Marie; Bagchi, Sumanta; Bakker, Jonathan; Borer, Elizabeth; Carbutt, Clinton; Catford, Jane A.; Dickman, Christopher R.; Eisenhauer, Nico; Eskelinen, Anu; Hagenah, Nicole; Hautier, Yann; Koerner, Sally E.; Komatsu, Kimberly J.; Laanisto, Lauri; Lekberg, Ylva; Martina, Jason P.; Martinson, Holly; Pärtel, Meelis; Peri, Pablo Luis; Risch, Anita C.; Smith, Nicholas G.; Stevens, Carly; Veen, G. F. Ciska; Virtanen, Risto; Yahdjian, María Laura; Young, Alyssa L.; Young, Hillary S.; Seabloom, Eric
- Año de publicación
- 2025
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Grasslands cover approximately a third of the Earth’s land surface and account for about a third of terrestrial carbon storage. Yet, we lack strong predictive models of grassland plant biomass, the primary source of carbon in grasslands. This lack of predictive ability may arise from the assumption of linear relationships between plant biomass and the environment and an underestimation of interactions of environmental variables. Using data from 116 grasslands on six continents, we show unimodal relationships between plant biomass and ecosystem characteristics, such as mean annual precipitation and soil nitrogen. Further, we found that soil nitrogen and plant diversity interacted in their relationships with plant biomass, such that plant diversity and biomass were positively related at low levels of nitrogen and negatively at elevated levels of nitrogen. Our results show that it is critical to account for the interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass and several environmental variables to accurately include plant biomass in global vegetation and carbon models.
Fil: Spohn, Marie. Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (slu);
Fil: Bagchi, Sumanta. Indian Institute of Science; India
Fil: Bakker, Jonathan. University of Washington; Estados Unidos
Fil: Borer, Elizabeth. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fil: Carbutt, Clinton. Universidad de Barcelona. Facultad de Geografía I Historia. Departamento de Antropología Cultural, Historia de America I Africa; España. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife; Sudáfrica
Fil: Catford, Jane A.. Kings College London (kcl); . University of Melbourne; Australia. The Australian National University; Australia
Fil: Dickman, Christopher R.. The University of Sydney; Australia
Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. Germany Leipzig University; Alemania
Fil: Eskelinen, Anu. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania. University Of Oulu (oy);
Fil: Hagenah, Nicole. University of Pretoria; Sudáfrica
Fil: Hautier, Yann. Netherland Institute For Sea Research; Países Bajos. University of Utrecht; Países Bajos
Fil: Koerner, Sally E.. University Of Technology Sydney.; Australia
Fil: Komatsu, Kimberly J.. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fil: Laanisto, Lauri. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lekberg, Ylva. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fil: Martina, Jason P.. Texas State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Martinson, Holly. McDaniel College; Estados Unidos
Fil: Pärtel, Meelis. University of Tartu; Estonia
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Centro de Estudios Sobre Asia del Pacifico E India; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Risch, Anita C.. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Suiza
Fil: Smith, Nicholas G.. Texas Tech University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Stevens, Carly. Lancaster University; Reino Unido
Fil: Veen, G. F. Ciska. Netherlands Institute of Ecology; Países Bajos
Fil: Virtanen, Risto. University Of Oulu (oy);
Fil: Yahdjian, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
Fil: Young, Alyssa L.. University of North Carolina Greensboro; Estados Unidos
Fil: Young, Hillary S.. University of California Santa Barbara; Estados Unidos
Fil: Seabloom, Eric. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos - Materia
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Grasslands
Biomass
Biotic variables
Plant diversity - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslandsSpohn, MarieBagchi, SumantaBakker, JonathanBorer, ElizabethCarbutt, ClintonCatford, Jane A.Dickman, Christopher R.Eisenhauer, NicoEskelinen, AnuHagenah, NicoleHautier, YannKoerner, Sally E.Komatsu, Kimberly J.Laanisto, LauriLekberg, YlvaMartina, Jason P.Martinson, HollyPärtel, MeelisPeri, Pablo LuisRisch, Anita C.Smith, Nicholas G.Stevens, CarlyVeen, G. F. CiskaVirtanen, RistoYahdjian, María LauraYoung, Alyssa L.Young, Hillary S.Seabloom, EricGrasslandsBiomassBiotic variablesPlant diversityhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Grasslands cover approximately a third of the Earth’s land surface and account for about a third of terrestrial carbon storage. Yet, we lack strong predictive models of grassland plant biomass, the primary source of carbon in grasslands. This lack of predictive ability may arise from the assumption of linear relationships between plant biomass and the environment and an underestimation of interactions of environmental variables. Using data from 116 grasslands on six continents, we show unimodal relationships between plant biomass and ecosystem characteristics, such as mean annual precipitation and soil nitrogen. Further, we found that soil nitrogen and plant diversity interacted in their relationships with plant biomass, such that plant diversity and biomass were positively related at low levels of nitrogen and negatively at elevated levels of nitrogen. Our results show that it is critical to account for the interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass and several environmental variables to accurately include plant biomass in global vegetation and carbon models.Fil: Spohn, Marie. Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (slu);Fil: Bagchi, Sumanta. Indian Institute of Science; IndiaFil: Bakker, Jonathan. University of Washington; Estados UnidosFil: Borer, Elizabeth. University of Minnesota; Estados UnidosFil: Carbutt, Clinton. Universidad de Barcelona. Facultad de Geografía I Historia. Departamento de Antropología Cultural, Historia de America I Africa; España. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife; SudáfricaFil: Catford, Jane A.. Kings College London (kcl); . University of Melbourne; Australia. The Australian National University; AustraliaFil: Dickman, Christopher R.. The University of Sydney; AustraliaFil: Eisenhauer, Nico. Germany Leipzig University; AlemaniaFil: Eskelinen, Anu. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania. University Of Oulu (oy);Fil: Hagenah, Nicole. University of Pretoria; SudáfricaFil: Hautier, Yann. Netherland Institute For Sea Research; Países Bajos. University of Utrecht; Países BajosFil: Koerner, Sally E.. University Of Technology Sydney.; AustraliaFil: Komatsu, Kimberly J.. University of Minnesota; Estados UnidosFil: Laanisto, Lauri. University of Minnesota; Estados UnidosFil: Lekberg, Ylva. University of Minnesota; Estados UnidosFil: Martina, Jason P.. Texas State University; Estados UnidosFil: Martinson, Holly. McDaniel College; Estados UnidosFil: Pärtel, Meelis. University of Tartu; EstoniaFil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Centro de Estudios Sobre Asia del Pacifico E India; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Risch, Anita C.. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; SuizaFil: Smith, Nicholas G.. Texas Tech University; Estados UnidosFil: Stevens, Carly. Lancaster University; Reino UnidoFil: Veen, G. F. Ciska. Netherlands Institute of Ecology; Países BajosFil: Virtanen, Risto. University Of Oulu (oy);Fil: Yahdjian, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; ArgentinaFil: Young, Alyssa L.. University of North Carolina Greensboro; Estados UnidosFil: Young, Hillary S.. University of California Santa Barbara; Estados UnidosFil: Seabloom, Eric. 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Spohn, Marie Bagchi, Sumanta Bakker, Jonathan Borer, Elizabeth Carbutt, Clinton Catford, Jane A. Dickman, Christopher R. Eisenhauer, Nico Eskelinen, Anu Hagenah, Nicole Hautier, Yann Koerner, Sally E. Komatsu, Kimberly J. Laanisto, Lauri Lekberg, Ylva Martina, Jason P. Martinson, Holly Pärtel, Meelis Peri, Pablo Luis Risch, Anita C. Smith, Nicholas G. Stevens, Carly Veen, G. F. Ciska Virtanen, Risto Yahdjian, María Laura Young, Alyssa L. Young, Hillary S. Seabloom, Eric |
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Grasslands cover approximately a third of the Earth’s land surface and account for about a third of terrestrial carbon storage. Yet, we lack strong predictive models of grassland plant biomass, the primary source of carbon in grasslands. This lack of predictive ability may arise from the assumption of linear relationships between plant biomass and the environment and an underestimation of interactions of environmental variables. Using data from 116 grasslands on six continents, we show unimodal relationships between plant biomass and ecosystem characteristics, such as mean annual precipitation and soil nitrogen. Further, we found that soil nitrogen and plant diversity interacted in their relationships with plant biomass, such that plant diversity and biomass were positively related at low levels of nitrogen and negatively at elevated levels of nitrogen. Our results show that it is critical to account for the interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass and several environmental variables to accurately include plant biomass in global vegetation and carbon models. Fil: Spohn, Marie. Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (slu); Fil: Bagchi, Sumanta. Indian Institute of Science; India Fil: Bakker, Jonathan. University of Washington; Estados Unidos Fil: Borer, Elizabeth. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos Fil: Carbutt, Clinton. Universidad de Barcelona. Facultad de Geografía I Historia. Departamento de Antropología Cultural, Historia de America I Africa; España. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife; Sudáfrica Fil: Catford, Jane A.. Kings College London (kcl); . University of Melbourne; Australia. The Australian National University; Australia Fil: Dickman, Christopher R.. The University of Sydney; Australia Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. Germany Leipzig University; Alemania Fil: Eskelinen, Anu. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania. University Of Oulu (oy); Fil: Hagenah, Nicole. University of Pretoria; Sudáfrica Fil: Hautier, Yann. Netherland Institute For Sea Research; Países Bajos. University of Utrecht; Países Bajos Fil: Koerner, Sally E.. University Of Technology Sydney.; Australia Fil: Komatsu, Kimberly J.. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos Fil: Laanisto, Lauri. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos Fil: Lekberg, Ylva. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos Fil: Martina, Jason P.. Texas State University; Estados Unidos Fil: Martinson, Holly. McDaniel College; Estados Unidos Fil: Pärtel, Meelis. University of Tartu; Estonia Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Centro de Estudios Sobre Asia del Pacifico E India; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Risch, Anita C.. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Suiza Fil: Smith, Nicholas G.. Texas Tech University; Estados Unidos Fil: Stevens, Carly. Lancaster University; Reino Unido Fil: Veen, G. F. Ciska. Netherlands Institute of Ecology; Países Bajos Fil: Virtanen, Risto. University Of Oulu (oy); Fil: Yahdjian, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina Fil: Young, Alyssa L.. University of North Carolina Greensboro; Estados Unidos Fil: Young, Hillary S.. University of California Santa Barbara; Estados Unidos Fil: Seabloom, Eric. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos |
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