Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition

Autores
Bondaruk, Viviana F.; Xu, C.; Wilfahrt, Peter A.; Yahdjian, Laura; Yu, Q.; Borer, Elizabeth T.; Jentsch, Anke; Seabloom, Eric William; Smith, Melinda D.; Alberti, Juan; Peri, Pablo Luis; Hautier, Yann
Año de publicación
2025
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Plant biomass tends to increase under nutrient addition and decrease under drought. Biotic and abiotic factors influence responses to both, making the combined impact of nutrient addition and drought difficult to predict. Using a globally distributed network of manipulative field experiments, we assessed grassland aboveground biomass response to both drought and increased nutrient availability at 26 sites across nine countries. Overall, drought reduced biomass by 19% and nutrient addition increased it by 24%, resulting in no net impact under combined drought and nutrient addition. Among the plant functional groups, only graminoids responded positively to nutrients during drought. However, these general responses depended on local conditions, especially aridity. Nutrient effects were stronger in arid grasslands and weaker in humid regions and nitrogen-rich soils, although nutrient addition alleviated drought effects the most in subhumid sites. Biomass responses were weaker with higher precipitation variability. Biomass increased more with increased nutrient availability and declined more with drought at high-diversity sites than at low-diversity sites. Our findings highlight the importance of local abiotic and biotic conditions in predicting grassland responses to anthropogenic nutrient and climate changes.
EEA Santa Cruz, INTA
Fil: Bondaruk, V. F. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina
Fil: Bondaruk, V. F. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente. Cátedra de Ecología; Argentina.
Fil: Bondaruk, V. F. University of Bayreuth. Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER). Disturbance Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics; Alemania
Fil: Xu, C. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning. State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arable Land in China; China.
Fil: Xu, C. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning. Key Laboratory of Arable Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; China.
Fil: Wilfahrt, Peter A. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos
Fil: Yahdjian, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina
Fil: Yahdjian, Laura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina.
Fil: Yu, Q. Beijing Forestry University. School of Grassland Science; China.
Fil: Yu, Q. Beijing Forestry University. State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources; China.
Fil: Borer, Elizabeth T. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos
Fil: Jentsch, Anke. University of Bayreuth. Disturbance Ecology, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER); Alemania
Fil: Seabloom, Eric William. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos
Fil: Smith, Melinda D. Colorado State University. Department of Biology; Estados Unidos.
Fil: Smith, Melinda D. Colorado State University. Graduate Degree Program in Ecology; Estados Unidos.
Fil: Alberti, Juan. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC). Laboratorio de Ecología; Argentina.
Fil: Alberti, Juan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Hautier, Yann. Utrecht University. Department of Biology. Ecology and Biodiversity Group; Países Bajos
Fuente
Nature Ecology and Evolution 9 : 937-946. (May 2025)
Materia
Pastures
Drought
Nutrients
Biomass
Precipitation
Climate Change
Pastizales
Sequía
Nutrientes
Biomasa
Precipitación Atmosférica
Cambio Climático
Nutrient Addition
PEBANPA Network
Functional Groups
Anthropogenic Nutrient
Adición de Nutrientes
Red PEBANPA
Grupos Funcionales
Nutriente Antropogénico
Nivel de accesibilidad
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spelling Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient additionBondaruk, Viviana F.Xu, C.Wilfahrt, Peter A.Yahdjian, LauraYu, Q.Borer, Elizabeth T.Jentsch, AnkeSeabloom, Eric WilliamSmith, Melinda D.Alberti, JuanPeri, Pablo LuisHautier, YannPasturesDroughtNutrientsBiomassPrecipitationClimate ChangePastizalesSequíaNutrientesBiomasaPrecipitación AtmosféricaCambio ClimáticoNutrient AdditionPEBANPA NetworkFunctional GroupsAnthropogenic NutrientAdición de NutrientesRed PEBANPAGrupos FuncionalesNutriente AntropogénicoPlant biomass tends to increase under nutrient addition and decrease under drought. Biotic and abiotic factors influence responses to both, making the combined impact of nutrient addition and drought difficult to predict. Using a globally distributed network of manipulative field experiments, we assessed grassland aboveground biomass response to both drought and increased nutrient availability at 26 sites across nine countries. Overall, drought reduced biomass by 19% and nutrient addition increased it by 24%, resulting in no net impact under combined drought and nutrient addition. Among the plant functional groups, only graminoids responded positively to nutrients during drought. However, these general responses depended on local conditions, especially aridity. Nutrient effects were stronger in arid grasslands and weaker in humid regions and nitrogen-rich soils, although nutrient addition alleviated drought effects the most in subhumid sites. Biomass responses were weaker with higher precipitation variability. Biomass increased more with increased nutrient availability and declined more with drought at high-diversity sites than at low-diversity sites. Our findings highlight the importance of local abiotic and biotic conditions in predicting grassland responses to anthropogenic nutrient and climate changes.EEA Santa Cruz, INTAFil: Bondaruk, V. F. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); ArgentinaFil: Bondaruk, V. F. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente. Cátedra de Ecología; Argentina.Fil: Bondaruk, V. F. University of Bayreuth. Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER). Disturbance Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics; AlemaniaFil: Xu, C. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning. State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arable Land in China; China.Fil: Xu, C. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning. Key Laboratory of Arable Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; China.Fil: Wilfahrt, Peter A. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados UnidosFil: Yahdjian, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); ArgentinaFil: Yahdjian, Laura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina.Fil: Yu, Q. Beijing Forestry University. School of Grassland Science; China.Fil: Yu, Q. Beijing Forestry University. State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources; China.Fil: Borer, Elizabeth T. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados UnidosFil: Jentsch, Anke. University of Bayreuth. Disturbance Ecology, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER); AlemaniaFil: Seabloom, Eric William. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados UnidosFil: Smith, Melinda D. Colorado State University. Department of Biology; Estados Unidos.Fil: Smith, Melinda D. Colorado State University. Graduate Degree Program in Ecology; Estados Unidos.Fil: Alberti, Juan. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC). Laboratorio de Ecología; Argentina.Fil: Alberti, Juan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.Fil: Hautier, Yann. Utrecht University. Department of Biology. Ecology and Biodiversity Group; Países BajosSpringer Nature2025-06-19T10:03:39Z2025-06-19T10:03:39Z2025-05-19info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22719https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02705-8Bondaruk V.F.; Xu C.; Wilfahrt P.; Yahdjian L.; Yu Q.; Alberti J.; An H.; Auge H.; (…); Peri P.L.; et al. (2025) Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition. Nature Ecology and Evolution 9: 937-946. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02705-82397-334X (online)https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02705-8Nature Ecology and Evolution 9 : 937-946. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition
title Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition
spellingShingle Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition
Bondaruk, Viviana F.
Pastures
Drought
Nutrients
Biomass
Precipitation
Climate Change
Pastizales
Sequía
Nutrientes
Biomasa
Precipitación Atmosférica
Cambio Climático
Nutrient Addition
PEBANPA Network
Functional Groups
Anthropogenic Nutrient
Adición de Nutrientes
Red PEBANPA
Grupos Funcionales
Nutriente Antropogénico
title_short Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition
title_full Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition
title_fullStr Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition
title_full_unstemmed Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition
title_sort Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bondaruk, Viviana F.
Xu, C.
Wilfahrt, Peter A.
Yahdjian, Laura
Yu, Q.
Borer, Elizabeth T.
Jentsch, Anke
Seabloom, Eric William
Smith, Melinda D.
Alberti, Juan
Peri, Pablo Luis
Hautier, Yann
author Bondaruk, Viviana F.
author_facet Bondaruk, Viviana F.
Xu, C.
Wilfahrt, Peter A.
Yahdjian, Laura
Yu, Q.
Borer, Elizabeth T.
Jentsch, Anke
Seabloom, Eric William
Smith, Melinda D.
Alberti, Juan
Peri, Pablo Luis
Hautier, Yann
author_role author
author2 Xu, C.
Wilfahrt, Peter A.
Yahdjian, Laura
Yu, Q.
Borer, Elizabeth T.
Jentsch, Anke
Seabloom, Eric William
Smith, Melinda D.
Alberti, Juan
Peri, Pablo Luis
Hautier, Yann
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pastures
Drought
Nutrients
Biomass
Precipitation
Climate Change
Pastizales
Sequía
Nutrientes
Biomasa
Precipitación Atmosférica
Cambio Climático
Nutrient Addition
PEBANPA Network
Functional Groups
Anthropogenic Nutrient
Adición de Nutrientes
Red PEBANPA
Grupos Funcionales
Nutriente Antropogénico
topic Pastures
Drought
Nutrients
Biomass
Precipitation
Climate Change
Pastizales
Sequía
Nutrientes
Biomasa
Precipitación Atmosférica
Cambio Climático
Nutrient Addition
PEBANPA Network
Functional Groups
Anthropogenic Nutrient
Adición de Nutrientes
Red PEBANPA
Grupos Funcionales
Nutriente Antropogénico
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Plant biomass tends to increase under nutrient addition and decrease under drought. Biotic and abiotic factors influence responses to both, making the combined impact of nutrient addition and drought difficult to predict. Using a globally distributed network of manipulative field experiments, we assessed grassland aboveground biomass response to both drought and increased nutrient availability at 26 sites across nine countries. Overall, drought reduced biomass by 19% and nutrient addition increased it by 24%, resulting in no net impact under combined drought and nutrient addition. Among the plant functional groups, only graminoids responded positively to nutrients during drought. However, these general responses depended on local conditions, especially aridity. Nutrient effects were stronger in arid grasslands and weaker in humid regions and nitrogen-rich soils, although nutrient addition alleviated drought effects the most in subhumid sites. Biomass responses were weaker with higher precipitation variability. Biomass increased more with increased nutrient availability and declined more with drought at high-diversity sites than at low-diversity sites. Our findings highlight the importance of local abiotic and biotic conditions in predicting grassland responses to anthropogenic nutrient and climate changes.
EEA Santa Cruz, INTA
Fil: Bondaruk, V. F. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina
Fil: Bondaruk, V. F. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente. Cátedra de Ecología; Argentina.
Fil: Bondaruk, V. F. University of Bayreuth. Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER). Disturbance Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics; Alemania
Fil: Xu, C. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning. State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arable Land in China; China.
Fil: Xu, C. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning. Key Laboratory of Arable Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; China.
Fil: Wilfahrt, Peter A. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos
Fil: Yahdjian, Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA); Argentina
Fil: Yahdjian, Laura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina.
Fil: Yu, Q. Beijing Forestry University. School of Grassland Science; China.
Fil: Yu, Q. Beijing Forestry University. State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources; China.
Fil: Borer, Elizabeth T. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos
Fil: Jentsch, Anke. University of Bayreuth. Disturbance Ecology, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER); Alemania
Fil: Seabloom, Eric William. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos
Fil: Smith, Melinda D. Colorado State University. Department of Biology; Estados Unidos.
Fil: Smith, Melinda D. Colorado State University. Graduate Degree Program in Ecology; Estados Unidos.
Fil: Alberti, Juan. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC). Laboratorio de Ecología; Argentina.
Fil: Alberti, Juan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Hautier, Yann. Utrecht University. Department of Biology. Ecology and Biodiversity Group; Países Bajos
description Plant biomass tends to increase under nutrient addition and decrease under drought. Biotic and abiotic factors influence responses to both, making the combined impact of nutrient addition and drought difficult to predict. Using a globally distributed network of manipulative field experiments, we assessed grassland aboveground biomass response to both drought and increased nutrient availability at 26 sites across nine countries. Overall, drought reduced biomass by 19% and nutrient addition increased it by 24%, resulting in no net impact under combined drought and nutrient addition. Among the plant functional groups, only graminoids responded positively to nutrients during drought. However, these general responses depended on local conditions, especially aridity. Nutrient effects were stronger in arid grasslands and weaker in humid regions and nitrogen-rich soils, although nutrient addition alleviated drought effects the most in subhumid sites. Biomass responses were weaker with higher precipitation variability. Biomass increased more with increased nutrient availability and declined more with drought at high-diversity sites than at low-diversity sites. Our findings highlight the importance of local abiotic and biotic conditions in predicting grassland responses to anthropogenic nutrient and climate changes.
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2397-334X (online)
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