Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.

Autores
Spohn, Marie; Bagchi, Sumanta; Bakker, Jonathan D.; Borer, Elizabeth T.; Carbutt, Clinton; Catford, Jane A.; Dickman, Chris R.; Eisenhauer, Nico; Eskelinen, Anu; Hagenah, Nicole; Peri, Pablo Luis; Seabloom, Eric William
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2025
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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.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Spohn, Marie. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Department of Soil and Environment; Suecia
Fil: Bagchi, Sumanta. Indian Institute of Science. Centre for Ecological Sciences; India.
Fil: Bakker, Jonathan D. University of Washington. School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Estados Unidos.
Fil: Borer, Elizabeth T. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos.
Fil: Carbutt, Clinton. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. Scientific Services; Sudáfrica
Fil: Carbutt, Clinton. University of KwaZulu-Natal,Scottsville. School of Life Sciences; Sudáfrica.
Fil: Catford, Jane A. King’s College London. Dept of Geography; Reino Unido
Fil: Catford, Jane A. University of Melbourne. School of Agriculture, Food & Ecosystem Sciences; Australia.
Fil: Catford, Jane A. The Australian National University. Fenner School of Environment & Society; Australia.
Fil: Dickman, Chris R. University of Sydney. School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Australia.
Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv); Alemania
Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. Leipzig University. Institute of Biology; Alemania
Fil: Eskelinen, Anu. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania
Fil: Eskelinen, Anu. University of Oulu. Ecology & Genetics; Finlandia
Fil: Hagenah, Nicole. University of Pretoria. Research Institute. Department of Zoology and Entomology; Sudáfrica
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Seabloom, Eric William. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Estados Unidos.
Fuente
Communications Biology 8 : 97. (January 2025)
Materia
Pastures
Biomass
Biodiversity
Carbon Capture and Storage
Environmental Factors
Precipitation
Soil
Nitrogen
Pastizales
Biomasa
Biodiversidad
Captura y Almacenamiento de Carbono
Factores Ambientales
Precipitación Atmosférica
Suelo
Nitrógeno
Carbon Models
Modelos de Carbono
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spelling Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.Spohn, MarieBagchi, SumantaBakker, Jonathan D.Borer, Elizabeth T.Carbutt, ClintonCatford, Jane A.Dickman, Chris R.Eisenhauer, NicoEskelinen, AnuHagenah, NicolePeri, Pablo LuisSeabloom, Eric WilliamPasturesBiomassBiodiversityCarbon Capture and StorageEnvironmental FactorsPrecipitationSoilNitrogenPastizalesBiomasaBiodiversidadCaptura y Almacenamiento de CarbonoFactores AmbientalesPrecipitación AtmosféricaSueloNitrógenoCarbon ModelsModelos de CarbonoGrasslands 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.EEA Santa CruzFil: Spohn, Marie. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Department of Soil and Environment; SueciaFil: Bagchi, Sumanta. Indian Institute of Science. Centre for Ecological Sciences; India.Fil: Bakker, Jonathan D. University of Washington. School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Estados Unidos.Fil: Borer, Elizabeth T. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos.Fil: Carbutt, Clinton. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. Scientific Services; SudáfricaFil: Carbutt, Clinton. University of KwaZulu-Natal,Scottsville. School of Life Sciences; Sudáfrica.Fil: Catford, Jane A. King’s College London. Dept of Geography; Reino UnidoFil: Catford, Jane A. University of Melbourne. School of Agriculture, Food & Ecosystem Sciences; Australia.Fil: Catford, Jane A. The Australian National University. Fenner School of Environment & Society; Australia.Fil: Dickman, Chris R. University of Sydney. School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Australia.Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv); AlemaniaFil: Eisenhauer, Nico. Leipzig University. Institute of Biology; AlemaniaFil: Eskelinen, Anu. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; AlemaniaFil: Eskelinen, Anu. University of Oulu. Ecology & Genetics; FinlandiaFil: Hagenah, Nicole. University of Pretoria. Research Institute. Department of Zoology and Entomology; SudáfricaFil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.Fil: Seabloom, Eric William. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Estados Unidos.Springer Nature2025-03-26T10:04:43Z2025-03-26T10:04:43Z2025-01-21info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21813https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-07518-wSpohn M.; Bagchi S.; Bakker J.D.; Borer E.T.; Carbutt C.; Catford J.A.; Dickman C.R.; Eisenhauer N.; Eskelinen A.; Hagenah N.; Hautier Y.; Koerner S.E.; Komatsu K.J.; Laanisto L.; Lekberg Y.; Martina J.P.; Martinson H.; Meelis P.; Peri P.L.; Risch A.C.; Smith N.G.; Stevens C.; Veen G.F.; Virtanen R.; Yahdjian L.; Young A.L.; Young H.S.; Seabloom E.W. (2025) Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.
title Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.
spellingShingle Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.
Spohn, Marie
Pastures
Biomass
Biodiversity
Carbon Capture and Storage
Environmental Factors
Precipitation
Soil
Nitrogen
Pastizales
Biomasa
Biodiversidad
Captura y Almacenamiento de Carbono
Factores Ambientales
Precipitación Atmosférica
Suelo
Nitrógeno
Carbon Models
Modelos de Carbono
title_short Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.
title_full Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.
title_fullStr Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.
title_full_unstemmed Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.
title_sort Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Spohn, Marie
Bagchi, Sumanta
Bakker, Jonathan D.
Borer, Elizabeth T.
Carbutt, Clinton
Catford, Jane A.
Dickman, Chris R.
Eisenhauer, Nico
Eskelinen, Anu
Hagenah, Nicole
Peri, Pablo Luis
Seabloom, Eric William
author Spohn, Marie
author_facet Spohn, Marie
Bagchi, Sumanta
Bakker, Jonathan D.
Borer, Elizabeth T.
Carbutt, Clinton
Catford, Jane A.
Dickman, Chris R.
Eisenhauer, Nico
Eskelinen, Anu
Hagenah, Nicole
Peri, Pablo Luis
Seabloom, Eric William
author_role author
author2 Bagchi, Sumanta
Bakker, Jonathan D.
Borer, Elizabeth T.
Carbutt, Clinton
Catford, Jane A.
Dickman, Chris R.
Eisenhauer, Nico
Eskelinen, Anu
Hagenah, Nicole
Peri, Pablo Luis
Seabloom, Eric William
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pastures
Biomass
Biodiversity
Carbon Capture and Storage
Environmental Factors
Precipitation
Soil
Nitrogen
Pastizales
Biomasa
Biodiversidad
Captura y Almacenamiento de Carbono
Factores Ambientales
Precipitación Atmosférica
Suelo
Nitrógeno
Carbon Models
Modelos de Carbono
topic Pastures
Biomass
Biodiversity
Carbon Capture and Storage
Environmental Factors
Precipitation
Soil
Nitrogen
Pastizales
Biomasa
Biodiversidad
Captura y Almacenamiento de Carbono
Factores Ambientales
Precipitación Atmosférica
Suelo
Nitrógeno
Carbon Models
Modelos de Carbono
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Spohn, Marie. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Department of Soil and Environment; Suecia
Fil: Bagchi, Sumanta. Indian Institute of Science. Centre for Ecological Sciences; India.
Fil: Bakker, Jonathan D. University of Washington. School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Estados Unidos.
Fil: Borer, Elizabeth T. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos.
Fil: Carbutt, Clinton. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. Scientific Services; Sudáfrica
Fil: Carbutt, Clinton. University of KwaZulu-Natal,Scottsville. School of Life Sciences; Sudáfrica.
Fil: Catford, Jane A. King’s College London. Dept of Geography; Reino Unido
Fil: Catford, Jane A. University of Melbourne. School of Agriculture, Food & Ecosystem Sciences; Australia.
Fil: Catford, Jane A. The Australian National University. Fenner School of Environment & Society; Australia.
Fil: Dickman, Chris R. University of Sydney. School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Australia.
Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv); Alemania
Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. Leipzig University. Institute of Biology; Alemania
Fil: Eskelinen, Anu. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania
Fil: Eskelinen, Anu. University of Oulu. Ecology & Genetics; Finlandia
Fil: Hagenah, Nicole. University of Pretoria. Research Institute. Department of Zoology and Entomology; Sudáfrica
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Seabloom, Eric William. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Estados Unidos.
description 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.
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2399-3642 (online)
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