Nature Communications (Mar 2024)
Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding
- Liting Zheng,
- Kathryn E. Barry,
- Nathaly R. Guerrero-Ramírez,
- Dylan Craven,
- Peter B. Reich,
- Kris Verheyen,
- Michael Scherer-Lorenzen,
- Nico Eisenhauer,
- Nadia Barsoum,
- Jürgen Bauhus,
- Helge Bruelheide,
- Jeannine Cavender-Bares,
- Jiri Dolezal,
- Harald Auge,
- Marina V. Fagundes,
- Olga Ferlian,
- Sebastian Fiedler,
- David I. Forrester,
- Gislene Ganade,
- Tobias Gebauer,
- Josephine Haase,
- Peter Hajek,
- Andy Hector,
- Bruno Hérault,
- Dirk Hölscher,
- Kristin B. Hulvey,
- Bambang Irawan,
- Hervé Jactel,
- Julia Koricheva,
- Holger Kreft,
- Vojtech Lanta,
- Jan Leps,
- Simone Mereu,
- Christian Messier,
- Florencia Montagnini,
- Martin Mörsdorf,
- Sandra Müller,
- Bart Muys,
- Charles A. Nock,
- Alain Paquette,
- William C. Parker,
- John D. Parker,
- John A. Parrotta,
- Gustavo B. Paterno,
- Michael P. Perring,
- Daniel Piotto,
- H. Wayne Polley,
- Quentin Ponette,
- Catherine Potvin,
- Julius Quosh,
- Boris Rewald,
- Douglas L. Godbold,
- Jasper van Ruijven,
- Rachel J. Standish,
- Artur Stefanski,
- Leti Sundawati,
- Jon Urgoiti,
- Laura J. Williams,
- Brian J. Wilsey,
- Baiyu Yang,
- Li Zhang,
- Zhao Zhao,
- Yongchuan Yang,
- Hans Sandén,
- Anne Ebeling,
- Bernhard Schmid,
- Markus Fischer,
- Martyna M. Kotowska,
- Cecilia Palmborg,
- David Tilman,
- Enrong Yan,
- Yann Hautier
Affiliations
- Liting Zheng
- Zhejiang Zhoushan Island Observation and Research Station, Zhejiang Tiantong National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban and Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University
- Kathryn E. Barry
- Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University
- Nathaly R. Guerrero-Ramírez
- Biodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen
- Dylan Craven
- GEMA Center for Genomics, Ecology & Environment, Universidad Mayor
- Peter B. Reich
- Institute for Global Change Biology and School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
- Kris Verheyen
- Forest & Nature Lab, Department of Environment, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University
- Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
- Geobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- Nico Eisenhauer
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
- Nadia Barsoum
- Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity, Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge
- Jürgen Bauhus
- Chair of Silviculture, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg
- Helge Bruelheide
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
- Jeannine Cavender-Bares
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota
- Jiri Dolezal
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia
- Harald Auge
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
- Marina V. Fagundes
- Departamento de Ecología, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
- Olga Ferlian
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
- Sebastian Fiedler
- Department of Ecosystem Modelling, Büsgen-Institute, University of Göttingen
- David I. Forrester
- CSIRO Environment
- Gislene Ganade
- Departamento de Ecología, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
- Tobias Gebauer
- Geobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- Josephine Haase
- Geobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- Peter Hajek
- Geobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- Andy Hector
- Department of Biology, University of Oxford
- Bruno Hérault
- CIRAD, Forêts et Sociétés
- Dirk Hölscher
- Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use, University of Göttingen
- Kristin B. Hulvey
- Working Lands Conservation, Multiplier
- Bambang Irawan
- Forestry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jambi
- Hervé Jactel
- INRAE, University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO
- Julia Koricheva
- Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London
- Holger Kreft
- Biodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen
- Vojtech Lanta
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia
- Jan Leps
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia
- Simone Mereu
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Bioeconomia, CNR-IBE
- Christian Messier
- Département des sciences biologiques, Centre for Forest Research, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Florencia Montagnini
- School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
- Martin Mörsdorf
- Geobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- Sandra Müller
- Geobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- Bart Muys
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven
- Charles A. Nock
- Geobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- Alain Paquette
- Département des sciences biologiques, Centre for Forest Research, Université du Québec à Montréal
- William C. Parker
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
- John D. Parker
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- John A. Parrotta
- USDA Forest Service, Research & Development
- Gustavo B. Paterno
- Biodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen
- Michael P. Perring
- UKCEH (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)
- Daniel Piotto
- Centro de Formação em Ciências Agroflorestais, Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
- H. Wayne Polley
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service
- Quentin Ponette
- Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain
- Catherine Potvin
- Department of Biology, McGill University
- Julius Quosh
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
- Boris Rewald
- Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
- Douglas L. Godbold
- Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
- Jasper van Ruijven
- Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University
- Rachel J. Standish
- School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University
- Artur Stefanski
- Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota
- Leti Sundawati
- Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Institut Pertanian Bogor University
- Jon Urgoiti
- Département des sciences biologiques, Centre for Forest Research, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Laura J. Williams
- Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota
- Brian J. Wilsey
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University
- Baiyu Yang
- Zhejiang Zhoushan Island Observation and Research Station, Zhejiang Tiantong National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban and Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University
- Li Zhang
- Zhejiang Zhoushan Island Observation and Research Station, Zhejiang Tiantong National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban and Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University
- Zhao Zhao
- Zhejiang Zhoushan Island Observation and Research Station, Zhejiang Tiantong National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban and Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University
- Yongchuan Yang
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University
- Hans Sandén
- Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
- Anne Ebeling
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University Jena
- Bernhard Schmid
- Department of Geography, University of Zurich
- Markus Fischer
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern
- Martyna M. Kotowska
- Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Göttingen
- Cecilia Palmborg
- Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- David Tilman
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota
- Enrong Yan
- Zhejiang Zhoushan Island Observation and Research Station, Zhejiang Tiantong National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Lab for Urban and Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University
- Yann Hautier
- Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46355-z
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 14
Abstract
Abstract Plant diversity effects on community productivity often increase over time. Whether the strengthening of diversity effects is caused by temporal shifts in species-level overyielding (i.e., higher species-level productivity in diverse communities compared with monocultures) remains unclear. Here, using data from 65 grassland and forest biodiversity experiments, we show that the temporal strength of diversity effects at the community scale is underpinned by temporal changes in the species that yield. These temporal trends of species-level overyielding are shaped by plant ecological strategies, which can be quantitatively delimited by functional traits. In grasslands, the temporal strengthening of biodiversity effects on community productivity was associated with increasing biomass overyielding of resource-conservative species increasing over time, and with overyielding of species characterized by fast resource acquisition either decreasing or increasing. In forests, temporal trends in species overyielding differ when considering above- versus belowground resource acquisition strategies. Overyielding in stem growth decreased for species with high light capture capacity but increased for those with high soil resource acquisition capacity. Our results imply that a diversity of species with different, and potentially complementary, ecological strategies is beneficial for maintaining community productivity over time in both grassland and forest ecosystems.
