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    Rights statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article Harpole, W. S., Sullivan, L. L., Lind, E. M., Firn, J., Adler, P. B., Borer, E. T., Chase, J., Fay, P. A., Hautier, Y., Hillebrand, H., MacDougall, A. S., Seabloom, E. W., Bakker, J. D., Cadotte, M. W., Chaneton, E. J., Chu, C., Hagenah, N., Kirkman, K., La Pierre, K. J., Moore, J. L., Morgan, J. W., Prober, S. M., Risch, A. C., Schuetz, M. and Stevens, C. J. (2017), Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity. Funct Ecol, 31: 1839–1846. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12967 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.12967/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.

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Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity

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Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity. / Harpole, W. Stanley; Sullivan, Lauren L.; Lind, Eric M. et al.
In: Functional Ecology, Vol. 31, No. 9, 09.2017, p. 1839-1846.

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Harpole, WS, Sullivan, LL, Lind, EM, Firn, J, Adler, PB, Borer, ET, Chase, J, Fay, PA, Hautier, Y, Hillebrand, H, MacDougall, AS, Seabloom, EW, Bakker, JD, Cadotte, MW, Chaneton, EJ, Chu, C, Hagenah, N, Kirkman, K, La Pierre, KJ, Moore, JL, Morgan, JW, Prober, SM, Risch, AC, Schuetz, M & Stevens, CJ 2017, 'Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity', Functional Ecology, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 1839-1846. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12967

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Harpole, W. S., Sullivan, L. L., Lind, E. M., Firn, J., Adler, P. B., Borer, E. T., Chase, J., Fay, P. A., Hautier, Y., Hillebrand, H., MacDougall, A. S., Seabloom, E. W., Bakker, J. D., Cadotte, M. W., Chaneton, E. J., Chu, C., Hagenah, N., Kirkman, K., La Pierre, K. J., ... Stevens, C. J. (2017). Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity. Functional Ecology, 31(9), 1839-1846. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12967

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Harpole WS, Sullivan LL, Lind EM, Firn J, Adler PB, Borer ET et al. Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity. Functional Ecology. 2017 Sept;31(9):1839-1846. Epub 2017 Sept 4. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12967

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Harpole, W. Stanley ; Sullivan, Lauren L. ; Lind, Eric M. et al. / Out of the shadows : multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity. In: Functional Ecology. 2017 ; Vol. 31, No. 9. pp. 1839-1846.

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title = "Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity",
abstract = "1. The paradigmatic hypothesis for the effect of fertilisation on plant diversity represents a one-dimensional trade-off for plants competing for below-ground nutrients ( generically) and above-ground light: fertilisation reduces competition for nutrients while increasing biomass and thereby shifts competition for depleted available light.2. The essential problem of this simple paradigm is that it misses both the multivariate and mechanistic nature of the factors that determine biodiversity as well as their causal relationships.3. We agree that light limitation, as DeMalach and Kadmon argue, can indeed be an important factor associated with diversity loss, and we presented it as an integral part of our tests of the niche dimension hypothesis.4. We disagree with DeMalach and Kadmon that light is the 'main' factor explaining diversity, because this misrepresents the causal structure represented in the design of our experiment in which multiple nutrient addition was the ultimate causal driver of a suite of correlated responses that included diversity and light, and especially live and dead biomass, which are the factors that control light depletion.]5. Our findings highlight that multiple nutrient limitations can structure plant diversity and composition independently of changes in light and biomass. For example, approximately one-third of our sites showed no significant increase in biomass with greater number of added nutrients yet still lost diversity when nutrients were added.6. The important message is that while light limitation can be an important contributor to diversity loss, it is not a necessary mechanism.",
keywords = "biodiversity, light, multivariate causal relationships, nutrient limitation, resource limitation, HERBACEOUS VEGETATION, GRASSLAND DIVERSITY, PRODUCTIVITY, COMPETITION, ECOSYSTEMS, COMMUNITY, NITROGEN, PRECIPITATION, RESOURCES, RESPONSES",
author = "Harpole, {W. Stanley} and Sullivan, {Lauren L.} and Lind, {Eric M.} and Jennifer Firn and Adler, {Peter B.} and Borer, {Elizabeth T.} and Jonathan Chase and Fay, {Philip A.} and Yann Hautier and Helmut Hillebrand and MacDougall, {Andrew S.} and Seabloom, {Eric W.} and Bakker, {Jonathan D.} and Cadotte, {Marc W.} and Chaneton, {Enrique J.} and Chengjin Chu and Nicole Hagenah and Kevin Kirkman and {La Pierre}, {Kimberly J.} and Moore, {Joslin L.} and Morgan, {John W.} and Prober, {Suzanne M.} and Risch, {Anita C.} and Martin Schuetz and Stevens, {Carly J.}",
note = "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article Harpole, W. S., Sullivan, L. L., Lind, E. M., Firn, J., Adler, P. B., Borer, E. T., Chase, J., Fay, P. A., Hautier, Y., Hillebrand, H., MacDougall, A. S., Seabloom, E. W., Bakker, J. D., Cadotte, M. W., Chaneton, E. J., Chu, C., Hagenah, N., Kirkman, K., La Pierre, K. J., Moore, J. L., Morgan, J. W., Prober, S. M., Risch, A. C., Schuetz, M. and Stevens, C. J. (2017), Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity. Funct Ecol, 31: 1839–1846. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12967 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.12967/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.",
year = "2017",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1111/1365-2435.12967",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
pages = "1839--1846",
journal = "Functional Ecology",
issn = "0269-8463",
publisher = "Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Out of the shadows

T2 - multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity

AU - Harpole, W. Stanley

AU - Sullivan, Lauren L.

AU - Lind, Eric M.

AU - Firn, Jennifer

AU - Adler, Peter B.

AU - Borer, Elizabeth T.

AU - Chase, Jonathan

AU - Fay, Philip A.

AU - Hautier, Yann

AU - Hillebrand, Helmut

AU - MacDougall, Andrew S.

AU - Seabloom, Eric W.

AU - Bakker, Jonathan D.

AU - Cadotte, Marc W.

AU - Chaneton, Enrique J.

AU - Chu, Chengjin

AU - Hagenah, Nicole

AU - Kirkman, Kevin

AU - La Pierre, Kimberly J.

AU - Moore, Joslin L.

AU - Morgan, John W.

AU - Prober, Suzanne M.

AU - Risch, Anita C.

AU - Schuetz, Martin

AU - Stevens, Carly J.

N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article Harpole, W. S., Sullivan, L. L., Lind, E. M., Firn, J., Adler, P. B., Borer, E. T., Chase, J., Fay, P. A., Hautier, Y., Hillebrand, H., MacDougall, A. S., Seabloom, E. W., Bakker, J. D., Cadotte, M. W., Chaneton, E. J., Chu, C., Hagenah, N., Kirkman, K., La Pierre, K. J., Moore, J. L., Morgan, J. W., Prober, S. M., Risch, A. C., Schuetz, M. and Stevens, C. J. (2017), Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity. Funct Ecol, 31: 1839–1846. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12967 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.12967/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.

PY - 2017/9

Y1 - 2017/9

N2 - 1. The paradigmatic hypothesis for the effect of fertilisation on plant diversity represents a one-dimensional trade-off for plants competing for below-ground nutrients ( generically) and above-ground light: fertilisation reduces competition for nutrients while increasing biomass and thereby shifts competition for depleted available light.2. The essential problem of this simple paradigm is that it misses both the multivariate and mechanistic nature of the factors that determine biodiversity as well as their causal relationships.3. We agree that light limitation, as DeMalach and Kadmon argue, can indeed be an important factor associated with diversity loss, and we presented it as an integral part of our tests of the niche dimension hypothesis.4. We disagree with DeMalach and Kadmon that light is the 'main' factor explaining diversity, because this misrepresents the causal structure represented in the design of our experiment in which multiple nutrient addition was the ultimate causal driver of a suite of correlated responses that included diversity and light, and especially live and dead biomass, which are the factors that control light depletion.]5. Our findings highlight that multiple nutrient limitations can structure plant diversity and composition independently of changes in light and biomass. For example, approximately one-third of our sites showed no significant increase in biomass with greater number of added nutrients yet still lost diversity when nutrients were added.6. The important message is that while light limitation can be an important contributor to diversity loss, it is not a necessary mechanism.

AB - 1. The paradigmatic hypothesis for the effect of fertilisation on plant diversity represents a one-dimensional trade-off for plants competing for below-ground nutrients ( generically) and above-ground light: fertilisation reduces competition for nutrients while increasing biomass and thereby shifts competition for depleted available light.2. The essential problem of this simple paradigm is that it misses both the multivariate and mechanistic nature of the factors that determine biodiversity as well as their causal relationships.3. We agree that light limitation, as DeMalach and Kadmon argue, can indeed be an important factor associated with diversity loss, and we presented it as an integral part of our tests of the niche dimension hypothesis.4. We disagree with DeMalach and Kadmon that light is the 'main' factor explaining diversity, because this misrepresents the causal structure represented in the design of our experiment in which multiple nutrient addition was the ultimate causal driver of a suite of correlated responses that included diversity and light, and especially live and dead biomass, which are the factors that control light depletion.]5. Our findings highlight that multiple nutrient limitations can structure plant diversity and composition independently of changes in light and biomass. For example, approximately one-third of our sites showed no significant increase in biomass with greater number of added nutrients yet still lost diversity when nutrients were added.6. The important message is that while light limitation can be an important contributor to diversity loss, it is not a necessary mechanism.

KW - biodiversity

KW - light

KW - multivariate causal relationships

KW - nutrient limitation

KW - resource limitation

KW - HERBACEOUS VEGETATION

KW - GRASSLAND DIVERSITY

KW - PRODUCTIVITY

KW - COMPETITION

KW - ECOSYSTEMS

KW - COMMUNITY

KW - NITROGEN

KW - PRECIPITATION

KW - RESOURCES

KW - RESPONSES

U2 - 10.1111/1365-2435.12967

DO - 10.1111/1365-2435.12967

M3 - Editorial

VL - 31

SP - 1839

EP - 1846

JO - Functional Ecology

JF - Functional Ecology

SN - 0269-8463

IS - 9

ER -