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Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands. / Hautier, Yann; Seabloom, Eric W.; Borer, Elizabeth T. et al.
In: Nature, Vol. 508, No. 7497, 24.04.2014, p. 521-525.

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Hautier, Y, Seabloom, EW, Borer, ET, Adler, PB, Harpole, WS, Hillebrand, H, Lind, EM, MacDougall, AS, Stevens, CJ, Bakker, JD, Buckley, YM, Chu, C, Collins, SL, Daleo, P, Damschen, EI, Davies, KF, Fay, PA, Firn, J, Gruner, DS, Jin, VL, Klein, JA, Knops, JMH, La Pierre, KJ, Li, W, McCulley, RL, Melbourne, BA, Moore, JL, O'Halloran, LR, Prober, SM, Risch, AC, Sankaran, M, Schuetz, M & Hector, A 2014, 'Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands', Nature, vol. 508, no. 7497, pp. 521-525. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13014

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Hautier, Y., Seabloom, E. W., Borer, E. T., Adler, P. B., Harpole, W. S., Hillebrand, H., Lind, E. M., MacDougall, A. S., Stevens, C. J., Bakker, J. D., Buckley, Y. M., Chu, C., Collins, S. L., Daleo, P., Damschen, E. I., Davies, K. F., Fay, P. A., Firn, J., Gruner, D. S., ... Hector, A. (2014). Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands. Nature, 508(7497), 521-525. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13014

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Hautier Y, Seabloom EW, Borer ET, Adler PB, Harpole WS, Hillebrand H et al. Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands. Nature. 2014 Apr 24;508(7497):521-525. Epub 2014 Feb 16. doi: 10.1038/nature13014

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Hautier, Yann ; Seabloom, Eric W. ; Borer, Elizabeth T. et al. / Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands. In: Nature. 2014 ; Vol. 508, No. 7497. pp. 521-525.

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title = "Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands",
abstract = "Studies of experimental grassland communities(1-7) have demonstrated that plant diversity can stabilize productivity through species asynchrony, in which decreases in the biomass of some species are compensated for by increases in others(1,2). However, it remains unknown whether these findings are relevant to natural ecosystems, especially those for which species diversity is threatened by anthropogenic global change(8-11). Here we analyse diversity-stability relationships from 41 grasslands on five continents and examine how these relationships are affected by chronic fertilization, one of the strongest drivers of species loss globally(8). Unmanipulated communities with more species had greater species asynchrony, resulting in more stable biomass production, generalizing a result from biodiversity experiments to real-world grasslands. However, fertilization weakened the positive effect of diversity on stability. Contrary to expectations, this was not due to species loss after eutrophication but rather to an increase in the temporal variation of productivity in combination with a decrease in species asynchrony in diverse communities. Our results demonstrate separate and synergistic effects of diversity and eutrophication on stability, emphasizing the need to understand how drivers of global change interactively affect the reliable provisioning of ecosystem services in real-world systems.",
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author = "Yann Hautier and Seabloom, {Eric W.} and Borer, {Elizabeth T.} and Adler, {Peter B.} and Harpole, {W. Stanley} and Helmut Hillebrand and Lind, {Eric M.} and MacDougall, {Andrew S.} and Stevens, {Carly J.} and Bakker, {Jonathan D.} and Buckley, {Yvonne M.} and Chengjin Chu and Collins, {Scott L.} and Pedro Daleo and Damschen, {Ellen I.} and Davies, {Kendi F.} and Fay, {Philip A.} and Jennifer Firn and Gruner, {Daniel S.} and Jin, {Virginia L.} and Klein, {Julia A.} and Knops, {Johannes M. H.} and {La Pierre}, {Kimberly J.} and Wei Li and McCulley, {Rebecca L.} and Melbourne, {Brett A.} and Moore, {Joslin L.} and O'Halloran, {Lydia R.} and Prober, {Suzanne M.} and Risch, {Anita C.} and Mahesh Sankaran and Martin Schuetz and Andy Hector",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands

AU - Hautier, Yann

AU - Seabloom, Eric W.

AU - Borer, Elizabeth T.

AU - Adler, Peter B.

AU - Harpole, W. Stanley

AU - Hillebrand, Helmut

AU - Lind, Eric M.

AU - MacDougall, Andrew S.

AU - Stevens, Carly J.

AU - Bakker, Jonathan D.

AU - Buckley, Yvonne M.

AU - Chu, Chengjin

AU - Collins, Scott L.

AU - Daleo, Pedro

AU - Damschen, Ellen I.

AU - Davies, Kendi F.

AU - Fay, Philip A.

AU - Firn, Jennifer

AU - Gruner, Daniel S.

AU - Jin, Virginia L.

AU - Klein, Julia A.

AU - Knops, Johannes M. H.

AU - La Pierre, Kimberly J.

AU - Li, Wei

AU - McCulley, Rebecca L.

AU - Melbourne, Brett A.

AU - Moore, Joslin L.

AU - O'Halloran, Lydia R.

AU - Prober, Suzanne M.

AU - Risch, Anita C.

AU - Sankaran, Mahesh

AU - Schuetz, Martin

AU - Hector, Andy

PY - 2014/4/24

Y1 - 2014/4/24

N2 - Studies of experimental grassland communities(1-7) have demonstrated that plant diversity can stabilize productivity through species asynchrony, in which decreases in the biomass of some species are compensated for by increases in others(1,2). However, it remains unknown whether these findings are relevant to natural ecosystems, especially those for which species diversity is threatened by anthropogenic global change(8-11). Here we analyse diversity-stability relationships from 41 grasslands on five continents and examine how these relationships are affected by chronic fertilization, one of the strongest drivers of species loss globally(8). Unmanipulated communities with more species had greater species asynchrony, resulting in more stable biomass production, generalizing a result from biodiversity experiments to real-world grasslands. However, fertilization weakened the positive effect of diversity on stability. Contrary to expectations, this was not due to species loss after eutrophication but rather to an increase in the temporal variation of productivity in combination with a decrease in species asynchrony in diverse communities. Our results demonstrate separate and synergistic effects of diversity and eutrophication on stability, emphasizing the need to understand how drivers of global change interactively affect the reliable provisioning of ecosystem services in real-world systems.

AB - Studies of experimental grassland communities(1-7) have demonstrated that plant diversity can stabilize productivity through species asynchrony, in which decreases in the biomass of some species are compensated for by increases in others(1,2). However, it remains unknown whether these findings are relevant to natural ecosystems, especially those for which species diversity is threatened by anthropogenic global change(8-11). Here we analyse diversity-stability relationships from 41 grasslands on five continents and examine how these relationships are affected by chronic fertilization, one of the strongest drivers of species loss globally(8). Unmanipulated communities with more species had greater species asynchrony, resulting in more stable biomass production, generalizing a result from biodiversity experiments to real-world grasslands. However, fertilization weakened the positive effect of diversity on stability. Contrary to expectations, this was not due to species loss after eutrophication but rather to an increase in the temporal variation of productivity in combination with a decrease in species asynchrony in diverse communities. Our results demonstrate separate and synergistic effects of diversity and eutrophication on stability, emphasizing the need to understand how drivers of global change interactively affect the reliable provisioning of ecosystem services in real-world systems.

KW - ECOSYSTEM STABILITY

KW - PLANT DIVERSITY

KW - ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES

KW - EUROPEAN GRASSLANDS

KW - NITROGEN DEPOSITION

KW - BIODIVERSITY LOSS

KW - SPECIES RICHNESS

KW - PRODUCTIVITY

KW - LOSSES

KW - POPULATION

U2 - 10.1038/nature13014

DO - 10.1038/nature13014

M3 - Journal article

VL - 508

SP - 521

EP - 525

JO - Nature

JF - Nature

SN - 0028-0836

IS - 7497

ER -