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T1 - Plant species’ origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands
AU - Seabloom, Eric W.
AU - Borer, Elizabeth T.
AU - Buckley, Yvonne M.
AU - Cleland, Elsa E.
AU - Davies, Kendi F.
AU - Firn, Jennifer
AU - Harpole, W. Stanley
AU - Hautier, Yann
AU - Lind, Eric M.
AU - Macdougall, Andrew S.
AU - Orrock, John L.
AU - Prober, Suzanne M.
AU - Adler, Peter B.
AU - Anderson, T. Michael
AU - Bakker, Jonathan D.
AU - Biederman, Lori A.
AU - Blumenthal, Dana M.
AU - Brown, Cynthia S.
AU - Brudvig, Lars A.
AU - Cadotte, Marc
AU - Chu, Chengjin
AU - Cottingham, Kathryn L.
AU - Crawley, Michael J.
AU - Damschen, Ellen I.
AU - Dantonio, Carla M.
AU - Decrappeo, Nicole M.
AU - Du, Guozhen
AU - Fay, Philip A.
AU - Frater, Paul
AU - Gruner, Daniel S.
AU - Hagenah, Nicole
AU - Hector, Andy
AU - Hillebrand, Helmut
AU - Hofmockel, Kirsten S.
AU - Humphries, Hope C.
AU - Jin, Virginia L.
AU - Kay, Adam
AU - Kirkman, Kevin P.
AU - Klein, Julia A.
AU - Knops, Johannes M. H.
AU - La Pierre, Kimberly J.
AU - Ladwig, Laura
AU - Lambrinos, John G.
AU - Li, Qi
AU - Li, Wei
AU - Marushia, Robin
AU - McCulley, Rebecca L.
AU - Melbourne, Brett A.
AU - Mitchell, Charles E.
AU - Moore, Joslin L.
AU - Morgan, John
AU - Mortensen, Brent
AU - O'Halloran, Lydia R.
AU - Pyke, David A.
AU - Risch, Anita C.
AU - Sankaran, Mahesh
AU - Schuetz, Martin
AU - Simonsen, Anna
AU - Smith, Melinda D.
AU - Stevens, Carly J.
AU - Sullivan, Lauren
AU - Wolkovich, Elizabeth
AU - Wragg, Peter D.
AU - Wright, Justin
AU - Yang, Louie
PY - 2015/7/15
Y1 - 2015/7/15
N2 - Exotic species dominate many communities; however the functional significance of species’ biogeographic origin remains highly contentious. This debate is fuelled in part by the lack of globally replicated, systematic data assessing the relationship between species provenance, function and response to perturbations. We examined the abundance of native and exotic plant species at 64 grasslands in 13 countries, and at a subset of the sites we experimentally tested native and exotic species responses to two fundamental drivers of invasion, mineral nutrient supplies and vertebrate herbivory. Exotic species are six times more likely to dominate communities than native species. Furthermore, while experimental nutrient addition increases the cover and richness of exotic species, nutrients decrease native diversity and cover. Native and exotic species also differ in their response to vertebrate consumer exclusion. These results suggest that species origin has functional significance, and that eutrophication will lead to increased exotic dominance in grasslands.
AB - Exotic species dominate many communities; however the functional significance of species’ biogeographic origin remains highly contentious. This debate is fuelled in part by the lack of globally replicated, systematic data assessing the relationship between species provenance, function and response to perturbations. We examined the abundance of native and exotic plant species at 64 grasslands in 13 countries, and at a subset of the sites we experimentally tested native and exotic species responses to two fundamental drivers of invasion, mineral nutrient supplies and vertebrate herbivory. Exotic species are six times more likely to dominate communities than native species. Furthermore, while experimental nutrient addition increases the cover and richness of exotic species, nutrients decrease native diversity and cover. Native and exotic species also differ in their response to vertebrate consumer exclusion. These results suggest that species origin has functional significance, and that eutrophication will lead to increased exotic dominance in grasslands.
U2 - 10.1038/ncomms8710
DO - 10.1038/ncomms8710
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
SN - 2041-1723
M1 - 7710
ER -