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Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding.
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72 authors.
Liting ZhengZhejiang 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, Shanghai, China. litingz@umich.edu.ORCID 0009-0007-6497-0793
Kathryn E BarryEcology and Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6893-6479
Nathaly R Guerrero-RamírezBiodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Dylan CravenGEMA Center for Genomics, Ecology & Environment, Universidad Mayor, Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile.
Peter B ReichInstitute for Global Change Biology and School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4424-662X
Kris VerheyenForest & Nature Lab, Department of Environment, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Melle-Gontrode, Belgium.
Michael Scherer-LorenzenGeobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9566-590X
Nico EisenhauerGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0371-6720
Nadia BarsoumCentre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity, Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, UK.
Jürgen BauhusChair of Silviculture, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9673-4986
Helge BruelheideGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3135-0356
Jeannine Cavender-BaresDepartment of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3375-9630
Jiri DolezalDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-5829-4051
Harald AugeGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7432-8453
Marina V FagundesDepartamento de Ecología, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
Olga FerlianGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2536-7592
Sebastian FiedlerDepartment of Ecosystem Modelling, Büsgen-Institute, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5620-6989
David I ForresterCSIRO Environment, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4546-3554
Gislene GanadeDepartamento de Ecología, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9291-1025
Tobias GebauerGeobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Josephine HaaseGeobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Peter HajekGeobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5268-8917
Andy HectorDepartment of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1309-7716
Bruno HéraultCIRAD, Forêts et Sociétés, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6950-7286
Dirk HölscherCentre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7097-3102
Kristin B HulveyWorking Lands Conservation, Multiplier, Logan, UT, USA.
Bambang IrawanForestry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia.
Hervé JactelINRAE, University of Bordeaux, BIOGECO, Cestas, France.
Julia KorichevaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9033-0171
Holger KreftBiodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4471-8236
Vojtech LantaDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Jan LepsDepartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-4822-7429
Simone MereuConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Bioeconomia, CNR-IBE, Sassari, Italy.
Christian MessierDépartement des sciences biologiques, Centre for Forest Research, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8728-5533
Florencia MontagniniSchool of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Martin MörsdorfGeobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Sandra MüllerGeobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4289-755X
Bart MuysDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Charles A NockGeobotany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3483-0390
Alain PaquetteDépartement des sciences biologiques, Centre for Forest Research, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1048-9674
William C ParkerOntario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada.
John D ParkerSmithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA.
John A ParrottaUSDA Forest Service, Research & Development, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9283-6037
Gustavo B PaternoBiodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9719-3037
Michael P PerringUKCEH (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology), Environment Centre Wales, Bangor, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8553-4893
Daniel PiottoCentro de Formação em Ciências Agroflorestais, Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, Itabuna, Brazil.
H Wayne PolleyUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Temple, TX, USA.
Quentin PonetteEarth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2726-7392
Catherine PotvinDepartment of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Julius QuoshGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Boris RewaldForest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8098-0616
Douglas L GodboldForest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5607-5800
Jasper van RuijvenPlant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Rachel J StandishSchool of Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8118-1904
Artur StefanskiDepartment of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Leti SundawatiDepartment of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Institut Pertanian Bogor University, Bogor, Indonesia.
Jon UrgoitiDépartement des sciences biologiques, Centre for Forest Research, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Laura J WilliamsDepartment of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3555-4778
Brian J WilseyDepartment of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
Baiyu YangZhejiang 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, Shanghai, China.
Li ZhangZhejiang 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, Shanghai, China.
Zhao ZhaoZhejiang 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, Shanghai, China.
Yongchuan YangKey Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7627-7776
Hans SandénForest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Anne EbelingInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University Jena, Jena, Germany.
Bernhard SchmidDepartment of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8430-3214
Markus FischerInstitute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5589-5900
Martyna M KotowskaDepartment of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2283-5979
Cecilia PalmborgDepartment of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0342-1612
David TilmanDepartment of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6395-7676
Enrong YanZhejiang 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, Shanghai, China. eryan@des.ecnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8064-3334
Yann HautierEcology and Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4347-7741
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32030068
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.
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