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ArticleNature communications2025

Temperature-dependent variations in under-canopy herbaceous foliar diseases following shrub encroachment in grasslands.

Yilin Dang, Peng Zhang, Peixi Jiang, Junsheng Ke, Yao Xiao, Yingying Zhu, Mu Liu, Minjie Li, Jihua Wu, Jianquan Liu and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Yilin Dang *State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Peng Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Peixi JiangState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Junsheng KeState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yao XiaoState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2044-6993
Yingying ZhuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Mu LiuState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Minjie LiState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jihua WuState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8623-8519
Jianquan LiuState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. liujq@nwipb.cas.cn.
Bin TianNational Plateau Wetlands Research Center and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plateau Wetland Conservation Restoration and Ecological Services, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China. tianbin@swfu.edu.cn.
Xiang LiuState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. lx@lzu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9422-9492

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32422054, 32371611
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shrub encroachment into grasslands poses a global concern, impacting species biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Yet, the effect of shrub encroachment on herbaceous diseases and the dependence of that effect on climatic factors remain ambiguous. This study spans over 4,000 km, examining significant variability in temperature and precipitation. Our findings reveal that herbaceous plant species richness diminishes the pathogen load of foliar fungal diseases of herbaceous plants in both shrub and grassland patches. Temperature emerges as the primary driver of variations in herbaceous biomass and pathogen load within herbaceous plant communities. Disparities in herbaceous biomass between shrub and grassland patches elucidate changes in pathogen load. In colder regions, shrub encroachment diminishes herbaceous biomass and pathogen load. Conversely, in warmer regions, shrubs either do not reduce or even amplify pathogen load. These discoveries underscore the necessity for adaptive management strategies tailored to specific shrub encroachment scenarios.

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GrasslandPlant DiseasesPlant LeavesTemperatureBiodiversityBiomassEcosystemFungiPoaceae

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PMID39875409
PMCPMC11775204

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