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ArticleNature ecology & evolution2025

Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition.

V F Bondaruk, C Xu, P Wilfahrt, L Yahdjian, Q Yu, E T Borer, A Jentsch, E W Seabloom, M D Smith, J Alberti and 45 more

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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V F Bondaruk *Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8087-6584
C Xu *State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arable Land in China, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-5224-4433
P WilfahrtDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.
L YahdjianInstituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9635-1221
Q YuSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China. yuq@bjfu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5480-0623
E T BorerDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2259-5853
A JentschDisturbance Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2345-8300
E W SeabloomDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6780-9259
M D SmithDepartment of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4920-6985
J AlbertiInstituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), UNMDP - CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-0921
G R OñatibiaInstituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2329-6601
H DieguezDepartamento de Métodos Cuantitativos y Sistemas de Información, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-3532-0334
M CarbognaniDepartment of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7701-9859
A KübertEcosystem Physiology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-9261
S A PowerHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-8671
N EisenhauerGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-6720
F IsbellDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9689-769X
H AugeGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7432-8453
M H ChandregowdaHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9767-2457
A C ChurchillDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9136-8131
P DaleoInstituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), UNMDP - CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9759-1203
T ForteDepartment of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8685-5872
A C GreenvilleData Analytics for Resources and Environments (DARE), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0113-4778
S E KoernerDepartment of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6403-7513
T OhlertDepartment of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
P PeriInstituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA), CONICET, Rio Gallegos, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-4408
A PetragliaDepartment of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4632-2251
D SalesaFundación de la Comunidad Valenciana, Centro de Estudios Ambientales del Mediterráneo (CEAM), Paterna, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4323-4782
M TedderCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8021-0929
A ValdecantosDepartamento de Ecología, Instituto Multidisciplinar para el Estudio del Medio Ramón Margalef, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3761-3500
E VerhoevenSydney Institute of Agriculture, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9187-8948
G M WardleData Analytics for Resources and Environments (DARE), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-1899
C WernerEcosystem Physiology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7676-9057
G R WheelerSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
H AnSchool of Ecology and Environment, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China.
L BiancariInstituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura (IFEVA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6539-6267
H J DiaoCollege of Grassland Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China.
J GutknechtDepartment of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.
L B HanSchool of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
Y G KeState Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arable Land in China, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1884-7627
J L LiuDepartment of Herbage Breeding, Prataculture Research Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.
Y MazikoCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
D S TianKey Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8023-1180
D TissueHawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8497-2047
S WankeDisturbance Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1619-7701
C Z WeiState Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9309-2722
K WilkinsDepartment of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9875-1149
H H WuState Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arable Land in China, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
A L YoungDepartment of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2373-4264
F W ZhangNorthwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-7956
B ZhangCele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8065-1273
J T ZhuLhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
N ZongLhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
X A ZuoKey Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Urat Desert-grassland Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1063-1100
Y HautierEcology and Biodiversity Group, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant biomass tends to increase under nutrient addition and decrease under drought. Biotic and abiotic factors influence responses to both, making the combined impact of nutrient addition and drought difficult to predict. Using a globally distributed network of manipulative field experiments, we assessed grassland aboveground biomass response to both drought and increased nutrient availability at 26 sites across nine countries. Overall, drought reduced biomass by 19% and nutrient addition increased it by 24%, resulting in no net impact under combined drought and nutrient addition. Among the plant functional groups, only graminoids responded positively to nutrients during drought. However, these general responses depended on local conditions, especially aridity. Nutrient effects were stronger in arid grasslands and weaker in humid regions and nitrogen-rich soils, although nutrient addition alleviated drought effects the most in subhumid sites. Biomass responses were weaker with higher precipitation variability. Biomass increased more with increased nutrient availability and declined more with drought at high-diversity sites than at low-diversity sites. Our findings highlight the importance of local abiotic and biotic conditions in predicting grassland responses to anthropogenic nutrient and climate changes.

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BiomassDesert ClimateDroughtsGrasslandNutrientsClimate ChangeNitrogenSoilNitrogenNutrientsSoil

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