ArticleNature ecology & evolution2025
Thresholds of functional trait diversity driven by land use intensification.
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- A functional-trophic pathway links riparian land use intensification to riverine community stability.Science advances · 2026Article
- Camel grazing reshapes root and rhizome economic strategies and trade-offs: synergistic roles of soil water, salinity, and nitrogen availability.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
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Abstract
It is unclear how much land use intensification ecosystems can withstand before undergoing abrupt changes in their structure and dynamics. Here we assess how the functional structure, diversity and temporal stability of 150 agricultural grasslands responded to large variations in land use intensification, namely, different intensities of fertilization, grazing and mowing. Using multi-site time series (2008-2020) of plant trait distributions, we identify two thresholds where the functional structure, diversity and stability of grasslands changed dramatically. The first threshold occurred between unfertilized and fertilized grasslands, with maximization of trait evenness indicating the persistence of plant species with diverse resource-use strategies in extensively managed grasslands. The second threshold occurred when fertilization exceeded 80 kg N ha
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