Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs
Leaf traits are frequently measured in ecology to provide a ‘common currency’ for predicting how anthropogenic pressures impact ecosystem function. Here, we test whether leaf traits consistently respond to experimental treatments across 27 globally distributed grassland sites across 4 continents. We...
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| author | Firn, Jennifer L. McGree, James M. Harvey, Eric Flores-Moreno, Habacuc Schütz, Martin Buckley, Yvonne M. Borer, Elizabeth T. Seabloom, Eric William La Pierre, Kimberly J. MacDougall, Andrew S. Prober, Suzanne M. Stevens, Carly J. Sullivan, Lauren L. Porter, Erica Ladouceur, Emma Allen, Charlotte Moromizato, Karine H. Morgan, John W. Harpole, William Stanley Hautier, Yann Eisenhauer, Nico Wright, Justin P. Adler, Peter B. Arnillas, Carlos Alberto Bakker, Jonathan D. Biederman, Lori Broadbent, Arthur A.D. Brown, Cynthia S. Bugalho, Miguel N. Caldeira, Maria C. Cleland, Elsa E. Ebeling, Anne Fay, Philip A. Hagenah, Nicole Kleinhesselink, Andrew R. Mitchell, Rachel Moore, Joslin L. Nogueira, Carla Peri, Pablo Luis Roscher, Christiane Smith, Melinda D. Wragg, Peter D. Risch, Anita C. |
| author_browse | Adler, Peter B. Allen, Charlotte Arnillas, Carlos Alberto Bakker, Jonathan D. Biederman, Lori Borer, Elizabeth T. Broadbent, Arthur A.D. Brown, Cynthia S. Buckley, Yvonne M. Bugalho, Miguel N. Caldeira, Maria C. Cleland, Elsa E. Ebeling, Anne Eisenhauer, Nico Fay, Philip A. Firn, Jennifer L. Flores-Moreno, Habacuc Hagenah, Nicole Harpole, William Stanley Harvey, Eric Hautier, Yann Kleinhesselink, Andrew R. La Pierre, Kimberly J. Ladouceur, Emma MacDougall, Andrew S. McGree, James M. Mitchell, Rachel Moore, Joslin L. Morgan, John W. Moromizato, Karine H. Nogueira, Carla Peri, Pablo Luis Porter, Erica Prober, Suzanne M. Risch, Anita C. Roscher, Christiane Schütz, Martin Seabloom, Eric William Smith, Melinda D. Stevens, Carly J. Sullivan, Lauren L. Wragg, Peter D. Wright, Justin P. |
| author_facet | Firn, Jennifer L. McGree, James M. Harvey, Eric Flores-Moreno, Habacuc Schütz, Martin Buckley, Yvonne M. Borer, Elizabeth T. Seabloom, Eric William La Pierre, Kimberly J. MacDougall, Andrew S. Prober, Suzanne M. Stevens, Carly J. Sullivan, Lauren L. Porter, Erica Ladouceur, Emma Allen, Charlotte Moromizato, Karine H. Morgan, John W. Harpole, William Stanley Hautier, Yann Eisenhauer, Nico Wright, Justin P. Adler, Peter B. Arnillas, Carlos Alberto Bakker, Jonathan D. Biederman, Lori Broadbent, Arthur A.D. Brown, Cynthia S. Bugalho, Miguel N. Caldeira, Maria C. Cleland, Elsa E. Ebeling, Anne Fay, Philip A. Hagenah, Nicole Kleinhesselink, Andrew R. Mitchell, Rachel Moore, Joslin L. Nogueira, Carla Peri, Pablo Luis Roscher, Christiane Smith, Melinda D. Wragg, Peter D. Risch, Anita C. |
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| description | Leaf traits are frequently measured in ecology to provide a ‘common currency’ for predicting how anthropogenic pressures impact ecosystem function. Here, we test whether leaf traits consistently respond to experimental treatments across 27 globally distributed grassland sites across 4 continents. We find that specific leaf area (leaf area per unit mass)—a commonly measured morphological trait inferring shifts between plant growth strategies—did not respond to up to four years of soil nutrient additions. Leaf nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium concentrations increased in response to the addition of each respective soil nutrient. We found few significant changes in leaf traits when vertebrate herbivores were excluded in the short-term. Leaf nitrogen and potassium concentrations were positively correlated with species turnover, suggesting that interspecific trait variation was a significant predictor of leaf nitrogen and potassium, but not of leaf phosphorus concentration. Climatic conditions and pretreatment soil nutrient levels also accounted for significant amounts of variation in the leaf traits measured. Overall, we find that leaf morphological traits, such as specific leaf area, are not appropriate indicators of plant response to anthropogenic perturbations in grasslands. |
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| spelling | INTA62252019-10-29T13:07:33Z Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs Firn, Jennifer L. McGree, James M. Harvey, Eric Flores-Moreno, Habacuc Schütz, Martin Buckley, Yvonne M. Borer, Elizabeth T. Seabloom, Eric William La Pierre, Kimberly J. MacDougall, Andrew S. Prober, Suzanne M. Stevens, Carly J. Sullivan, Lauren L. Porter, Erica Ladouceur, Emma Allen, Charlotte Moromizato, Karine H. Morgan, John W. Harpole, William Stanley Hautier, Yann Eisenhauer, Nico Wright, Justin P. Adler, Peter B. Arnillas, Carlos Alberto Bakker, Jonathan D. Biederman, Lori Broadbent, Arthur A.D. Brown, Cynthia S. Bugalho, Miguel N. Caldeira, Maria C. Cleland, Elsa E. Ebeling, Anne Fay, Philip A. Hagenah, Nicole Kleinhesselink, Andrew R. Mitchell, Rachel Moore, Joslin L. Nogueira, Carla Peri, Pablo Luis Roscher, Christiane Smith, Melinda D. Wragg, Peter D. Risch, Anita C. Nutrientes Plantas Biodiversidad Praderas Ecología Nutrients Plants Biodiversity Grasslands Ecology Leaf traits are frequently measured in ecology to provide a ‘common currency’ for predicting how anthropogenic pressures impact ecosystem function. Here, we test whether leaf traits consistently respond to experimental treatments across 27 globally distributed grassland sites across 4 continents. We find that specific leaf area (leaf area per unit mass)—a commonly measured morphological trait inferring shifts between plant growth strategies—did not respond to up to four years of soil nutrient additions. Leaf nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium concentrations increased in response to the addition of each respective soil nutrient. We found few significant changes in leaf traits when vertebrate herbivores were excluded in the short-term. Leaf nitrogen and potassium concentrations were positively correlated with species turnover, suggesting that interspecific trait variation was a significant predictor of leaf nitrogen and potassium, but not of leaf phosphorus concentration. Climatic conditions and pretreatment soil nutrient levels also accounted for significant amounts of variation in the leaf traits measured. Overall, we find that leaf morphological traits, such as specific leaf area, are not appropriate indicators of plant response to anthropogenic perturbations in grasslands. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Firn, Jennifer L. Queensland University of Technology; Australia Fil: McGree, James M. Queensland University of Technology; Australia Fil: Harvey, Eric. Université de Montréal. Département de Sciences Biologiques; Canadá Fil: Flores-Moreno, Habacuc. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Estados Unidos Fil: Schütz, Martin. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; Suiza Fil: Buckley, Yvonne M. Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences, Zoology; Irlanda Fil: Borer, Elizabeth T. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Estados Unidos Fil: Seabloom, Eric William. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Estados Unidos Fil: La Pierre, Kimberly J. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Estados Unidos Fil: MacDougall, Andrew S. University of Guelph. Department of Integrative Biology; Canadá Fil: Prober, Suzanne M. CSIRO Land and Water; Australia Fil: Stevens, Carly J. Lancaster University. Lancaster Environment Centre; Reino Unido Fil: Sullivan, Lauren L. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Estados Unidos Fil: Porter, Erica. Queensland University of Technology; Australia Fil: Ladouceur, Emma. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; Alemania. Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research. Department of Physiological Diversity; Alemania Fil: Allen, Charlotte. Queensland University of Technology; Australia Fil: Moromizato, Karine H. Queensland University of Technology; Australia Fil: Morgan, John W. La Trobe University. Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution; Australia Fil: Harpole, William Stanley. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung. Department of Physiological Diversity; Alemania. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Alemania. Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Institute of Biology; Alemania Fil: Hautier, Yann. Utrecht University. Department of Biology. Ecology and Biodiversity Group; Holanda Fil: Eisenhauer, Nico. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Alemania. Leipzig University. Institute of Biology; Alemania Fil: Wright, Justin P. Duke University. Department of Biology; Estados Unidos Fil: Adler, Peter B. Utah State University. Department of Wildland Resources/Ecology Center; Estados Unidos Fil: Arnillas, Carlos Alberto. University of Toronto. Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences; Canadá Fil: Bakker, Jonathan D. University of Washington. School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Estados Unidos Fil: Biederman, Lori. Iowa State University. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology; Estados Unidos Fil: Broadbent, Arthur A.D. University of Manchester. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michael Smith Building; Reino Unido Fil: Brown, Cynthia S. Colorado State University. Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management; Estados Unidos Fil: Bugalho, Miguel N. University of Lisbon. School of Agriculture. Centre for Applied Ecology (CEABN-InBIO); Portugal Fil: Caldeira, Maria C. University of Lisbon. School of Agriculture. Forest Research Centre; Portugal Fil: Cleland, Elsa E. University of California San Diego. Division of Biological Sciences; Estados Unidos Fil: Ebeling, Anne. University of Jena. Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Alemania Fil: Fay, Philip A. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service. Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory; Estados Unidos Fil: Hagenah, Nicole. University of Pretoria. Department of Zoology and Entomology. Mammal Research Institute; Sudáfrica Fil: Kleinhesselink, Andrew R. University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Estados Unidos Fil: Mitchell, Rachel. Northern Arizona University. School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability; Estados Unidos Fil: Moore, Joslin L. Monash University. School of Biological Sciences; Australia Fil: Nogueira, Carla. University of Lisbon. School of Agriculture. Forest Research Centre; Portugal Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Roscher, Christiane. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; Alemania. Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research. Department of Physiological Diversity; Alemania Fil: Smith, Melinda D. Colorado State University. Department of Biology. Graduate Degree Program in Ecology; Estados Unidos Fil: Wragg, Peter D. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; Estados Unidos Fil: Risch, Anita C. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; Suiza 2019-10-29T13:03:55Z 2019-10-29T13:03:55Z 2019 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0790-1 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6225 2397-334X https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0790-1 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Nature Research Nature Ecology & Evolution 3 :400–406 (2019) |
| spellingShingle | Nutrientes Plantas Biodiversidad Praderas Ecología Nutrients Plants Biodiversity Grasslands Ecology Firn, Jennifer L. McGree, James M. Harvey, Eric Flores-Moreno, Habacuc Schütz, Martin Buckley, Yvonne M. Borer, Elizabeth T. Seabloom, Eric William La Pierre, Kimberly J. MacDougall, Andrew S. Prober, Suzanne M. Stevens, Carly J. Sullivan, Lauren L. Porter, Erica Ladouceur, Emma Allen, Charlotte Moromizato, Karine H. Morgan, John W. Harpole, William Stanley Hautier, Yann Eisenhauer, Nico Wright, Justin P. Adler, Peter B. Arnillas, Carlos Alberto Bakker, Jonathan D. Biederman, Lori Broadbent, Arthur A.D. Brown, Cynthia S. Bugalho, Miguel N. Caldeira, Maria C. Cleland, Elsa E. Ebeling, Anne Fay, Philip A. Hagenah, Nicole Kleinhesselink, Andrew R. Mitchell, Rachel Moore, Joslin L. Nogueira, Carla Peri, Pablo Luis Roscher, Christiane Smith, Melinda D. Wragg, Peter D. Risch, Anita C. Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs |
| title | Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs |
| title_full | Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs |
| title_fullStr | Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs |
| title_short | Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs |
| title_sort | leaf nutrients not specific leaf area are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs |
| topic | Nutrientes Plantas Biodiversidad Praderas Ecología Nutrients Plants Biodiversity Grasslands Ecology |
| url | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0790-1 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6225 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0790-1 |
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