Publication Details

Category Data Publication
DOI 10.5061/dryad.gmsbcc2p7
Licence creative commons licence
Title (Primary) Eco-evolutionary dynamics modulate plant responses to global change depending on plant diversity and species identity [Dataset]
Author Dietrich, P.; Schumacher, J.; Eisenhauer, N.; Roscher, C.
Source Titel Dryad
Year 2022
Department iDiv; PHYDIV
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Abstract Global change has dramatic impacts on grassland diversity. However, little is known about how fast species can adapt to diversity loss and how this affects their responses to global change. Here, we performed a common garden experiment testing whether plant responses to global change are influenced by their selection history and the conditioning history of soil at different plant diversity levels. Using seeds of four grass species and soil samples from a 14-year-old biodiversity experiment, we grew the offspring of the plants either in their own soil or in soil of a different community, and exposed them either to drought, increased nitrogen input, or a combination of both. Under nitrogen addition, offspring of plants selected at high diversity produced more biomass than those selected at low diversity, while drought neutralized differences in biomass production. Moreover, under the influence of global change drivers, soil history, and to a lesser extent plant history, had species-specific effects on trait expression. Our results show that plant diversity modulates plant-soil interactions and growth strategies of plants, which in turn affects plant eco-evolutionary pathways. How this change affects species' response to global change and whether this can cause a feedback loop should be investigated in more detail in future studies.
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Dietrich, P., Schumacher, J., Eisenhauer, N., Roscher, C. (2022):
Eco-evolutionary dynamics modulate plant responses to global change depending on plant diversity and species identity [Dataset]
Dryad 10.5061/dryad.gmsbcc2p7