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DOI | 10.1111/geb.13408 |
Biodiversity alleviates the decrease of grassland multifunctionality under grazing disturbance: A global meta-analysis | |
Zhang, Ruiyang; Tian, Dashuan; Chen, Han Y. H.; Seabloom, Eric W.; Han, Guodong![]() | |
Corresponding Author | Niu, SL (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Ecosyst Network Observat & Modeling, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. |
Journal | GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
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ISSN | 1466-822X |
EISSN | 1466-8238 |
Year Published | 2022 |
Abstract in English | Aim Biodiversity drives the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions related to carbon and nutrient cycling (ecosystem multifunctionality, EMF), and biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are strongly threatened by intensive grazing in grasslands. However, it remains unclear how biodiversity regulates EMF changes in response to intensive grazing. Location Global. Time period From 1992 to 2018. Major taxa studied Grassland. Methods Here, we conducted a global synthesis using 373 paired observations from 90 published studies to address the responses of plant diversity, EMF and their relationships to grazing disturbance depending on grazing intensity, livestock type, grazing duration, and climatic aridity. Results Our results showed that EMF significantly decreased with increasing grazing intensity, but the negative EMF response was alleviated at high levels of plant diversity. The grazing-induced changes in EMF increased linearly with the changes in plant diversity, with the slopes increasing by 78.9% from light to heavy grazing. In addition, the grazing-induced decrease of EMF was stronger with longer grazing duration and more arid climates. Structural equation models suggested that grazing intensity reduced EMF largely via decreasing plant diversity, whereas upsizing livestock type promoted EMF by increasing plant diversity. Main conclusions This study highlights the key role of biodiversity in mediating EMF in response to intensifying grazing disturbance. We call for conservation of biodiversity to maintain grassland multifunctionality and services. |
Keyword in English | aridity index biodiversity ecosystem multifunctionality grazing duration grazing intensity livestock type |
Subtype | Article |
Language | 英语 |
Indexed By | SCI-E |
WOS ID | WOS:000702548700001 |
WOS Keyword | ECOSYSTEM MULTIFUNCTIONALITY ; PLANT DIVERSITY ; SPECIES RICHNESS ; LARGE HERBIVORES ; DIET SELECTION ; LAND-USE ; STABILITY ; PRODUCTIVITY ; INTENSITY ; SOIL |
WOS Subject | Ecology ; Geography, Physical |
WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physical Geography |
Source Institution | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 ; 北京大学 |
Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/363464 |
Affiliation | [Zhang, Ruiyang; Tian, Dashuan; Yu, Guirui; Li, Zhaolei; Niu, Shuli] Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Ecosyst Network Observat & Modeling, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China; [Chen, Han Y. H.] Lakehead Univ, Fac Nat Resources Management, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada; [Chen, Han Y. H.] Fujian Normal Univ, Key Lab Humid Subtrop Ecogeog Proc, Minist Educ, Inst Geog Sci, Fuzhou, Peoples R China; [Seabloom, Eric W.] Univ Minnesota, Dept Ecol Evolut & Behav, St Paul, MN 55108 USA; [Han, Guodong] Inner Mongolia Agr Univ, Key Lab Forage Cultivat Proc & High Efficient Uti, Inner Mongolia Key Lab Grassland Management & Uti, Minist Agr & Rural Affairs,Coll Grassland Resourc, Hohhot, Peoples R China; [Wang, Shaopeng] Peking Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Minist Educ, Inst Ecol,Key Lab Earth Surface Proc, Beijing, Peoples R China; [Li, Zhaolei] Shandong Agr Univ, Coll Resources & Environm, Tai An, Shandong, Peoples R China; [Niu, Shuli] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Environm & Resources, Beijing, P... |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhang, Ruiyang,Tian, Dashuan,Chen, Han Y. H.,et al. Biodiversity alleviates the decrease of grassland multifunctionality under grazing disturbance: A global meta-analysis[J]. 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所, 北京大学,2022. |
APA | Zhang, Ruiyang.,Tian, Dashuan.,Chen, Han Y. H..,Seabloom, Eric W..,Han, Guodong.,...&Niu, Shuli.(2022).Biodiversity alleviates the decrease of grassland multifunctionality under grazing disturbance: A global meta-analysis.GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY. |
MLA | Zhang, Ruiyang,et al."Biodiversity alleviates the decrease of grassland multifunctionality under grazing disturbance: A global meta-analysis".GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY (2022). |
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