Species richness effects on grassland recovery from drought depend on community productivity in a multisite experiment

Kreyling, Juergen; Dengler, Jürgen; Walter, Julia; Velev, Nikolay; Ugurlu, Emin; Sopotlieva, Desislava; Ransijn, Johannes; Picon-Cochard, Catherine; Nijs, Ivan; Hernandez, Pauline; Güler, Behlül; von Gillhaussen, Philipp; De Boeck, Hans J.; Bloor, Juliette M. G.; Berwaers, Sigi; Beierkuhnlein, Carl; Arfin Khan, Mohammed A. S.; Apostolova, Iva; Altan, Yasin; Zeiter, Michaela; Wellstein, Camilla; Sternberg, Marcelo; Stampfli, Andreas; Campetella, Giandiego; Bartha, Sándor; Bahn, Michael; Jentsch, Anke

doi:10.1111/ele.12848

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Species richness effects on grassland recovery from drought depend on community productivity in a multisite experiment
Authors:	Kreyling, Juergen Dengler, Jürgen Walter, Julia Velev, Nikolay Ugurlu, Emin Sopotlieva, Desislava Ransijn, Johannes Picon-Cochard, Catherine Nijs, Ivan Hernandez, Pauline Güler, Behlül von Gillhaussen, Philipp De Boeck, Hans J. Bloor, Juliette M. G. Berwaers, Sigi Beierkuhnlein, Carl Arfin Khan, Mohammed A. S. Apostolova, Iva Altan, Yasin Zeiter, Michaela Wellstein, Camilla Sternberg, Marcelo Stampfli, Andreas Campetella, Giandiego Bartha, Sándor Bahn, Michael Jentsch, Anke
DOI:	10.1111/ele.12848
Published in:	Ecology Letters
Volume(Issue):	20
Issue:	11
Page(s):	1405
Pages to:	1413
Issue Date:	Nov-2017
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Wiley
ISSN:	1461-023X 1461-0248
Language:	English
Subjects:	Asynchrony; Coordinated distributed experiment; Diversity-stability relationship; Extreme event ecology; Insurance hypothesis; Resilience
Subject (DDC):	577: Ecology
Abstract:	Biodiversity can buffer ecosystem functioning against extreme climatic events, but few experiments have explicitly tested this. Here, we present the first multisite biodiversity × drought manipulation experiment to examine drought resistance and recovery at five temperate and Mediterranean grassland sites. Aboveground biomass production declined by 30% due to experimental drought (standardised local extremity by rainfall exclusion for 72-98 consecutive days). Species richness did not affect resistance but promoted recovery. Recovery was only positively affected by species richness in low-productive communities, with most diverse communities even showing overcompensation. This positive diversity effect could be linked to asynchrony of species responses. Our results suggest that a more context-dependent view considering the nature of the climatic disturbance as well as the productivity of the studied system will help identify under which circumstances biodiversity promotes drought resistance or recovery. Stability of biomass production can generally be expected to decrease with biodiversity loss and climate change.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/1938
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Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
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Kreyling, J., Dengler, J., Walter, J., Velev, N., Ugurlu, E., Sopotlieva, D., Ransijn, J., Picon-Cochard, C., Nijs, I., Hernandez, P., Güler, B., von Gillhaussen, P., De Boeck, H. J., Bloor, J. M. G., Berwaers, S., Beierkuhnlein, C., Arfin Khan, M. A. S., Apostolova, I., Altan, Y., et al. (2017). Species richness effects on grassland recovery from drought depend on community productivity in a multisite experiment. Ecology Letters, 20(11), 1405–1413. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12848

Kreyling, J. et al. (2017) ‘Species richness effects on grassland recovery from drought depend on community productivity in a multisite experiment’, Ecology Letters, 20(11), pp. 1405–1413. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12848.

J. Kreyling et al., “Species richness effects on grassland recovery from drought depend on community productivity in a multisite experiment,” Ecology Letters, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1405–1413, Nov. 2017, doi: 10.1111/ele.12848.

KREYLING, Juergen, Jürgen DENGLER, Julia WALTER, Nikolay VELEV, Emin UGURLU, Desislava SOPOTLIEVA, Johannes RANSIJN, Catherine PICON-COCHARD, Ivan NIJS, Pauline HERNANDEZ, Behlül GÜLER, Philipp VON GILLHAUSSEN, Hans J. DE BOECK, Juliette M. G. BLOOR, Sigi BERWAERS, Carl BEIERKUHNLEIN, Mohammed A. S. ARFIN KHAN, Iva APOSTOLOVA, Yasin ALTAN, Michaela ZEITER, Camilla WELLSTEIN, Marcelo STERNBERG, Andreas STAMPFLI, Giandiego CAMPETELLA, Sándor BARTHA, Michael BAHN und Anke JENTSCH, 2017. Species richness effects on grassland recovery from drought depend on community productivity in a multisite experiment. Ecology Letters. November 2017. Bd. 20, Nr. 11, S. 1405–1413. DOI 10.1111/ele.12848

Kreyling, Juergen, Jürgen Dengler, Julia Walter, Nikolay Velev, Emin Ugurlu, Desislava Sopotlieva, Johannes Ransijn, et al. 2017. “Species Richness Effects on Grassland Recovery from Drought Depend on Community Productivity in a Multisite Experiment.” Ecology Letters 20 (11): 1405–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12848.

Kreyling, Juergen, et al. “Species Richness Effects on Grassland Recovery from Drought Depend on Community Productivity in a Multisite Experiment.” Ecology Letters, vol. 20, no. 11, Nov. 2017, pp. 1405–13, https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12848.