Hidden below‐ground plant diversity buffers against species loss during land‐use change in species‐rich grasslands

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985939%3A_____%2F21%3A00543874" target="_blank" >RIV/67985939:_____/21:00543874 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60076658:12310/21:43903061

Result on the web

<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0320992" target="_blank" >http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0320992</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12971" target="_blank" >10.1111/jvs.12971</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Hidden below‐ground plant diversity buffers against species loss during land‐use change in species‐rich grasslands

Original language description

Theory suggests that while plant diversity of grasslands decreases in response to increased competition for light, many plant species persist below-ground even in the temporary absence of shoots. Thus, we hypothesized that below-ground, diversity is less affected by increased competition during land-use change compared to above-ground. We quantified above- and below-ground plant richness (roots and rhizomes, seed and bud bank) in grasslands subjected to seven years of experimental abandonment and fertilization. We used conventional species identification to measure richness above-ground and 454 sequencing of the chloroplast trnL (UAA) gene to measure richness of roots and rhizomes, additionally, we used the shoot emergence method to measure soil seed and bud bank richness. While above-ground richness decreased with abandonment and fertilization, below-ground richness remained less affected or even increased compared to the control (traditional mowing). Overall, compared to above-ground the proportion of plant species found only below-ground as roots and rhizomes increased, particularly in the abandonment with fertilization treatment. Below-ground plant diversity could potentially buffer against biodiversity losses during short-term land-use change. Our findings highlight that measuring the complete plant species diversity improves our understanding of processes that underlie plant diversity and coexistence and refine predictions of vegetation responses to biodiversity threats.

Czech name

—

Czech description

—

Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

—

OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Vegetation Science

ISSN

1100-9233

e-ISSN

1654-1103

Volume of the periodical

32

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

e12971

UT code for WoS article

000599079700001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85097607502