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| Title |
Plant species’ origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms8710 |
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| Authors |
Eric W. Seabloom, Elizabeth T. Borer, Yvonne M. Buckley, Elsa E. Cleland, Kendi F. Davies, Jennifer Firn, W. Stanley Harpole, Yann Hautier, Eric M. Lind, Andrew S. MacDougall, John L. Orrock, Suzanne M. Prober, Peter B. Adler, T. Michael Anderson, Jonathan D. Bakker, Lori A. Biederman, Dana M. Blumenthal, Cynthia S. Brown, Lars A. Brudvig, Marc Cadotte, Chengjin Chu, Kathryn L. Cottingham, Michael J. Crawley, Ellen I. Damschen, Carla M. Dantonio, Nicole M. DeCrappeo, Guozhen Du, Philip A. Fay, Paul Frater, Daniel S. Gruner, Nicole Hagenah, Andy Hector, Helmut Hillebrand, Kirsten S. Hofmockel, Hope C. Humphries, Virginia L. Jin, Adam Kay, Kevin P. Kirkman, Julia A. Klein, Johannes M. H. Knops, Kimberly J. La Pierre, Laura Ladwig, John G. Lambrinos, Qi Li, Wei Li, Robin Marushia, Rebecca L. McCulley, Brett A. Melbourne, Charles E. Mitchell, Joslin L. Moore, John Morgan, Brent Mortensen, Lydia R. O'Halloran, David A. Pyke, Anita C. Risch, Mahesh Sankaran, Martin Schuetz, Anna Simonsen, Melinda D. Smith, Carly J. Stevens, Lauren Sullivan, Elizabeth Wolkovich, Peter D. Wragg, Justin Wright, Louie Yang |
| Abstract |
Exotic species dominate many communities; however the functional significance of species' biogeographic origin remains highly contentious. This debate is fuelled in part by the lack of globally replicated, systematic data assessing the relationship between species provenance, function and response to perturbations. We examined the abundance of native and exotic plant species at 64 grasslands in 13 countries, and at a subset of the sites we experimentally tested native and exotic species responses to two fundamental drivers of invasion, mineral nutrient supplies and vertebrate herbivory. Exotic species are six times more likely to dominate communities than native species. Furthermore, while experimental nutrient addition increases the cover and richness of exotic species, nutrients decrease native diversity and cover. Native and exotic species also differ in their response to vertebrate consumer exclusion. These results suggest that species origin has functional significance, and that eutrophication will lead to increased exotic dominance in grasslands. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 76 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 13% |
| Canada | 6 | 8% |
| Ireland | 6 | 8% |
| Chile | 3 | 4% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 31 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 47 | 62% |
| Scientists | 25 | 33% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 304 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| Argentina | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 293 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 65 | 21% |
| Researcher | 60 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 30 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 39 | 13% |
| Unknown | 69 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 122 | 40% |
| Environmental Science | 75 | 25% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 7 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 1% |
| Computer Science | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 13 | 4% |
| Unknown | 80 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 74. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 February 2018.
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