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Impacts of climate on the biodiversity-productivity relationship in natural forests

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  • Songlin Fei

    (Purdue University)

  • Insu Jo

    (Purdue University)

  • Qinfeng Guo

    (US Department of Agriculture)

  • David A. Wardle

    (Nanyang Technological University
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Jingyun Fang

    (Peking University)

  • Anping Chen

    (Purdue University)

  • Christopher M. Oswalt

    (US Department of Agriculture)

  • Eckehard G. Brockerhoff

    (Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute)
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL)

Abstract

Understanding biodiversity-productivity relationships (BPRs) is of theoretical importance, and has important management implications. Most work on BPRs has focused on simple and/or experimentally assembled communities, and it is unclear how these observed BPRs can be extended to complex natural forest ecosystems. Using data from over 115,000 forest plots across the contiguous United States, we show that the bivariate BPRs are positive in dry climates and hump-shaped in mesic climates. When considering other site characteristics, BPRs change to neutral in dry climates and remain hump-shaped in humid sites. Our results indicate that climatic variation is an underlying determinant of contrasting BPRs observed across a large spatial extent, while both biotic factors (e.g., stand age and density) and abiotic factors (e.g., soil properties) can impact BPRs within a given climate unit. These findings suggest that tradeoffs need be made when considering whether to maximize productivity vs. conserve biodiversity, especially in mesic climates.

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  • Songlin Fei & Insu Jo & Qinfeng Guo & David A. Wardle & Jingyun Fang & Anping Chen & Christopher M. Oswalt & Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, 2018. "Impacts of climate on the biodiversity-productivity relationship in natural forests," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-07880-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07880-w
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    1. Aryal, Kishor & Awasthi, Nripesh & Maraseni, Tek & Laudari, Hari Krishna & Gotame, Pabitra & Bist, Dhan Bahadur, 2023. "Calibrating Nepal's scientific forest management practices in the measure of forest restoration," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
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    3. Shan Luo & Richard P. Phillips & Insu Jo & Songlin Fei & Jingjing Liang & Bernhard Schmid & Nico Eisenhauer, 2023. "Higher productivity in forests with mixed mycorrhizal strategies," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
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