Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation index in grasslands globally

Engel, Thore; Bruelheide, Helge; Hoss, Daniela; Sabatini, Francesco M.; Altman, Jan; Arfin‐Khan, Mohammed A. S.; Bergmeier, Erwin; Černý, Tomáš; Chytrý, Milan; Dainese, Matteo; Dengler, Jürgen; Dolezal, Jiri; Field, Richard; Fischer, Felícia M.; Huygens, Dries; Jandt, Ute; Jansen, Florian; Jentsch, Anke; Karger, Dirk N.; Kattge, Jens; Lenoir, Jonathan; Lens, Frederic; Loos, Jaqueline; Niinemets, Ülo; Overbeck, Gerhard E.; Ozinga, Wim A.; Penuelas, Josep; Peyre, Gwendolyn; Phillips, Oliver; Reich, Peter B.; Römermann, Christine; Sandel, Brody; Schmidt, Marco; Schrodt, Franziska; Velez‐Martin, Eduardo; Violle, Cyrille; Pillar, Valério

doi:10.1111/geb.13644

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Title:	Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation index in grasslands globally
Authors:	Engel, Thore Bruelheide, Helge Hoss, Daniela Sabatini, Francesco M. Altman, Jan Arfin‐Khan, Mohammed A. S. Bergmeier, Erwin Černý, Tomáš Chytrý, Milan Dainese, Matteo Dengler, Jürgen Dolezal, Jiri Field, Richard Fischer, Felícia M. Huygens, Dries Jandt, Ute Jansen, Florian Jentsch, Anke Karger, Dirk N. Kattge, Jens Lenoir, Jonathan Lens, Frederic Loos, Jaqueline Niinemets, Ülo Overbeck, Gerhard E. Ozinga, Wim A. Penuelas, Josep Peyre, Gwendolyn Phillips, Oliver Reich, Peter B. Römermann, Christine Sandel, Brody Schmidt, Marco Schrodt, Franziska Velez‐Martin, Eduardo Violle, Cyrille Pillar, Valério
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1111/geb.13644 10.21256/zhaw-28573
Published in:	Global Ecology and Biogeography
Volume(Issue):	32
Issue:	5
Page(s):	695
Pages to:	706
Issue Date:	May-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Wiley
ISSN:	1466-822X 1466-8238
Language:	English
Subjects:	Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning; Biodiversity; Community-weighted mean; Ecosystem functioning; Functional diversity; sPlot; Trait; Vegetation
Subject (DDC):	577: Ecology 580: Plants (Botany)
Abstract:	Aim: Theoretical, experimental and observational studies have shown that biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships are influenced by functional community structure through two mutually non-exclusive mechanisms: (1) the dominance effect (which relates to the traits of the dominant species); and (2) the niche partitioning effect [which relates to functional diversity (FD)]. Although both mechanisms have been studied in plant communities and experiments at small spatial extents, it remains unclear whether evidence from small-extent case studies translates into a generalizable macroecological pattern. Here, we evaluate dominance and niche partitioning effects simultaneously in grassland systems world-wide. Location: Two thousand nine hundred and forty-one grassland plots globally. Time period: 2000–2014. Major taxa studied: Vascular plants. Methods: We obtained plot-based data on functional community structure from the global vegetation plot database “sPlot”, which combines species composition with plant trait data from the “TRY” database. We used data on the community-weighted mean (CWM) and FD for 18 ecologically relevant plant traits. As an indicator of primary productivity, we extracted the satellite-derived normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from MODIS. Using generalized additive models and deviation partitioning, we estimated the contributions of trait CWM and FD to the variation in annual maximum NDVI, while controlling for climatic variables and spatial structure. Results: Grassland communities dominated by relatively tall species with acquisitive traits had higher NDVI values, suggesting the prevalence of dominance effects for BEF relationships. We found no support for niche partitioning for the functional traits analysed, because NDVI remained unaffected by FD. Most of the predictive power of traits was shared by climatic predictors and spatial coordinates. This highlights the importance of community assembly processes for BEF relationships in natural communities. Main conclusions: Our analysis provides empirical evidence that plant functional community structure and global patterns in primary productivity are linked through the resource economics and size traits of the dominant species. This is an important test of the hypotheses underlying BEF relationships at the global scale.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28573
Related research data:	https://doi.org/10.25829/idiv.3534-q4ja39
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License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
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Engel, T., Bruelheide, H., Hoss, D., Sabatini, F. M., Altman, J., Arfin‐Khan, M. A. S., Bergmeier, E., Černý, T., Chytrý, M., Dainese, M., Dengler, J., Dolezal, J., Field, R., Fischer, F. M., Huygens, D., Jandt, U., Jansen, F., Jentsch, A., Karger, D. N., et al. (2023). Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation index in grasslands globally. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32(5), 695–706. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13644

Engel, T. et al. (2023) ‘Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation index in grasslands globally’, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32(5), pp. 695–706. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13644.

T. Engel et al., “Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation index in grasslands globally,” Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 695–706, May 2023, doi: 10.1111/geb.13644.

ENGEL, Thore, Helge BRUELHEIDE, Daniela HOSS, Francesco M. SABATINI, Jan ALTMAN, Mohammed A. S. ARFIN‐KHAN, Erwin BERGMEIER, Tomáš ČERNÝ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Matteo DAINESE, Jürgen DENGLER, Jiri DOLEZAL, Richard FIELD, Felícia M. FISCHER, Dries HUYGENS, Ute JANDT, Florian JANSEN, Anke JENTSCH, Dirk N. KARGER, Jens KATTGE, Jonathan LENOIR, Frederic LENS, Jaqueline LOOS, Ülo NIINEMETS, Gerhard E. OVERBECK, Wim A. OZINGA, Josep PENUELAS, Gwendolyn PEYRE, Oliver PHILLIPS, Peter B. REICH, Christine RÖMERMANN, Brody SANDEL, Marco SCHMIDT, Franziska SCHRODT, Eduardo VELEZ‐MARTIN, Cyrille VIOLLE und Valério PILLAR, 2023. Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation index in grasslands globally. Global Ecology and Biogeography. Mai 2023. Bd. 32, Nr. 5, S. 695–706. DOI 10.1111/geb.13644

Engel, Thore, Helge Bruelheide, Daniela Hoss, Francesco M. Sabatini, Jan Altman, Mohammed A. S. Arfin‐Khan, Erwin Bergmeier, et al. 2023. “Traits of Dominant Plant Species Drive Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in Grasslands Globally.” Global Ecology and Biogeography 32 (5): 695–706. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13644.

Engel, Thore, et al. “Traits of Dominant Plant Species Drive Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in Grasslands Globally.” Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 32, no. 5, May 2023, pp. 695–706, https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13644.