Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness

Lauchlan H. Fraser; Jason Pither; Anke Jentsch; Marcelo Sternberg; Martin Zobel; Diana Askarizadeh; Sandor Bartha; Carl Beierkuhnlein; Jonathan A. Bennett; Alex Bittel; Bazartseren Boldgiv; Ilsi I. Boldrini; Edward Bork; Leslie Brown; Marcelo Cabido; James Cahill; Cameron N. Carlyle; Giandiego Campetella; Stefano Chelli; Ofer Cohen; Anna-Maria Csergo; Sandra Diaz; Lucas Enrico; David Ensing; Alessandra Fidelis; Jason D. Fridley; Bryan Foster; Heath Garris; Jacob R. Goheen; Hugh A. L. Henry; Maria Hohn; Mohammad Hassan Jouri; John Klironomos; Kadri Koorem; Rachael Lawrence-Lodge; Ruijun Long; Pete Manning; Randall Mitchell; Mari Moora; Sandra C. Mueller; Carlos Nabinger; Kamal Naseri; Gerhard E. Overbeck; Todd M. Palmer; Sheena Parsons; Mari Pesek; Valerio D. Pillar; Robert M. Pringle; Kathy Roccaforte; Amanda Schmidt; Zhanhuan Shang; Reinhold Stahlmann; Gisela C. Stotz; Shu-ichi Sugiyama; Szilard Szentes; Don Thompson; Radnaakhand Tungalag; Sainbileg Undrakhbold; Margaretha van Rooyen; Camilla Wellstein; J. Bastow Wilson; Talita Zupo

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Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness

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Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness

Lauchlan H. Fraser, Jason Pither, Anke Jentsch, Marcelo Sternberg, Martin Zobel, Diana Askarizadeh, Sandor Bartha, Carl Beierkuhnlein, Jonathan A. Bennett, Alex Bittel, …

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.349(6245), pp.302-305

17/07/2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aab3916

PMID: 26185249

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The search for predictions of species diversity across environmental gradients has challenged ecologists for decades. The humped-back model (HBM) suggests that plant diversity peaks at intermediate productivity; at low productivity few species can tolerate the environmental stresses, and at high productivity a few highly competitive species dominate. Over time the HBM has become increasingly controversial, and recent studies claim to have refuted it. Here, by using data from coordinated surveys conducted throughout grasslands worldwide and comprising a wide range of site productivities, we provide evidence in support of the HBM pattern at both global and regional extents. The relationships described here provide a foundation for further research into the local, landscape, and historical factors that maintain biodiversity.

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Title: Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness
Creators - without role: Lauchlan H. Fraser - Thompson Rivers University
Jason Pither - Okanagan University College
Anke Jentsch - University of Bayreuth
Marcelo Sternberg - Tel Aviv University
Martin Zobel - University of Tartu
Diana Askarizadeh - University of Tehran
Sandor Bartha - Institute of Ecology and Botany
Carl Beierkuhnlein - University of Bayreuth
Jonathan A. Bennett - University of Alberta
Alex Bittel - University of Kansas
Bazartseren Boldgiv - National University of Mongolia
Ilsi I. Boldrini - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Edward Bork - University of Alberta
Leslie Brown - University of South Africa
Marcelo Cabido - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
James Cahill - University of Alberta
Cameron N. Carlyle - University of Alberta
Giandiego Campetella - Università di Camerino
Stefano Chelli - Università di Camerino
Ofer Cohen - Tel Aviv University
Anna-Maria Csergo - Trinity College Dublin
Sandra Diaz - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Lucas Enrico - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
David Ensing - Okanagan College
Alessandra Fidelis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Jason D. Fridley - Syracuse University
Bryan Foster - University of Kansas
Heath Garris - University of Akron
Jacob R. Goheen - University of Wyoming
Hugh A. L. Henry - Western University
Maria Hohn - Corvinus University of Budapest
Mohammad Hassan Jouri - Islamic Azad University, Tehran
John Klironomos - Okanagan University College
Kadri Koorem - University of Tartu
Rachael Lawrence-Lodge - University of Otago
Ruijun Long - Lanzhou University
Pete Manning - University of Bern
Randall Mitchell - University of Akron
Mari Moora - University of Tartu
Sandra C. Mueller - Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Ecol, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Carlos Nabinger - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Kamal Naseri - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Gerhard E. Overbeck - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Todd M. Palmer - University of Florida
Sheena Parsons - University of Kansas
Mari Pesek - University of Kansas
Valerio D. Pillar - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Robert M. Pringle - Princeton University
Kathy Roccaforte - University of Kansas
Amanda Schmidt - Thompson Rivers University
Zhanhuan Shang - Lanzhou University
Reinhold Stahlmann - University of Bayreuth
Gisela C. Stotz - University of Alberta
Shu-ichi Sugiyama - Hirosaki University
Szilard Szentes - Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem
Don Thompson - Agr & Agri Food Canada, Lethbridge Res Ctr, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Radnaakhand Tungalag - National University of Mongolia
Sainbileg Undrakhbold - National University of Mongolia
Margaretha van Rooyen - University of Pretoria
Camilla Wellstein - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
J. Bastow Wilson - University of Otago
Talita Zupo - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Publication Details: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.349(6245), pp.302-305
Publisher: Amer Assoc Advancement Science
Number of pages: 4
Grant note: State Nature Reserve "Montagna di Torricchio" University of Florida University of Camerino, Italy Universidad Nacional de Cordoba FONCyT Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research 41171417 / National Natural Science Foundation of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Canada Research Chair Program; Canada Research Chairs Thompson Rivers University 0153_2011_PR / Fundacao Grupo Boticario, Brazil University of Mongolia's Support for High Impact Research program European Regional Development Fund: Centre of Excellence FIBIR; European Commission Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Discovery Grant (NSERC-DG) of Canada NSF; National Science Foundation (NSF) UHURU: NSERC OTKA K 105608 / Hungarian National Science Foundation 0950100 / Division Of Environmental Biology; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Hungarian University of Transylvania, Romania 1138881 / Directorate For Geosciences; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) University of Tartu, Estonia Princeton Environmental Institute Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI); Canada Foundation for Innovation NSERC-DG; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Taylor Family-Asia Foundation Endowed Chair in Ecology and Conservation Biology CONYCIT Becas-Chile Scholarship CONICET; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET) Rangeland Research Institute, University of Alberta, Canada 307719/2012-0 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brazil; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) CFI; Canada Foundation for Innovation DEB-1021158; DEB-0950100; DEB 1149980; DEB 1355122 / NSF; National Science Foundation (NSF) University of Wyoming 403750/2012-1; 307689/2014-0 / CNPq, Brazil; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ)
Identifiers: 9949082008331
Academic Unit: King Saud University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article