Do trade‐offs govern plant species’ responses to different global change treatments?

Langley, J. Adam; Grman, Emily; Wilcox, Kevin R.; Avolio, Meghan L.; Komatsu, Kimberly J.; Collins, Scott L.; Koerner, Sally E.; Smith, Melinda D.; Baldwin, Andrew H.; Bowman, William; Chiariello, Nona; Eskelinen, Anu; Harmens, Harry; Hovenden, Mark; Klanderud, Kari; McCulley, Rebecca L.; Onipchenko, Vladimir G.; Robinson, Clare H.; Suding, Katharine N.. 2022 Do trade‐offs govern plant species’ responses to different global change treatments? Ecology, 103 (6), e3626. 9, pp. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3626

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Abstract/Summary

Plants are subject to trade-offs among growth strategies such that adaptations for optimal growth in one condition can preclude optimal growth in another. Thus, we predicted that a plant species that responds positively to one global change treatment would be less likely than average to respond positively to another treatment, particularly for pairs of treatments that favor distinct traits. We examined plant species’ abundances in 39 global change experiments manipulating two or more of the following: CO2, nitrogen, phosphorus, water, temperature, or disturbance. Overall, the directional response of a species to one treatment was 13% more likely than expected to oppose its response to a another single-factor treatment. This tendency was detectable across the global data set, but held little predictive power for individual treatment combinations or within individual experiments. Although trade-offs in the ability to respond to different global change treatments exert discernible global effects, other forces obscure their influence in local communities.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3626
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Unaffiliated
ISSN:	0012-9658
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	data synthesis, elevated CO2, global change experiments, herbaceous plants, irrigation, nitrogen, resource strategies, warming
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	10 Jun 2022 10:57 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/532728

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