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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climate
Nature Communications, Volume 14, No. 1, Article 6624, Year 2023
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Little is currently known about how climate modulates the relationship between plant diversity and soil organic carbon and the mechanisms involved. Yet, this knowledge is of crucial importance in times of climate change and biodiversity loss. Here, we show that plant diversity is positively correlated with soil carbon content and soil carbon-to-nitrogen ratio across 84 grasslands on six continents that span wide climate gradients. The relationships between plant diversity and soil carbon as well as plant diversity and soil organic matter quality (carbon-to-nitrogen ratio) are particularly strong in warm and arid climates. While plant biomass is positively correlated with soil carbon, plant biomass is not significantly correlated with plant diversity. Our results indicate that plant diversity influences soil carbon storage not via the quantity of organic matter (plant biomass) inputs to soil, but through the quality of organic matter. The study implies that ecosystem management that restores plant diversity likely enhances soil carbon sequestration, particularly in warm and arid climates. © 2023, Springer Nature Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Spohn, Marie
Sweden, Uppsala
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Bagchi, Sumanta
India, Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Science
Biederman, Lori A.
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Borer, Elizabeth T.
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Bråthen, Kari Anne
Norway, Tromso
Uit Norges Arktiske Universitet
Bugalho, Miguel N.
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Caldeira, Maria C.
Portugal, Lisbon
Associate Laboratory Terra
Catford, Jane A.
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Collins, Scott L.
United States, Albuquerque
The University of new Mexico
Eisenhauer, Nico
Germany, Leipzig
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Idiv Halle-jena-leipzig
Germany, Leipzig
Universität Leipzig
Hagenah, Nicole
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Haider, Sylvia
Germany, Leipzig
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Idiv Halle-jena-leipzig
Germany, Luneburg
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Germany, Halle
Martin-luther-universität Halle-wittenberg
Hautier, Yann
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
Knops, Johannes M.H.
China, Suzhou
Xi'an Jiaotong-liverpool University
Koerner, Sally E.
United States, Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Laanisto, Lauri
Estonia, Tartu
Eesti Maaülikool
Lekberg, Ylva
United States, Missoula
University of Montana
Martina, Jason P.
United States, San Marcos
Texas State University
Martinson, Holly M.
United States, Westminster
Mcdaniel College
McCulley, Rebecca L.
United States, Lexington
University of Kentucky
Peri, Pablo Luis
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria Buenos Aires
Macek, Petr
Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice
Biology Centre of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Power, Sally A.
Unknown Affiliation
Risch, Anita C.
Switzerland, Birmensdorf
Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt Für Wald, Schnee Und Landschaft Wsl
Roscher, Christiane
Germany, Leipzig
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Idiv Halle-jena-leipzig
Germany, Leipzig
Helmholtz Zentrum Für Umweltforschung
Seabloom, Eric W.
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Stevens, Carly J.
United Kingdom, Lancaster
Lancaster University
Virtanen, Risto J.
Finland, Oulu
Oulun Yliopisto
Yahdjian, Laura
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Statistics
Authors: 29
Affiliations: 30
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41467-023-42340-0
ISSN:
20411723
Research Areas
Environmental