Relationships between species richness and biomass production are context dependent in grasslands differing in land-use and seed addition.

ABSTRACT: Despite evidence from grasslands experiments suggesting that plant species loss reduces biomass production, the strength of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in managed grasslands is still debated. High land-use intensity and reduced species pools are often suggested to make relationships between biodiversity and productivity less positive or even negative, but concrete evidence is still scarce. We investigated biodiversity-productivity relationships over two years in 150 managed grasslands in Germany. Specifically, we distinguished between relationships of biodiversity and biomass production in managed grasslands (1) varying in land-use intensity (e.g. of mowing, grazing and/or fertilization), (2) where land-use intensity is experimentally reduced, and (3) where additionall

SUBMITTER: Andraczek K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10640580 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature