Grassland intensification effects cascade to alter multifunctionality of wetlands within metaecosystems.

ABSTRACT: Sustainable agricultural intensification could improve ecosystem service multifunctionality, yet empirical evidence remains tenuous, especially regarding consequences for spatially coupled ecosystems connected by flows across ecosystem boundaries (i.e., metaecosystems). Here we aim to understand the effects of land-use intensification on multiple ecosystem services of spatially connected grasslands and wetlands, where management practices were applied to grasslands but not directly imposed to wetlands. We synthesize long-term datasets encompassing 53 physical, chemical, and biological indicators, comprising >11,000 field measurements. Our results reveal that intensification promotes high-quality forage and livestock production in both grasslands and wetlands, but at the expense of water qu

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719369 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature