Plant community composition and dominant species drive stability in aboveground production of biofuel agroecosystems.

ABSTRACT: The relationship between diversity and stability remains a key question in ecology and has important consequences for understanding the sustainability (and profitability) of bioenergy cropping systems; yet to date, little work has been done to examine these relationships in agricultural systems directly. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between biodiversity (in number of planted species) and the stability of biomass production in four experimental bioenergy cropping systems established in Wisconsin and Michigan. Species composition and aboveground production were monitored at all sites for 8-10 years (2010-2019) allowing us to evaluate the temporal stability of biomass yield (defined as the temporal mean divided by the temporal SD) in these cropping systems. A major regional dr

SUBMITTER: Stahlheber KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12509788 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature