Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment

Christoph Scherber (), Nico Eisenhauer, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Bernhard Schmid, Winfried Voigt, Markus Fischer, Ernst-Detlef Schulze, Christiane Roscher, Alexandra Weigelt, Eric Allan, Holger Beßler, Michael Bonkowski, Nina Buchmann, François Buscot, Lars W. Clement, Anne Ebeling, Christof Engels, Stefan Halle, Ilona Kertscher, Alexandra-Maria Klein, Robert Koller, Stephan König, Esther Kowalski, Volker Kummer, Annely Kuu, Markus Lange, Dirk Lauterbach, Cornelius Middelhoff, Varvara D. Migunova, Alexandru Milcu, Ramona Müller, Stephan Partsch, Jana S. Petermann, Carsten Renker, Tanja Rottstock, Alexander Sabais, Stefan Scheu, Jens Schumacher, Vicky M. Temperton and Teja Tscharntke
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Christoph Scherber: Georg-August-University Göttingen, Agroecology, Grisebachstrasse 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Nico Eisenhauer: Georg-August-University Göttingen, J. F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Berliner Strasse 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Wolfgang W. Weisser: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Bernhard Schmid: Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
Winfried Voigt: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Markus Fischer: University of Bern, Plant Sciences, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
Ernst-Detlef Schulze: Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
Christiane Roscher: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Alexandra Weigelt: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Eric Allan: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Holger Beßler: Humboldt University, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 4, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Michael Bonkowski: University of Cologne, Cologne Biocenter, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, 50674 Cologne, Germany
Nina Buchmann: ETH Zurich, Institute of Plant, Animal and Agroecosystem Sciences, LFW C56, Universitätstrasse 2, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
François Buscot: UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4, 06102 Halle, Germany
Lars W. Clement: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Anne Ebeling: Georg-August-University Göttingen, Agroecology, Grisebachstrasse 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Christof Engels: Humboldt University, Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 4, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Stefan Halle: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Ilona Kertscher: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Alexandra-Maria Klein: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Robert Koller: University of Cologne, Cologne Biocenter, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, 50674 Cologne, Germany
Stephan König: UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4, 06102 Halle, Germany
Esther Kowalski: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Volker Kummer: University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Maulbeerallee 1, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Annely Kuu: Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu College, Puiestee 78, 51008 Tartu, Estonia
Markus Lange: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Dirk Lauterbach: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Cornelius Middelhoff: Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
Varvara D. Migunova: K. I. Skryabin All-Russian Institute of Helminthology, Bolschaya Tcheryomuschkinskaya Street 28, 117218 Moscow, Russia
Alexandru Milcu: NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot SL5 7PY, United Kingdom
Ramona Müller: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Institute of Ecology, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
Stephan Partsch: Georg-August-University Göttingen, J. F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Berliner Strasse 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Jana S. Petermann: Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
Carsten Renker: UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4, 06102 Halle, Germany
Tanja Rottstock: University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Maulbeerallee 1, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Alexander Sabais: Georg-August-University Göttingen, J. F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Berliner Strasse 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Stefan Scheu: Georg-August-University Göttingen, J. F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Berliner Strasse 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Jens Schumacher: Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
Vicky M. Temperton: Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
Teja Tscharntke: Georg-August-University Göttingen, Agroecology, Grisebachstrasse 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany

Nature, 2010, vol. 468, issue 7323, 553-556

Abstract: Plant diversity and ecosystem function An eight-year study of the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning across the food web suggests that plant diversity has strong bottom-up effects on biotic interactions. The experiment by Scherber et al. manipulated plant species in specially seeded grassland plots and monitored species richness of herbivores, carnivores and all other relevant groups, and their interactions. The effects are consistent across groups, but are stronger at adjacent trophic levels and in above-ground groups rather than below-ground groups. Responses to increasing plant diversity were generally positive, but were negative for biological invasion, pathogen infestation and hyperparasitism.

Date: 2010
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