Addition of multiple limiting resources reduces grassland diversity

W. Stanley Harpole (), Lauren L. Sullivan, Eric M. Lind, Jennifer Firn, Peter B. Adler, Elizabeth T. Borer, Jonathan Chase, Philip A. Fay, Yann Hautier, Helmut Hillebrand, Andrew S. MacDougall, Eric W. Seabloom, Ryan Williams, Jonathan D. Bakker, Marc W. Cadotte, Enrique J. Chaneton, Chengjin Chu, Elsa E. Cleland, Carla D’Antonio, Kendi F. Davies, Daniel S. Gruner, Nicole Hagenah, Kevin Kirkman, Johannes M. H. Knops, Kimberly J. La Pierre, Rebecca L. McCulley, Joslin L. Moore, John W. Morgan, Suzanne M. Prober, Anita C. Risch, Martin Schuetz, Carly J. Stevens and Peter D. Wragg
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W. Stanley Harpole: Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15
Lauren L. Sullivan: Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul
Eric M. Lind: Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul
Jennifer Firn: School of Earth, Environment and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
Peter B. Adler: Utah State University
Elizabeth T. Borer: Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul
Jonathan Chase: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e
Philip A. Fay: USDA-ARS Grassland Soil and Water Research Lab
Yann Hautier: Ecology and Biodiversity Group, Utrecht University
Helmut Hillebrand: Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg
Andrew S. MacDougall: University of Guelph
Eric W. Seabloom: Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St Paul
Ryan Williams: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Jonathan D. Bakker: School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
Marc W. Cadotte: University of Toronto – Scarborough, 1265 Military trail
Enrique J. Chaneton: Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Av. San Martín 4453 (C1417DSE)
Chengjin Chu: SYSU-Alberta Joint Lab for Biodiversity Conservation, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
Elsa E. Cleland: Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Section, University of California, La Jolla
Carla D’Antonio: Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California
Kendi F. Davies: University of Colorado
Daniel S. Gruner: University of Maryland
Nicole Hagenah: School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Kevin Kirkman: School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Johannes M. H. Knops: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska
Kimberly J. La Pierre: University of California
Rebecca L. McCulley: University of Kentucky
Joslin L. Moore: School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
John W. Morgan: Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University
Suzanne M. Prober: CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag 5
Anita C. Risch: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Community Ecology
Martin Schuetz: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Community Ecology
Carly J. Stevens: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Peter D. Wragg: Yale University

Nature, 2016, vol. 537, issue 7618, 93-96

Abstract: Analysis of multi-year nutrient enrichment experiments carried out on 45 global grassland sites show that an addition of an increasing number of nutrients leads to a reduction in plant species diversity, and competition for multiple belowground resources promotes plant species diversity.

Date: 2016
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