Why does fertilization reduce plant species diversity? Testing three competition‐based hypotheses

By T. Rajaniemi. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Economics and Econometrics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Factors and processes affecting plant biodiversity in permanent grasslands. A review (2011, unknown): “Nitrogen Mineral nitrogen fertilization has a detrimental effect on plant diversity in permanent grasslands, decreasing plant species richness (e.g., Gough et al. 2000; Jacquemyn et al. 2003; Rajaniemi 2002).”
Size asymmetry of resource competition and the structure of plant communities (2016, background): “We also acknowledge that under some circumstances light competition might be symmetric (Schwinning & Weiner 1998) and soil resource competition might be asymmetric (Schwinning & Weiner 1998; Rajaniemi 2002).”
Determinants of community organization of a South African mesic grassland (2005, background): “Other experiments have shown that reducing light availability by increasing productivity through watering (Goldberg & Miller 1990), or through the use of shade cloth (Rajaniemi 2002) had no effect on diversity, whereas N-fertilization had a strong effect, suggesting that the effect of fertilization ”
Shoot, but not root, competition reduces community diversity in experimental mesocosms (2009, background): “Current evidence suggests that symmetric root competition has little influence on community structure (Lamb & Cahill 2008), however relationships between root competition intensity and community structure have been observed (Rajaniemi 2002; Rajaniemi et al .”
Opportunities to enhance pollinator biodiversity in solar parks (2021, background): “Fertiliser application commonly reduces floral diversity due to competitive exclusion and therefore reduces the diversity of resources available to pollinators [168].”
Direct and productivity‐mediated indirect effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing on grassland species richness (2012, background): “…of fertilization for affecting species richness through increases in productivity (Grime 1973; Silvertown 1980; Gough et al. 2000; Loreau 2000; Rajaniemi 2002; Schmid 2002; Stevens et al. 2004; Crawley et al. 2005; Kahmen et al. 2005; Harpole & Tilman 2007; Clark & Tilman 2008) and clearly…”
Vascular plant and Orthoptera diversity in relation to grassland management and landscape composition in the European Alps (2007, background): “There is evidence that the combination of above-ground and below-ground competition in highly fertilized meadows reduces species richness because of an interspecific competitive exclusion (Rajaniemi 2002).”
Plant community responses to nitrogen addition and increased precipitation: the importance of water availability and species traits (2011, background): “Several mechanisms have been used to account for the reduction in species diversity under elevated N (Gough et al., 2000; Rajaniemi, 2002; Suding et al., 2005; Clark & Tilman, 2008).”
Intensification of agriculture, landscape composition and wild bee communities: a large scale study in four European countries. (2010, background): “…separately considered in previous studies: (1) Nitrogen input to arable crops reduce floral resources in the fields (Holzschuh et al., 2007, 2008; Rajaniemi, 2002) but also on field boundaries (Carvell et al., 2006; Hyvönen et al., 2003; Kleijn and Verbeek, 2000); (2) Natural grasslands are…”
Plant strategies and trait trade‐offs influence trends in competitive ability along gradients of soil fertility and disturbance (2005, background): “2002; Rajaniemi 2002; Rajaniemi et al .”
The effects of fertilization and herbivory on the herbaceous vegetation of the boreal forest in north‐western Canada: a 10‐year study (2002, background): “There are many examples of the need for longer-term observations from grasslands (Lawes et al. 1882; Brenchley & Warrington 1958); roadside herbaceous communities (Dunnet et al. 1998), and old fields (Inouye & Tilman 1995; Rajaniemi 2002).”
Lack of relationship between below‐ground competition and allocation to roots in 10 grassland species (2003, background): “Much as it has been assumed that plants will increase root allocation in response to root competition, it has also been assumed that root system size is positively associated with below-ground competitive ability (e.g. Tilman 1988; Wilson & Tilman 1995; Rajaniemi 2002).”
Phylogenetic structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal community shifts in response to increasing soil fertility (2015, background): “composition mainly through the enhanced process of competitive exclusion (Rajaniemi, 2002; Hautier et al., 2009; Borer et al., 2014; Liu et al., 2015).”
Light, nutrients and grazing interact to determine diatom species richness via changes to productivity, nutrient state and grazer activity (2009, background): “High nutrient levels shift resource competition to competition for light only, thus decreasing diversity (Rajaniemi 2002, 2003).”
Root competition can cause a decline in diversity with increased productivity (2003, background): “In another old field experiment, on the other hand, fertilization reduced richness and diversity while artificial shading did not, suggesting that increased light competition did not explain the drop in diversity with fertilization (Rajaniemi 2002).”
Establishment limitation reduces species recruitment and species richness as soil resources rise (2004, background): “2000) and experiments (Bohannan & Lenski 2000; Rajaniemi 2002; Stevens & Carson 2002) have focused on how competition and predation influence the productivity–diversity relationship via effects on the rates of local extinction (Rajaniemi 2003).”