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A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification.

Nat. Commun. 15:1251 (2024)
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Organismal functional strategies form a continuum from slow- to fast-growing organisms, in response to common drivers such as resource availability and disturbance. However, whether there is synchronisation of these strategies at the entire community level is unclear. Here, we combine trait data for >2800 above- and belowground taxa from 14 trophic guilds spanning a disturbance and resource availability gradient in German grasslands. The results indicate that most guilds consistently respond to these drivers through both direct and trophically mediated effects, resulting in a 'slow-fast' axis at the level of the entire community. Using 15 indicators of carbon and nutrient fluxes, biomass production and decomposition, we also show that fast trait communities are associated with faster rates of ecosystem functioning. These findings demonstrate that 'slow' and 'fast' strategies can be manifested at the level of whole communities, opening new avenues of ecosystem-level functional classification.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Corresponding Author
Keywords Foliar Nitrogen Isotopes; Plant Economics Spectrum; Multiple Factor-analysis; Life-history Traits; Functional Traits; Leaf Nitrogen; Use Intensity; Photosynthetic Capacity; Phylogenetic Structure; Microbial Communities
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2041-1723
e-ISSN 2041-1723
Journal Nature Communications
Quellenangaben Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: , Article Number: 1251 Supplement: ,
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Publishing Place London
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)
Grants University of Bergen