Local nutrient addition drives plant biodiversity losses but not biotic homogenization in global grasslands
Qingqing Chen, Shane A. Blowes, William Stanley Harpole, Emma R. Ladouceur, Elizabeth T. Borer, Andrew MacDougall, Jason P. Martina, Jonathan D. Bakker, Pedro M. Tognetti, Eric W. Seabloom, Pedro Daleo, Sally A. Power, Christiane Roscher, Peter B. Adler, Ian Donohue, , Jonathan M. Chase
This study shows nutrient addition reduces plant diversity at local and larger scales equally, without causing biotic homogenization in global grasslands.
Nature Communications · May 27, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology