Seed limitation interacts with biotic and abiotic factors to constrain novel species' impact on community biomass and richness

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dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Oulu-Eskelinen, Anu
dc.contributor.authorEskelinen, Anu
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T14:02:50Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-20
dc.date.issued2023-03-20
dc.descriptionSeed limitation can narrow down the number of coexisting plant species, limit plant community productivity, and can also constrain community responses to changing environmental and biotic conditions. In a 10-year full-factorial experiment of seed addition, fertilisation, warming, and herbivore exclusion, we tested how seed addition alters community richness and biomass, and how its effects depend on seed origin and biotic and abiotic context. We found that seed addition increased species richness in all treatments, and increased plant community biomass depending on nutrient addition and warming. Novel species, originally absent from the communities, increased biomass the most, especially in fertilised plots and in the absence of herbivores, while adding seeds of local species did not affect biomass. Our results show that seed limitation constrains both community richness and biomass, and highlight the importance of considering trophic interactions and soil nutrients when assessing novel species immigrations and their effects on community biomass.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n5tb2rc0p
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/5400
dc.rights.licensecc-zero
dc.subjectdispersal limitation
dc.subjectDiversity
dc.subjectfertilisation
dc.subjectHerbivory
dc.subjectlong-term effects
dc.subjectMultiple limiting factors
dc.subjectnet primary productivity
dc.subjectseed addition
dc.subjectTundra
dc.subjectwarming
dc.titleSeed limitation interacts with biotic and abiotic factors to constrain novel species' impact on community biomass and richness
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