Competition model explains trends of long‐term fertilization in plant communities
Abstract Over 40 years ago, Kempton (Biometrics, 35, 1979, 307) reported significant modification to plant community structure following a long‐term fertilization experiment. Many researchers have investigated this phenomenon in the years since. Collectively, these studies have shown consistent shif...
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| author | Atsushi Yamauchi Koichi Ito Shota Shibasaki |
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| description | Abstract Over 40 years ago, Kempton (Biometrics, 35, 1979, 307) reported significant modification to plant community structure following a long‐term fertilization experiment. Many researchers have investigated this phenomenon in the years since. Collectively, these studies have shown consistent shifts in rank abundance relationships among species in communities following fertilization. The previous studies indicated that fertilization affects community structure through several critical processes, including trait‐based functional response, reordering of species in rank abundance diagram (RAD), and niche dimensionality, although some questions have remained. How does the species reordering driven by the plant responses cause characteristic trends in temporal changes of RAD? Why are those trends ubiquitous in various systems? To answer those questions, we theoretically investigated the effects of fertilization on community structure based on a colonization model (or Levins model) with competition–fecundity trade‐offs, which can result in the coexistence of multiple species under competition. The model represents characteristic RAD, which can be an adequate tool to study community composition. Our theoretical model comprehensively represents observed trends in rank abundance relationships following long‐term fertilization and suggests that competitive interactions among species are a critical factor in structuring species diversity in plant communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-37dc5e48270c4871a2bdd8de7eba40112023-02-27T08:56:39ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582023-02-01132n/an/a10.1002/ece3.9832Competition model explains trends of long‐term fertilization in plant communitiesAtsushi Yamauchi0Koichi Ito1Shota Shibasaki2Center for Ecological Research Kyoto University Otsu JapanCenter for Ecological Research Kyoto University Otsu JapanDepartment of Fundamental Microbiology University of Lausanne Lausanne SwitzerlandAbstract Over 40 years ago, Kempton (Biometrics, 35, 1979, 307) reported significant modification to plant community structure following a long‐term fertilization experiment. Many researchers have investigated this phenomenon in the years since. Collectively, these studies have shown consistent shifts in rank abundance relationships among species in communities following fertilization. The previous studies indicated that fertilization affects community structure through several critical processes, including trait‐based functional response, reordering of species in rank abundance diagram (RAD), and niche dimensionality, although some questions have remained. How does the species reordering driven by the plant responses cause characteristic trends in temporal changes of RAD? Why are those trends ubiquitous in various systems? To answer those questions, we theoretically investigated the effects of fertilization on community structure based on a colonization model (or Levins model) with competition–fecundity trade‐offs, which can result in the coexistence of multiple species under competition. The model represents characteristic RAD, which can be an adequate tool to study community composition. Our theoretical model comprehensively represents observed trends in rank abundance relationships following long‐term fertilization and suggests that competitive interactions among species are a critical factor in structuring species diversity in plant communities.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9832community structurecompetition–fecundity trade‐offnutrientrank abundance diagram |
| spellingShingle | Atsushi Yamauchi Koichi Ito Shota Shibasaki Competition model explains trends of long‐term fertilization in plant communities Ecology and Evolution community structure competition–fecundity trade‐off nutrient rank abundance diagram |
| title | Competition model explains trends of long‐term fertilization in plant communities |
| title_full | Competition model explains trends of long‐term fertilization in plant communities |
| title_fullStr | Competition model explains trends of long‐term fertilization in plant communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Competition model explains trends of long‐term fertilization in plant communities |
| title_short | Competition model explains trends of long‐term fertilization in plant communities |
| title_sort | competition model explains trends of long term fertilization in plant communities |
| topic | community structure competition–fecundity trade‐off nutrient rank abundance diagram |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9832 |
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