Nitrogen-fixing plants increase soil nitrogen and neighbouring-plant biomass, but decrease community diversity: A meta-analysis reveals the mediating role of soil texture

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作者
Ortiz, Sarah K. [1 ]
Wolf, Amelia A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Integrat Biol, Austin, TX 78712 USA
关键词
biomass; diversity; facilitation; legumes; meta-analysis; N-fixers; nitrogen; soil N; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; SPECIES RICHNESS; BIODIVERSITY; LEGUMES; LIMITATION; ABUNDANCE; IMPACTS; TREES; PRODUCTIVITY; FACILITATION;
D O I
10.1111/1365-2745.14402
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Several recent regional studies have cast doubt on the widespread assumption that nitrogen-fixing plants (N-fixers) act as facilitators of neighbouring plant communities. We conducted a meta-analysis to synthesize the effects of N-fixers on plant communities and to understand how ecological context moderates these effects. We analysed studies that assessed paired effects of N-fixers and non-fixers on soil N, neighbouring-plant (non-fixer) biomass and plant community diversity; ecological moderators included climate, soil texture and N-fixer growth form and invasive status. N-fixers led to higher soil N and neighbouring-plant biomass, but lower community diversity compared to non-fixers. The effect of N-fixers on neighbouring-plant biomass was strongly mediated by soil texture; N-fixer invasive status and growth form were also significant mediators of the facilitative effects of N-fixers. Synthesis: N-fixer effects lie on a continuum between facilitation and suppression that is moderated by intrinsic and extrinsic processes, and this analysis provides insight into how these factors moderate the effects of N-fixers. Overall, N-fixers facilitate neighbour biomass but suppress diversity, though high variation in these effects can be explained in part by ecological context. N-fixer effects lie on a continuum between facilitation and suppression that is moderated by intrinsic and extrinsic processes, and this analysis provides insight into how these factors moderate the effects of N-fixers. Overall, N-fixers facilitate neighbour biomass but suppress diversity, though high variation in these effects can be explained in part by ecological context.image
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