Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 111; no. 1; pp. 308 - 313
• Main Authors: Allan, Eric, Bossdorf, Oliver, Dormann, Carsten F., Prati, Daniel, Gossner, Martin M., Tscharntke, Teja, Blüthgen, Nico, Bellach, Michaela, Birkhofer, Klaus, Boch, Steffen, Böhm, Stefan, Börschig, Carmen, Chatzinotas, Antonis, Christ, Sabina, Daniel, Rolf, Diekötter, Tim, Fischer, Christiane, Friedl, Thomas, Glaser, Karin, Hallmann, Christine, Hodac, Ladislav, Hölzel, Norbert, Jung, Kirsten, Klein, Alexandra Maria, Klaus, Valentin H., Kleinebecker, Till, Krauss, Jochen, Lange, Markus, Morris, E. Kathryn, Müller, Jörg, Nacke, Heiko, Pašalić, Esther, Rillig, Matthias C., Rothenwöhrer, Christoph, Schally, Peter, Scherber, Christoph, Schulze, Waltraud, Socher, Stephanie A., Steckel, Juliane, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Türke, Manfred, Weiner, Christiane N., Werner, Michael, Westphal, Catrin, Wolters, Volkmar, Wubet, Tesfaye, Gockel, Sonja, Gorke, Martin, Hemp, Andreas, Renner, Swen C., Schöningt, Ingo, Pfeiffer, Simone, König-Ries, Birgitta, Buscot, François, Linsenmair, Karl Eduard, Schulzet, Ernst-Detlef, Weisser, Wolfgang W., Fischer, Markus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 07.01.2014; National Acad Sciences
• Subjects: agricultural grasslands; Agriculture - methods; animals; Area Under Curve; bacteria; Biodiversity; Biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity Exploratories; biodiversity loss; Biologi; Biological Sciences; Biological taxonomies; Conservation; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecology; Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation); Ekologi; Epidemiology; fungi; Genetic diversity; Genotype & phenotype; Germany; Grasses; Grasslands; grazing; Grazing intensity; Infections; Invasive species; Land use; Models, Biological; Mowing; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Parasites; Phenotypic variations; Phylogeny; Plant biodiversity; Plants; plants (botany); Poaceae - physiology; Probability; rare species; Reintroduction; Species; Species diversity; Species Specificity; Time Factors; Translocation; Germany; Biodiversity Exploratories; biodiversity loss; agricultural grasslands

Although temporal heterogeneity is a well-accepted driver of biodiversity, effects of interannual variation in land-use intensity (LUI) have not been addressed yet. Additionally, responses to land use can differ greatly among different organisms; therefore, overall effects of land-use on total local...