Relationship Between Evolutionary Diversity and Aboveground Biomass During 150 Years of Natural Vegetation Regeneration in Temperate China
ABSTRACT While the link between plant species diversity and biomass has been well‐studied, the impact of evolutionary diversity on community biomass across long timescales or ongoing change remains a subject of debate. We elucidated the association between evolutionary diversity and community aboveg...
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| description | ABSTRACT While the link between plant species diversity and biomass has been well‐studied, the impact of evolutionary diversity on community biomass across long timescales or ongoing change remains a subject of debate. We elucidated the association between evolutionary diversity and community aboveground biomass (AGB) using an ideal experimental system with over 150‐year history of natural vegetation regeneration. Higher phylogenetic diversity facilitated the sampling effect under the influence of environmental filtering, and caused an increase in AGB. Phylogenetic structure varied from aggregation to dispersion during the later period of vegetation recovery (70–150 years), which was correlated with increases in niche complementarity and increasing AGB. Woody plant evolutionary diversity was used as a key to predict the relationship between vegetation recovery and AGB, with a total explanatory power of ~84.7%. Mixed forests composed of evergreen conifers and deciduous broadleaf forests had higher carbon sequestration potential than that of pure forests, which is advantageous for increasing top‐stage AGB. This research expands our knowledge of the causes and effects of biodiversity and ecosystem function dynamics over time and space, which is important for accurately predicting future climate change effects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e462c948ea4a4ea5a5d2ead074def1cc2025-08-20T01:58:37ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582024-10-011410n/an/a10.1002/ece3.70390Relationship Between Evolutionary Diversity and Aboveground Biomass During 150 Years of Natural Vegetation Regeneration in Temperate ChinaQilong Tian0Xiaoping Zhang1Miaoqian Wang2Jie He3Xiaoming Xu4Liang He5Haijie Yi6Haojia Wang7College of Ecology and Environment, Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecology of Education Ministry Xinjiang University Urumqi ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation, State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on Loess Plateau Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources Yangling ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation, State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on Loess Plateau Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources Yangling ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaABSTRACT While the link between plant species diversity and biomass has been well‐studied, the impact of evolutionary diversity on community biomass across long timescales or ongoing change remains a subject of debate. We elucidated the association between evolutionary diversity and community aboveground biomass (AGB) using an ideal experimental system with over 150‐year history of natural vegetation regeneration. Higher phylogenetic diversity facilitated the sampling effect under the influence of environmental filtering, and caused an increase in AGB. Phylogenetic structure varied from aggregation to dispersion during the later period of vegetation recovery (70–150 years), which was correlated with increases in niche complementarity and increasing AGB. Woody plant evolutionary diversity was used as a key to predict the relationship between vegetation recovery and AGB, with a total explanatory power of ~84.7%. Mixed forests composed of evergreen conifers and deciduous broadleaf forests had higher carbon sequestration potential than that of pure forests, which is advantageous for increasing top‐stage AGB. This research expands our knowledge of the causes and effects of biodiversity and ecosystem function dynamics over time and space, which is important for accurately predicting future climate change effects.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70390carbon sinkecosystem functionphylogenetic diversityphylogenetic structurevegetation succession |
| spellingShingle | Qilong Tian Xiaoping Zhang Miaoqian Wang Jie He Xiaoming Xu Liang He Haijie Yi Haojia Wang Relationship Between Evolutionary Diversity and Aboveground Biomass During 150 Years of Natural Vegetation Regeneration in Temperate China Ecology and Evolution carbon sink ecosystem function phylogenetic diversity phylogenetic structure vegetation succession |
| title | Relationship Between Evolutionary Diversity and Aboveground Biomass During 150 Years of Natural Vegetation Regeneration in Temperate China |
| title_full | Relationship Between Evolutionary Diversity and Aboveground Biomass During 150 Years of Natural Vegetation Regeneration in Temperate China |
| title_fullStr | Relationship Between Evolutionary Diversity and Aboveground Biomass During 150 Years of Natural Vegetation Regeneration in Temperate China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship Between Evolutionary Diversity and Aboveground Biomass During 150 Years of Natural Vegetation Regeneration in Temperate China |
| title_short | Relationship Between Evolutionary Diversity and Aboveground Biomass During 150 Years of Natural Vegetation Regeneration in Temperate China |
| title_sort | relationship between evolutionary diversity and aboveground biomass during 150 years of natural vegetation regeneration in temperate china |
| topic | carbon sink ecosystem function phylogenetic diversity phylogenetic structure vegetation succession |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70390 |
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