How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?

[Question] How do tree canopy cover and soil nutrients shape the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity of sub-Mediterranean grasslands?

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Autores: Tomás-Marín, Sergio de, de Bello, Francesco, Galán Díaz, Javier, Muñoz-Gálvez, Francisco J., Prieto Aguilar, Iván, Riva, Enrique G. de la
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palavra-chave:Community assembly
Decoupling
Ecotone
Functional diversity
Grassland
Herbaceous
Phylogenetic diversity
Sub-Mediterranean
Taxonomic diversity
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?
title How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?
spellingShingle How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?
Tomás-Marín, Sergio de
Community assembly
Decoupling
Ecotone
Functional diversity
Grassland
Herbaceous
Phylogenetic diversity
Sub-Mediterranean
Taxonomic diversity
title_short How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?
title_full How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?
title_fullStr How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?
title_full_unstemmed How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?
title_sort How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tomás-Marín, Sergio de
de Bello, Francesco
Galán Díaz, Javier
Muñoz-Gálvez, Francisco J.
Prieto Aguilar, Iván
Riva, Enrique G. de la
author Tomás-Marín, Sergio de
author_facet Tomás-Marín, Sergio de
de Bello, Francesco
Galán Díaz, Javier
Muñoz-Gálvez, Francisco J.
Prieto Aguilar, Iván
Riva, Enrique G. de la
author_role author
author2 de Bello, Francesco
Galán Díaz, Javier
Muñoz-Gálvez, Francisco J.
Prieto Aguilar, Iván
Riva, Enrique G. de la
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author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv German Research Foundation
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
CSIC-GV-UV- Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación (CIDE)
European Commission
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Community assembly
Decoupling
Ecotone
Functional diversity
Grassland
Herbaceous
Phylogenetic diversity
Sub-Mediterranean
Taxonomic diversity
topic Community assembly
Decoupling
Ecotone
Functional diversity
Grassland
Herbaceous
Phylogenetic diversity
Sub-Mediterranean
Taxonomic diversity
description [Question] How do tree canopy cover and soil nutrients shape the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity of sub-Mediterranean grasslands?
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2026
2026
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spelling How Do Tree Canopy and Soil Nutrients Drive Distinct Facets of Diversity and Community Assembly in Sub-Mediterranean Grasslands?Tomás-Marín, Sergio dede Bello, FrancescoGalán Díaz, JavierMuñoz-Gálvez, Francisco J.Prieto Aguilar, IvánRiva, Enrique G. de laCommunity assemblyDecouplingEcotoneFunctional diversityGrasslandHerbaceousPhylogenetic diversitySub-MediterraneanTaxonomic diversity[Question] How do tree canopy cover and soil nutrients shape the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity of sub-Mediterranean grasslands?[Location] Valdebezana's valley (Burgos, Northern Spain).[Methods] We measured 10 above- and belowground plant functional raits related to resource acquisition strategies and dispersal ability from four sub-Mediterranean grasslands dominated by species with different biogeographic origins (Eurosiberian vs. Mediterranean). Then, we estimated patterns in taxonomic composition and compared the levels of taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity indices among communities and estimated their phylogenetic and functional assembly patterns, together with the decoupled functional diversity. Additionally, we estimated the influence of tree canopy and soil nutrients in shaping such patterns.[Results] Communities segregated according to their biogeographic origin (Eurosiberian vs. Mediterranean) along a soil resource gradient, matching the economics spectrum expectation. Taxonomic diversity differed significantly between biogeographic origins, but phylogenetic or functional diversity did not. Assembly patterns showed phylogenetic over-dispersion accompanied by functional clustering, with a significant effect of decoupling. Differences in taxonomic diversity were driven by edaphic factors, while canopy closure mainly influenced phylogenetic and functional patterns.[Conclusions] Sub-Mediterranean grasslands are highly rich in all facets of biodiversity (taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional) and in assembly processes. In these habitats, local conditions may influence the structure and composition of herbaceous plant communities, highlighting the fragility of ecotones to environmental variations. Our results underline the need to develop proper management actions to preserve ecotone grassland communities; for instance, the creation of heterogeneous environments combining forest patches with open areas to maximize their biodiversity and functionality.This work was financially supported by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), being part of the project “the Functional Frontier among Mediterranean and Eurosiberian Plant Communities” (ECOFUMER, 441909701). Enrique G. de la Riva and Javier Galán Díaz were respectively supported by a María Zambrano and a Margarita Salas fellowships funded by the Spanish Ministry of Sciences, Innovation and Universities, and European Union-Next Generation Plan. Francesco de Bello was supported by the Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificacion (CIDE) from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Universidad de Valencia. Francisco J. Muñoz-Gálvez was funded by a predoctoral grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Iván Prieto acknowledged funding from a Ramón y Cajal contract (RYC2021-033081-I), funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and co-funded by the European Union-Next Generation Plan funded by European Union-NextGenerationEU.Peer reviewedJohn Wiley & SonsGerman Research FoundationMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)CSIC-GV-UV- Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación (CIDE)European CommissionConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202620262025info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/428381reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésThe underlying dataset has been published as supplementary material of the article in the publisher platform at DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.70064https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.70064Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:digitalcsic_::77b9cf5d32811e581db832735fcef0742026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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