Insights on global rangeland ecosystem services shaped by grazing and fertilization

IF 6.5 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI:10.1002/fee.70022

Laura Yahdjian, Sofía Campana, Pedro M Tognetti, Juan Alberti, Pamela Graff, Cecilia Molina, Elizabeth T Borer, Eric W Seabloom, Suzanne M Prober, Andrew S MacDougall, Anita C Risch, Jodi N Price, Sally A Power, Isabel C Barrio, Erika Hersch-Green, Philip A Fay, Sumanta Bagchi, Jonathan D Bakker, Dana Blumenthal, Elizabeth H Boughton, Cynthia S Brown, Miguel N Bugalho, Marc Cadotte, Maria C Caldeira, Jane A Catford, Clinton Carbutt, Qingqing Chen, Scott L Collins, Thomas W Crowther, Carla D’Antonio, Christopher R Dickman, Mary E DuPre, Kenneth J Elgersma, Anu Eskelinen, Nicole Hagenah, Yann Hautier, Anke Jentsch, Johannes MH Knops, Jason P Martina, Rebecca L McCulley, Carly J Stevens, Lauri Laanisto, Lydia R O’Halloran, Pablo L Peri, Petr Macek, Nicholas G Smith, Grégory Sonnier, Ciska GF Veen, Risto Virtanen

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Abstract

Rangelands are crucial to human well-being, but their ability to provide ecosystem services is threatened. We (1) quantified key ecosystem services provided by rangelands, (2) assessed short- and long-term impacts of fertilization (nutrient addition) and the exclusion of large grazing herbivores with fences (herbivore exclusion) on services, and (3) identified synergies and trade-offs among services. We measured indicators of ecosystem services and plant diversity at 79 sites across six continents in the global Nutrient Network. Short-term herbivore exclusion increased forage quantity and soil fertility, but longer-term herbivore exclusion decreased both along with plant richness and pollination. Nutrient addition improved forage provisioning, soil stability, climate regulation, and control of soil erosion but lowered plant diversity and impeded delivery of related services, especially after prolonged application. We found synergies between plant diversity and pollination, as well as between soil fertility, soil stability, and climate regulation. Trade-offs between forage stability and quality persisted after nutrient addition but disappeared with herbivore exclusion. Our results suggest that alternative management actions may sustain livestock production while maintaining rangeland ecosystem services.

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放牧和施肥对全球牧场生态系统服务的影响

牧场对人类福祉至关重要，但它们提供生态系统服务的能力受到了威胁。我们(1)量化了牧场提供的关键生态系统服务；(2)评估了施肥（营养添加）和围栏排除大型食草动物（食草动物排除）对服务的短期和长期影响；(3)确定了服务之间的协同效应和权衡。我们测量了全球营养网络中六大洲79个站点的生态系统服务和植物多样性指标。短期排除草食动物增加了饲料量和土壤肥力，但长期排除草食动物随着植物丰富度和授粉而减少。添加养分改善了牧草供应、土壤稳定性、气候调节和土壤侵蚀控制，但降低了植物多样性并阻碍了相关服务的提供，特别是在长期施用后。我们发现植物多样性和授粉之间，以及土壤肥力、土壤稳定性和气候调节之间存在协同作用。添加营养物后，饲料稳定性和质量之间的权衡仍然存在，但排除草食动物后，这种权衡就消失了。我们的研究结果表明，替代管理行动可以在维持牧场生态系统服务的同时维持畜牧业生产。

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Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

18.30

自引率

1.00%

发文量

128

审稿时长

9-18 weeks

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