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Testing soil macrodetritivore diversity effects on litter decomposition and plant performance under global warming
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English title |
Testing soil macrodetritivore diversity effects on litter decomposition and plant performance under global warming |
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Applicant |
Moretti Marco
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170200 |
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Funding scheme |
Project funding
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Research institution |
Swiss Federal Research Inst. WSL
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Institution of higher education |
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research - WSL |
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Main discipline |
Environmental Research |
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Start/End |
01.04.2017 - 30.09.2020 |
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Approved amount |
327'448.00 |
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Keywords (9)
Soil macrodetritivores; Plant performance; Non-additive effects; Leaf litter decomposition; Herbivory; Temperature change; Functional diversity; Nutrient cycling; Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Lay Summary (German)
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Lead
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Frühere Forschungen haben häufig eine positive Beziehung zwischen Biodiversität und Ökosystemfunktionen aufgezeigt. Die Art und Weise wie verschiedene Aspekte der biologischen Vielfalt Ökosystemprozesse beeinflussen, werden jedoch debattiert.
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Lay summary
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Lead Frühere Forschungen haben häufig eine positive Beziehung zwischen Biodiversität und Ökosystemfunktionen aufgezeigt. Die Art und Weise wie verschiedene Aspekte der biologischen Vielfalt Ökosystemprozesse beeinflussen, werden jedoch debattiert. Inhalt und Ziel des Forschungsprojekts Das Projekt fokussiert auf die relative Bedeutung der funktionellen und taxonomischen Komponenten der Biodiversität von Zersetzern, den Streuabbau, den Nährstoffkreislauf und die Produktivität von Pflanzen. Ich erwarte, dass 1) beide Komponenten der Biodiversität den Streuabbu beeinflussen und 2) der Streuabbau beeinflusst die Pflanzenvitalität, die Reaktion der Pflanzen gegen Herbivore, so wie die anschliessende Nährstoffkreislauf, und 3) die beobachteten Wirkungen durch Klimawandel beeinflusst werden. Um diese Hypothesen zu testen, werde ich Mikrokosmexperimenten durchführen, in denen ich sowohl die funktionelle Aspekte von neun Arten von Bodenarthropoden (Asseln, Regenwürmen, Schnecke) manipulieren werde. Unterschiedliche Artenkombinationen werden einer Mischung aus Eichen und Eschen-Blättern gehalten und zwei Temperaturen (15 °C und 25 °C) ausgesetzt. Dann soll die Wirkung der verschiedenen Artenzusammensetzungen auf multiple Ökosystemfunktionen gemessen werden (siehe Punkt 2). Wissenschaftlicher und gesellschaftlicher Kontext des Forschungsprojekts Das Projekt wird wichtige Grundlagen für das funktions-basierte Management von Ökosystemleistung liefern und damit einen Beitrag für die langfristige Erhaltung der biologischen Vielfalt und der Ökosystemleistungen leisten. Keywords Biodiversität und Ökosystemprozesse; Boden Makrodetritivoren; Litterzersetzung; Nährstoffkreislauf; Funktionelle Diversität; Pflanzenvitalität; Herbivorie.
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Responsible applicant and co-applicants
Employees
Publications
He Peng, Fontana Simone, Sardans Jordi, Peñuelas Josep, Gessler Arthur, Schaub Marcus, Rigling Andreas, Li Hui, Jiang Yong, Li Mai-He (2019), The biogeochemical niche shifts of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica along an environmental gradient, in
Environmental and Experimental Botany, 167, 103825-103825.
Fontana Simone, Berg Matty P., Moretti Marco (2019), Intraspecific niche partitioning in macrodetritivores enhances mixed leaf litter decomposition, in
Functional Ecology, 33(12), 2391-2401.
Eggenberger Helen, Frey David, Pellissier Loïc, Ghazoul Jaboury, Fontana Simone, Moretti Marco (2019), Urban bumblebees are smaller and more phenotypically diverse than their rural counterparts, in
Journal of Animal Ecology, 88(10), 1522-1533.
He Peng, Fontana Simone, Sui Xin, Gessler Arthur, Schaub Marcus, Rigling Andreas, Jiang Yong, Li Mai-He (2018), Scale dependent responses of pine reproductive traits to experimental and natural precipitation gradients, in
Environmental and Experimental Botany, 156, 62-73.
Datasets
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Fontana, Simone; Berg, Matti; Moretti, Marco |
| Publication date |
02.09.2020 |
| Persistent Identifier (PID) |
http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3384279 |
| Repository |
Zenodo
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| Abstract |
Our dataset consists of masses of Oniscus asellus individuals and total leaf litter (Acer platanoides and/or Betula pendula) measured before and after the experiment.
Collaboration
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Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf |
Switzerland (Europe) |
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- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
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Functional Ecology Laboratory, University of Neuchâtel |
Switzerland (Europe) |
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- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
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- Research Infrastructure
- Exchange of personnel |
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Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam |
Netherlands (Europe) |
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- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
- Research Infrastructure
- Exchange of personnel |
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Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia |
Czech Republic (Europe) |
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- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
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Scientific events
Active participation
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BD-seminar series (WSL)
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Individual talk
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Fall and rise of a leaf: a trait-based adventure
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11.03.2020
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Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Fontana Simone;
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SUPSI seminar (Laboratory of Applied Microbiology)
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Individual talk
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Elusive actors on the stage of ecosystem (and microbial) ecology
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11.11.2019
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Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Fontana Simone;
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iDiv seminar (Experimental Interaction Ecology research group)
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Individual talk
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Elusive actors on the stage of ecosystem ecology
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07.03.2019
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Münster, Germany
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Fontana Simone;
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Biology19
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Talk given at a conference
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Intraspecific size mediated niche partitioning enhances mixed leaf litter decomposition
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06.02.2019
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Fontana Simone; Moretti Marco;
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Journées TEBIS VII
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Talk given at a conference
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It’s a matter of taste: intraspecific size-mediated niche partitioning improves mixed leaf litter consumption
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02.10.2018
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Avignon, France
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Fontana Simone; Moretti Marco;
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Ecology - Meeting the scientific challenges of a complex world (GfÖ annual meeting)
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Talk given at a conference
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It’s a matter of taste: intraspecific size-mediated niche partitioning improves mixed leaf litter consumption
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11.09.2018
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Wien, Austria
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Fontana Simone;
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Biology18
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Talk given at a conference
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Niche partitioning among individuals in natural phytoplankton communities and experimental populations
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16.02.2018
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Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Fontana Simone; Moretti Marco;
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Ecology Across Borders (BES & GfÖ annual meeting)
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Talk given at a conference
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Even spacing of individuals along multiple trait axes predicts phytoplankton community properties in lakes, and is driven by light limitation in experimental populations
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14.12.2017
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Gent, Belgium
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Fontana Simone; Moretti Marco;
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Communication with the public
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Media relations: print media, online media
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Die Vielfalt von ökologischen Eigenschaften der Lebewesen beeinflusst Ökosystemprozesse
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N+L Insides
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Western Switzerland German-speaking Switzerland
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2020
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Associated projects
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Funding scheme |
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154416
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Strategies for Better Gardens: integrated analysis of soil quality, biodiversity and social value of urban gardens |
01.01.2015 |
Sinergia |
Abstract
The current anthropogenically and climate-driven decline of biodiversity worldwide has prompted the need to understand its impact on multiple key ecosystem functions such as litter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and plant performance. Some decades of work have indeed highlighted a positive relationship between species diversity and several ecosystem functions; however, to date, the degree to which both taxonomic and/or functional aspects of biodiversity affect multiple ecosystem processes is still debated. The present project aims at comprehensively disentangle the interralated role of functional and taxonomic diversity on litter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and plant performance. Specifically, it is hypothesized that 1) variation in both taxonomic and functional components of soil macrodetritivore diversity drives variation in litter decomposition and nutrient cycling, 2) the macrodetritivore diversity-driven changes in litter decomposition influence plant performance, plant-herbivore interaction, and subsequent nutrient recycling, and 3) the effects of macrodetritivore diversity changes on decomposition and nutrient cycling is affected by climate warming. In order to test these hypotheses, I will implement a multi-step research plan based on a series of greenhouse microcosm experiments in which I will use a novel framework to factorially manipulate both the functional identity (i.e., community-weighted mean CWM), and functional diversity (FD) of nine species of soil macrodetritivores (three species of isopods, gastropods, and earthworms, respectively) with contrasting functional traits (e.g. biomass, mobility, water loss rate, feeding habit, and life history). All detritivore communities will be feeding on a mixture of two species of plants (Quercus robur and Fraxinus excelsior, with low and high decomposability, respectively) at two temperature conditions (15 °C and 25 °C). This will allow measurement of Q10 values of different ecosystem processes, i.e., their sensitivity to an increase in temperature of 10°C.The effect of different macrodetritivores communities on ecosystem functioning will be measured (i) via changes in soil nutrient composition, subsequent plant germination rate and performance of Q. robur and F. excelsior,when plants are challenged by herbivores, and ultimately, (ii) via changes in how soil-legacy effect on plant trait variation affects nutrient re-cycling. Assessing cascade effects of soil macrodetritivore diversity on litter decomposition and plant performance under temperature change is novel and challenging. Given the current scenario of increasing biodiversity loss and changes in community composition worldwide, it is essential to better understand the consequences of non-random species loss and, in this way, improve our mechanistic knowledge of the effects that changes in biodiversity components can have on multiple ecosystem functions. Overall, the present project will significantly contribute to the debate regarding the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning under global change. And its broader impacts can provide valuable scientific support for more effective long-term biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, while paving the road for a more functionally focused management of ecosystem services.
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