Phylogenetic diversity is maintained despite richness losses over time in restored tallgrass prairie plant communities

Barber, Nicholas A.; Jones, Holly P.; Duvall, Melvin R.; Wysocki, William P.; Hansen, Michael J.; Gibson, David J.

doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12639

Cited by 67Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesEcosystem dynamics and resilience

Phylogenetic diversity is maintained despite richness losses over time in restored tallgrass prairie plant communities

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Barber, Nicholas A., Jones, Holly P., Duvall, Melvin R., Wysocki, William P., Hansen, Michael J., Gibson, David J.·2017·Journal of Applied Ecology

DOI 10.1111/1365-2664.12639

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Summary: Ecosystem restoration is an important tool for mitigating biodiversity loss and recovering critical ecosystem services to humanity, but restoration rarely takes into account the evolutionary attributes of the community being restored. Phylogenetic diversity ( PD ) represents a potentially valuable measure of restoration success because it can correlate with functional trait diversity that drives ecosystem function. However, PD patterns in restored communities are rarely assessed. We surveyed plant communities in restored tallgrass prairies 2–19 years old and calculated two PD measures, SES MNTD and SES MPD , of the communities and seed mixture applied to sites. We also identified high‐threat exotic species present in each site to determine whether PD of the seed mixture applied was related to resistance against invasion. We show that PD in North American tallgrass prairie restorations, as measured by both SES MNTD and SES MPD , is maintained over time even as richness declines. Neither the resulting community PD nor invasion by high‐threat exotic species was affected by PD of the seed mixture used in site restoration. Thus, simply maximizing PD of seed mixtures without considering the particular component species is unlikely to help achieve restoration goals. Synthesis and applications . These results suggest that species losses over time are not biased towards species with or without close relatives in the community. If phylogenetic diversity (PD) reflects functional trait diversity in communities, then local declines in species richness may not necessarily mean the loss of ecosystem function in restoration projects. However, PD of restored communities may be limited by low establishment rates for most species. Conservation practitioners should consider PD with careful planning to maintain overall community diversity and potentially maximize ecosystem function and services in restorations. This perspective will require a deeper understanding of the relationships between phylogenetic relatedness and traits associated with competition and fitness.

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Soil microbial communities and soil carbon levels on agricultural land approached those of remnant prairies within 13 years, after prairie species were planted.
“Others [27] reported that soil microbial communities and soil carbon levels on agricultural land approached those of remnant prairies within 13 years, after prairie species were planted.”
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The Sites Selection and Surveys section describes former agricultural sites planted with native prairie seeds, but the paper reports surveys of plants, not soil microbes or soil carbon. It also says the restored plant communities were not compared with remnants. Searches for the 13-year soil-microbial and soil-carbon finding found no passage addressing it. (LLM, conf=0.76)
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Data from: Phylogenetic diversity is maintained despite richness losses over time in restored tallgrass prairie plant communities
Barber, N. A., Jones, H. P., Duvall, M. R., Wysocki, W. P., Hansen, M. J., & Gibson, D. J. (2016) · Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) · doi:10.5061/dryad.5m30d · Cited by 1 · see citing works
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Restored tallgrass prairies have reduced phylogenetic diversity compared with remnants
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Data from: Restored tallgrass prairies have reduced phylogenetic diversity compared with remnants
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Phylogenetic diversity reveals hidden patterns related to population source and species pools during restoration
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Phylogenetically and functionally diverse species mixes beget diverse experimental prairies, whether from seeds or plugs
Barak, R. S., Karimi, N., Glasenhardt, M., Larkin, D. J., Williams, E. W., & Hipp, A. L. (2022) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.13737 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Authors: Barber, N. A., Jones, H. P., Duvall, M. R., Wysocki, W. P., Hansen, M. J., & Gibson, D. J.
Affiliations: Northern Illinois University (US)
University of Wisconsin System (US)
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (US)
Corresponding author: Barber, Nicholas A.
ORCID: Barber, Nicholas A.
Jones, Holly P.
Duvall, Melvin R.
Wysocki, William P.
Hansen, Michael J.
Gibson, David J.
Venue: Journal of Applied Ecology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2016-03-18
Volume: 54
Issue: 1
Pages: 137-144
ISSN: 0021-8901 (ISSN-L)
1365-2664
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12639
OpenAlex: W2292390270
Cited by: 67
References: 58
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1
FWCI: 5.18
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Journal of Applied Ecology (publishedVersion)
Funders: Northern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
Keywords: phylogenetic diversity, tallgrass prairie restoration, plant community diversity, species richness decline, seed mixtures, invasion resistance, functional trait diversity, ecosystem functioning, restoration success

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