Data from: SRUD: a simple non-destructive method for accurate quantification of plant diversity dynamics ...

• Main Authors: Zhang, Pengfei, Kowalchuk, George A., Soons, Merel B., Hefting, Mariet M., Chu, Chengjin, Firn, Jennifer, Brown, Cynthia S., Zhou, Xianhui, Zhou, Xiaolong, Guo, Zhi, Zhao, Zhigang, Du, Guozhen, Hautier, Yann
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2019
• Subjects: Euphrasia pectinata; Arenaria serpyllifolia; Kobresia humilis; Trollius farreri; Pleurospermum camtschatium; Lancea tibetica; Allium sikkimense; Polygonum viviparum; Ajania tenuifolia; Veronica eriogyne; Parnassia trinervis; Lomatogonium carinthiacum; Pedicularis rhinanthoides; Xanthopappus subacaulis; Thermopsis lanceolata; Gentiana sino-ornata; Pedicularis kansuensis; Stipa aliena; Delphinium kamaonense; Koeleria cristata; Gentiana straminea; Gentiana aristata; Pedicularis chinensis; Agrostis hugoniana; Viola pseudo-bambusetorum; Medicago archiducis-nicolai; Cerastium arvense; Festuca sinensis Keng; nutrient enrichment; Astragalus polycladus; Aneurolepidium dasystachys; Kobresia capillifolia; Corydalis pallida; Artemisia sieversiana; Agrostis trinii; Festuca coelestfs; Geranium pylzowianum; Poa pachyantha; Leontopodium souliei; Poa crymophila Keng; Saussurea nigrescens; Aconitum gymnandrum; Gentianopsis paludosa; Capsella bursa-pastoris; Microula sikkimensis; Vicia sepium; Aster alpinus; Halenia elliptica; Saussurea brunneopilosa; Festuca ovina
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1bm144m; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.1bm144m

1. Predicting changes in plant diversity in response to human activities represents one of the major challenges facing ecologists and land managers striving for sustainable ecosystem management. Classical field studies have emphasized the importance of community primary productivity in regulating changes in plant species richness. However, experimental studies have yielded inconsistent empirical evidence, suggesting that primary productivity is not the sole determinant of plant diversity. Recent work has shown that more accurate predictions of changes in species diversity can be achieved by combining measures of species' cover and height into an index of Space Resource Utilization (SRU). While the SRU approach provides reliable predictions, it is time-consuming and requires extensive taxonomic expertise. Ecosystem processes and plant community structure are likely driven primarily by dominant species (mass-ratio effect). Within communities, it is likely that dominant and rare species have opposite ... : azi.cn_height_cover_biomass_dataData were collected in azi.cn (one site of Nutrient Network) during the 5th year of nutrient addition and/or herbivore exclusion. Abbreviated headlines are as follows: "trt" = treatment; "N" = N addition; "P" = P addition; "K" = K addition; "NP" = N & P addition; "PK" = P & K addition; "NK" = N & K addition; "NPK" = N & P & K addition; " latin_name" = species latin name.5_sites_height_cover_SRU_biomass_richness_dataData were collected in 5 sites of Nutrient Network (azi.cn, cbgb.us, frue.ch, sgs.us, shps.us) during the 3-5th year of nutrient addition and/or herbivore exclusion. Abbreviated headlines are as follows: "trt" = treatment; "N" = N addition; "P" = P addition; "K" = K addition; "NP" = N & P addition; "PK" = P & K addition; "NK" = N & K addition; "NPK" = N & P & K addition; "latin_name" = species latin name; "live_mass" = living biomass in each plot. ...