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@jpecol.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 2:13 PM

The study compiled data from 1006 pairs of observations across 96 studies to assess the impacts of simulated livestock #defoliation on various measures of plant diversity (including evenness) and #productivity in China’s #grasslands.

#biodiversity | #simulatedgrazing

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Conceptual diagram illustrating the effects of defoliation on processes controlling plant diversity and productivity of grasslands in China. Red upward and blue downward arrows represent positive responses and negative responses under defoliation, respectively. The dashed double-headed arrow represents plant-soil feedbacks. These responses under defoliation are drawn based on the results of this study. In addition, soil microbes and properties, which drive plant diversity and productivity in terrestrial ecosystems (indicated by the dashed area), were not included in this study. Therefore, they represent important areas for future research. For illustrative purposes, we have used plant examples from the Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (ian.umces.edu/imagelibrary/). AGB, aboveground biomass; BGB, belowground biomass; ANPP, aboveground net primary productivity.
@sifaswriting.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 4:22 PM

As the trees
lose their leaves
they blow away
in the wind
the autumn's fury
leads to #widespread
#defoliation
the bare branches
await the coming
of the new spring

#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity