NutNet and DragNet

Through plots at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station, we are part of the Nutrient Network (NutNet) and Disturbance and Resources Across Global Grasslands( DragNet). These globally-replicated experiments test the roles of nutrient availability, mammalian consumers, and soil disturbances for grassland plant communities worldwide.

Relevant publications

Ladouceur, E., ... Brudvig, L. A., ... & Harpole, W. S. (2022). Linking changes in species composition and biomass in a globally distributed grassland experiment. Ecology letters, 25(12), 2699-2712. [link]

Price, J. N., ... Brudvig, L. A., ... & Wardle, G. M. (2022). Evolutionary history of grazing and resources determine herbivore exclusion effects on plant diversity. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(9), 1290-1298. [link]

Hautier, Y., ... Brudvig, L. A., ... & Hector, A. (2018). Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2(1), 50-56. [link]

Borer, E. T., ... Brudvig, L. A.,... & Yang, L. H. (2014). Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation. Nature, 508(7497), 517-520. [link]