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  • Ecology
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  • Biodiversity Research

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  • Phylogenetic diversity (PD) complements species richness and functional diversity by incorporating evolutionary history.
  • PD reflects broader trait space, including unmeasured physiological and biochemical traits, crucial for understanding community assembly and ecosystem functions.
  • Land-use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity change globally.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the relationship between plant community phylogenetic diversity and land-use intensification in German grasslands.
  • To determine if PD decreases with increasing land-use intensity and assess the robustness of this relationship across different regions.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 150 local grassland plots across three regions in Germany.
  • Assessed plant community composition and related it to land-use intensity gradients.
  • Calculated and compared various phylogenetic diversity metrics.

Main Results:

  • Species richness declined with land-use intensification, with differences between common and rare species.
  • Phylogenetic diversity showed only a weak decrease along land-use intensity gradients.
  • The strength of the PD-land-use relationship varied significantly among regions and with the PD metrics employed.

Conclusions:

  • A general, robust relationship between phylogenetic diversity and land-use intensification in grasslands was not found.
  • Lack of phylogenetic conservatism in land-use sensitive traits may explain the weak relationship.
  • PD can be a valuable complementary measure to other diversity indices, especially when considering regional specificities.