Table 2 Summary of wetland ecosystem service indicators included in this study

From: Grassland intensification effects cascade to alter multifunctionality of wetlands within metaecosystems

Ecosystem service

Biophysical indicator

Temporal scale

Independent sample size

Independent observation

Measurement unit

Whether dataset has been previously published

Soil nutrient maintenance

Soil total nitrogen (TN)

2007, 2009, 2016

60

20

%

Yes, Ho et al., (2018)

Soil total phosphorus (TP)

2007, 2009, 2016

60

20

%

Yes, Ho et al., (2018)

Soil C/N ratio

2007, 2009, 2016

60

20

unitless

Yes, Ho et al., (2018)

Soil organic matter (OM)

2007, 2009, 2016

60

20

%

Yes, Ho et al., (2018)

Water quality regulation

Water TN

2006, 2008, 2009, 2014

80

20

mg L–1

Yes, Jansen et al., (2019)

Water NH4+

2006, 2008, 2009, 2014

80

20

mg L–1

Yes, Jansen et al., (2019)

Water NO3

2008, 2009, 2014

60

20

mg L–1

No

Water TP

2006, 2008, 2009, 2014

80

20

mg L–1

Yes, Jansen et al., (2019)

Water PO43–

2006, 2008, 2009, 2014

80

20

mg L–1

Yes, Jansen et al., (2019)

Carbon storage and greenhouse gas mitigation

Soil total carbon (TC)

2007, 2009, 2016

60

20

%

Yes, Ho et al., (2018)

Root biomass

2015

25

4

g

Yes, DeLucia et al., (2019)

Annual net primary productivity (ANPP)

2016, 2017

40

20

g m–2

Partial data published in Sonnier et al., (2020)

CH4 flux

2013–2015

188

16

umol m–2 s–1

Yes, DeLucia et al., (2019)

Biodiversity maintenance

Total plant species richness

2006–2020

240

20

count

No

Plant species α-diversity

2006–2020

240

20

unitless

No

Invertebrate richness

2006

20

20

count

Yes, Medley et al., (2015)

Invertebrate α-diversity

2006

20

20

unitless

Yes, Medley et al., (2015)

Vertebrate richness

2006, 2008, 2009

60

20

count

Yes, Medley et al., (2015)

Vertebrate α-diversity

2006, 2008, 2009

60

20

unitless

Yes, Medley et al., (2015)

Invasion resistance

Non-native plant richness

2006–2020

240

20

count

No

Agricultural production (forage)

Forage N

2006–2008

404

~135

%

Yes, Sonnier et al., (2020)

Forage P

2006–2008

380

~135

%

Yes, Sonnier et al., (2020)

Forage C/N ratio

2006–2008

404

~135

unitless

Yes, Sonnier et al., (2020)

Palatable biomass cover

2018, 2020

40

20

%

Yes, Sonnier et al., (2020)