Increasing demands for land to deliver multiple and sometimes conflicting services to people
and nature have led to the development of an extensive body of research focussed on …

Understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) is
essential to comprehend the impacts of biodiversity changes on ecosystem functioning. This …

草地为人类社会提供了生物多样性保护, 水土保持, 气候调节, 畜牧生产等重要的生态系统服务.
在全球变化背景下, 草地退化导致了生物多样性丧失, 生态系统多功能性下降 …

Introduction Plant diversity and soil microbial diversity are important driving factors in
sustaining ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) in terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is …

Understanding the spatial variability of ecosystem functions is an important step forward in
predicting changes in ecosystems under global transformations. Plant functional traits are …

Despite experimental and observational studies demonstrating that biodiversity enhances
primary productivity, the best metric for predicting productivity at broad geographic extents …

The importance of plant and soil microbial diversity in sustaining ecological functions has
attracted considerable attention. However, little is known about how these factors jointly …

The functioning of a tree is shaped by the neighbouring species through the interspecific
interaction and local environments. The functional trait composition of the neighbourhood …

Transformation of forests into agricultural lands threatens biodiversity and ecosystem
functions globally. In the biodiversity hotspot Madagascar, key ecosystem functions along …

Aim Biodiversity is known to affect ecosystem functioning, and environmental stress may
influence the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functions (BEF). However, it …