A rich body of knowledge links biodiversity to ecosystem functioning (BEF), but it is primarily
focused on small scales. We review the current theory and identify six expectations for scale …

Biological insurance theory predicts that, in a variable environment, aggregate ecosystem
properties will vary less in more diverse communities because declines in the performance …

The insurance hypothesis, stating that biodiversity can increase ecosystem stability, has
received wide research and political attention. Recent experiments suggest that climate …

Global warming and the loss of biodiversity through human activities (eg, land-use change,
pollution, invasive species) are two of the most profound threats to the functional integrity of …

The concept of ecological stability occupies a prominent place in both fundamental and
applied ecological research. We review decades of work on the topic and examine how our …

Our planet is facing significant changes of biodiversity across spatial scales. Although the
negative effects of local biodiversity (α diversity) loss on ecosystem stability are well …

Abstract Aims Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ie drones, have recently emerged as cost-
effective and flexible tools for acquiring remote sensing data with fine spatial and temporal …

Understanding stability across ecological hierarchies is critical for landscape management
in a changing world. Recent studies showed that synchrony among lower‐level components …

Temporal stability of ecosystem functioning increases the predictability and reliability of
ecosystem services, and understanding the drivers of stability across spatial scales is …

Exploration of the relationship between species diversity and ecological stability has
occupied a prominent place in ecological research for decades. Yet, a key component of this …