Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality

P Manning, F Van Der Plas, S Soliveres… - Nature ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Recent years have seen a surge of interest in ecosystem multifunctionality, a concept that
has developed in the largely separate fields of biodiversity–ecosystem function and land …

Revisiting the biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationship

L Gamfeldt, F Roger - Nature ecology & evolution, 2017 - nature.com
A recent and prominent claim for the value of biodiversity is its importance for sustaining
multiple ecosystem functions. The general idea is intuitively appealing: since all species are …

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

S Ratcliffe, C Wirth, T Jucker, F van Der Plas… - Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of biodiversity in supporting ecosystem functioning is generally well
accepted. However, most evidence comes from small‐scale studies, and scaling‐up …

Quantifying effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning across times and places

F Isbell, J Cowles, LE Dee, M Loreau, PB Reich… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity loss decreases ecosystem functioning at the local scales at which species
interact, but it remains unclear how biodiversity loss affects ecosystem functioning at the …

Biodiversity–multifunctionality relationships depend on identity and number of measured functions

ST Meyer, R Ptacnik, H Hillebrand, H Bessler… - Nature ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Biodiversity ensures ecosystem functioning and provisioning of ecosystem services, but it
remains unclear how biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships depend on the …

Microbial richness and composition independently drive soil multifunctionality

M Delgado‐Baquerizo, P Trivedi, C Trivedi… - Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Soil microbes provide multiple ecosystem functions such as nutrient cycling, decomposition
and climate regulation. However, we lack a quantitative understanding of the relative …

Plant diversity enhanced yield and mitigated drought impacts in intensively managed grassland communities

G Grange, JA Finn, C Brophy - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is a global requirement to improve the environmental sustainability of intensively
managed grassland monocultures that rely on high rates of nitrogen fertiliser, which is …

Multifunctionality assessments–More than assessing multiple ecosystem functions and services? A quantitative literature review

L Hölting, M Beckmann, M Volk, AF Cord - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
The capacity of a landscape or ecosystem to provide multiple socio-economic and
ecological benefits to society is referred to as multifunctionality. While this topic is receiving …

Multispecies for multifunctions: combining four complementary species enhances multifunctionality of sown grassland

M Suter, O Huguenin-Elie, A Lüscher - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Assessing the overall performance of ecosystems requires a quantitative evaluation of
multifunctionality. We investigated plant species diversity effects on individual functions and …

生物多样性与生态系统多功能性: 进展与展望

徐炜, 马志远, 井新, 贺金生 - 生物多样性, 2016 - biodiversity-science.net
全球变化和人类活动引起的生物多样性丧失将会对生态系统功能产生诸多不利影响,
如生产力下降, 养分循环失衡等. 因此, 始于20 世纪90 年代的生物多样性与生态系统功能 …