Since the early 1990s, ecologists and evolutionary biologists have aggregated primary
research using meta‐analytic methods to understand ecological and evolutionary …

Three decades of research have demonstrated that biodiversity can promote the functioning
of ecosystems. Yet, it is unclear whether the positive effects of biodiversity on ecosystem …

Restoring species diversity is proposed as a strategy to improve ecosystem resistance to
extreme droughts, but the impact of species diversity on resistance has not been evaluated …

Ecologists have long studied patterns, directions and tempos of change, but there is a
pressing need to extend current understanding to empirical observations of abrupt changes …

Contents Summary 50 I. Introduction 50 II. Drivers of the diversity–productivity relationship
51 III. Patterns of the diversity–productivity relationship 55 IV. Responses of mixed stands to …

A major challenge for advancing our understanding of the functional role of soil microbial
communities is to link changes in their structure and function under climate change. To …

High biodiversity aboveground tends to increase the stability of ecosystem functioning when
faced with a changing environment. However, whether and how soil biota affect ecosystem …

Climate change projections anticipate increased frequency and intensity of drought stress,
but grassland responses to severe droughts and their potential to recover are poorly …

Ecosystem functions are threatened by both recurrent droughts and declines in biodiversity
at a global scale, but the drought dependency of diversity-productivity relationships remains …

Droughts can strongly affect grassland productivity and biodiversity, but responses differ
widely. Nutrient availability may be a critical factor explaining this variation, but is often …