Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context
Ratcliffe, Sophia; Wirth, Christian; Jucker, Tommaso; Plas, Fons van der; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael; Verheyen, Kris; Allan, Eric; Benavides, Raquel; Bruelheide, Helge; Ohse, Bettina; Paquette, Alain; Ampoorter, Evy; Bastias, Cristina C.; Bauhus, Jürgen; Bonal, Damien; Bouriaud, Olivier; Bussotti, Filippo; Carnol, Monique; Castagneyrol, Bastien; Chećko, Ewa; Dawud, Seid Muhie; De Wandeler, Hans; Domisch, Timo; Finér, Leena; Fischer, Markus; Fotelli, Mariangela; Gessler, Arthur; Granier, André; Grossiord, Charlotte; Guyot, Virginie; Haase, Josephine; Hättenschwiler, Stephan; Jactel, Hervé; Jaroszewicz, Bogdan; Joly, Francois-Xavier; Kambach, Stephan; Kolb, Simon; Koricheva, Julia; Liebersgesell, Mario; Milligan, Harriet; Müller, Sandra; Muys, Bart; Nguyen, Diem; Nock, Charles; Pollastrini, Martina; Purschke, Oliver; Radoglou, Kalliopi; Raulund-Rasmussen, Karsten; Roger, Fabian; Ruiz-Benito, Paloma; Seidl, Rupert; Selvi, Federico; Seiferling, Ian; Stenlid, Jan; Valladares, Fernando; Vesterdal, Lars; Baeten, Lander (2017)
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Ratcliffe, Sophia
Wirth, Christian
Jucker, Tommaso
Plas, Fons van der
Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael
Verheyen, Kris
Allan, Eric
Benavides, Raquel
Bruelheide, Helge
Ohse, Bettina
Paquette, Alain
Ampoorter, Evy
Bastias, Cristina C.
Bauhus, Jürgen
Bonal, Damien
Bouriaud, Olivier
Bussotti, Filippo
Carnol, Monique
Castagneyrol, Bastien
Chećko, Ewa
Dawud, Seid Muhie
De Wandeler, Hans
Domisch, Timo
Finér, Leena
Fischer, Markus
Fotelli, Mariangela
Gessler, Arthur
Granier, André
Grossiord, Charlotte
Guyot, Virginie
Haase, Josephine
Hättenschwiler, Stephan
Jactel, Hervé
Jaroszewicz, Bogdan
Joly, Francois-Xavier
Kambach, Stephan
Kolb, Simon
Koricheva, Julia
Liebersgesell, Mario
Milligan, Harriet
Müller, Sandra
Muys, Bart
Nguyen, Diem
Nock, Charles
Pollastrini, Martina
Purschke, Oliver
Radoglou, Kalliopi
Raulund-Rasmussen, Karsten
Roger, Fabian
Ruiz-Benito, Paloma
Seidl, Rupert
Selvi, Federico
Seiferling, Ian
Stenlid, Jan
Valladares, Fernando
Vesterdal, Lars
Baeten, Lander
Julkaisusarja
Ecology Letters
Volyymi
20
Numero
11
Sivut
1414-1426
Wiley
2017
Tiivistelmä
The importance of biodiversity in supporting ecosystem functioning is generally well accepted. However, most evidence comes from small-scale studies, and scaling-up patterns of biodiversity– ecosystem functioning (B-EF) remains challenging, in part because the importance of environmental factors in shaping B-EF relations is poorly understood. Using a forest research platform in which 26 ecosystem functions were measured along gradients of tree species richness in six regions across Europe, we investigated the extent and the potential drivers of context dependency of BEF relations. Despite considerable variation in species richness effects across the continent, we found a tendency for stronger B-EF relations in drier climates as well as in areas with longer growing seasons and more functionally diverse tree species. The importance of water availability in driving context dependency suggests that as water limitation increases under climate change, biodiversity may become even more important to support high levels of functioning in European forests.
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