Palmborg, Cecilia
- Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
The effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning generally increase over time, but the underlying processes remain unclear. Using 26 long-term grassland and forest experimental ecosystems, we demonstrate that biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships strengthen mainly by greater increases in functioning in high-diversity communities in grasslands and forests. In grasslands, biodiversity effects also strengthen due to decreases in functioning in low-diversity communities. Contrasting trends across grasslands are associated with differences in soil characteristics.
Published in
Nature ecology & evolution
2017, volume: 1, number: 11, pages: 1639-1642
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Ecology
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0325-1
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/93354