Abstract

4. Our results thus highlight the importance of interactive effects of simultaneous species loss within multiple trophic levels on ecosystem functioning. If a common phenomenon, this outcome suggests that functional ecosystem impairment resulting from widespread biodiversity loss could be more severe than inferred from previous experiments confined to varying diversity within single trophic levels.

Keywords

aquatic hyphomycetes; biodiversity and ecosystem functioning; detritivores; fungi; litter decomposition; shredders; stream; trophic cascade

Published in

Journal of Animal Ecology
2013, Volume: 82, number: 5, pages: 1042-1051
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

SLU Authors

• Mckie, Brendan

  • Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss


UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12079

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/50866