Palmborg, Cecilia
- Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2017Peer reviewedOpen access
Diversity-dependent temporal divergence of ecosystem functioning in experimental ecosystems
Guerrero-Ramirez, Nathaly R.; Craven, Dylan; Reich, Peter B.; Ewel, John J.; Isbell, Forest; Koricheva, Julia; Parrotta, John A.; Auge, Harald; Erickson, Heather E.; Forrester, David I.; Hector, Andy; Joshi, Jasmin; Montagnini, Florencia; Palmborg, Cecilia; Piotto, Daniel; Potvin, Catherine; Roscher, Christiane; van Ruijven, Jasper; Tilman, David; Wilsey, Brian;
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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
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UKÄ Subject classification
Ecology
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0325-1
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/93354