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 …

Mountains are pivotal to maintaining habitat heterogeneity, global biodiversity, ecosystem
functions and services to humans. They have provided classic model natural systems for …

Forest restoration increases global forest area and ecosystem services such as primary
productivity and carbon storage. How tree species functional composition impacts the …

Multiple facets of global change affect the earth system interactively, with complex
consequences for ecosystem functioning and stability. Simultaneous climate and …

Functional traits and associated trait‐based concepts have driven rapid innovation in
ecology over recent years, with most progress based on insights from plants. However …

Biodiversity, both aboveground and belowground, is negatively affected by global changes
such as drought or warming. This loss of biodiversity impacts Earth's ecosystems, as there is …

National and local governments need to step up efforts to effectively implement the post‐
2020 global biodiversity framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity to halt and …

The biodiversity–ecosystem functioning concept asserts that processes in ecosystems are
markedly influenced by species richness and other facets of biodiversity. However …

There is a global requirement to improve the environmental sustainability of intensively
managed grassland monocultures that rely on high rates of nitrogen fertiliser, which is …

Many studies have shown that biodiversity regulates multiple ecological functions that are
needed to maintain the productivity of a variety of ecosystem types. What is unknown is how …