Biodiversity-ecosystem function experiments test how species diversity influences
fundamental ecosystem processes. Historically, arthropod driven functions, such as …

Background The positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF)
is due mainly to complementarity between species. Most BEF studies primarily focused on …

In the past two decades, a large number of studies have investigated the relationship
between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, most of which focussed on a limited set of …

The degree to which biodiversity may promote the stability of grasslands in the light of
climatic variability, such as prolonged summer drought, has attracted considerable interest …

Pest regulation is an important ecosystem service provided by biodiversity, as plants
growing in species‐rich communities often experience associational resistance to …

Invertebrate herbivory can shape plant communities when impacting growth and fitness of
some plant species more than other species. Previous studies showed that herbivory varies …

Understanding the consequences of trophic interactions for ecosystem functioning is
challenging, as contrasting effects of species and functional diversity can be expected …

Vegetation community composition and the above-and below-ground invertebrate
communities are linked intrinsically, though few studies have assessed the impact of non …

Using trait‐based approaches to study trophic interactions may represent one of the most
promising approaches to evaluate the impact of trophic interactions on ecosystem …

Questions Climate change is dramatically altering rainfall patterns and species distribution
around the world. However, little is known about how rainfall reduction may affect plant …