Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: current knowledge and future challenges

M Loreau, S Naeem, P Inchausti, J Bengtsson… - science, 2001 - science.org
The ecological consequences of biodiversity loss have aroused considerable interest and
controversy during the past decade. Major advances have been made in describing the …

Vive la différence: plant functional diversity matters to ecosystem processes

S Díaz, MR Cabido - 2001 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
The links between plant diversity and ecosystem functioning remain highly controversial.
There is a growing consensus, however, that functional diversity, or the value and range of …

Effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning: a consensus of current knowledge

DU Hooper, FS Chapin III, JJ Ewel… - Ecological …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Humans are altering the composition of biological communities through a variety of activities
that increase rates of species invasions and species extinctions, at all scales, from local to …

[BOOK][B] Hierarchy: perspectives for ecological complexity

TFH Allen, TB Starr - 2019 - degruyter.com
Although complexity surrounds us, its inherent uncertainty, ambiguity, and contradiction can
at first make complex systems appear inscrutable. Ecosystems, for instance, are nonlinear …

Partitioning selection and complementarity in biodiversity experiments

M Loreau, A Hector - Nature, 2001 - nature.com
The impact of biodiversity loss on the functioning of ecosystems and their ability to provide
ecological services has become a central issue in ecology. Several experiments have …

[BOOK][B] Ecological niches: linking classical and contemporary approaches

JM Chase, MA Leibold - 2009 - books.google.com
Why do species live where they live? What determines the abundance and diversity of
species in a given area? What role do species play in the functioning of entire ecosystems …

Quantifying the evidence for biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning and services

P Balvanera, AB Pfisterer, N Buchmann, JS He… - Ecology …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Concern is growing about the consequences of biodiversity loss for ecosystem functioning,
for the provision of ecosystem services, and for human well being. Experimental evidence …

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

D Tilman, F Isbell, JM Cowles - Annual review of ecology …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Species diversity is a major determinant of ecosystem productivity, stability, invasibility, and
nutrient dynamics. Hundreds of studies spanning terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems …

Ecosystem stability and compensatory effects in the Inner Mongolia grassland

Y Bai, X Han, J Wu, Z Chen, L Li - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Numerous studies have suggested that biodiversity reduces variability in ecosystem
productivity through compensatory effects,,,,,; that is, a species increases in its abundance in …

Threats to the running water ecosystems of the world

B Malmqvist, S Rundle - Environmental conservation, 2002 - cambridge.org
Running waters are perhaps the most impacted ecosystem on the planet as they have been
the focus for human settlement and are heavily exploited for water supplies, irrigation …