Biological insurance theory predicts that, in a variable environment, aggregate ecosystem
properties will vary less in more diverse communities because declines in the performance …

Widespread evidence shows that local species richness (α-diversity) loss hampers the
biomass production and stability of ecosystems. β-Diversity, namely the variation of species …

Biodiversity has widely been documented to enhance local community stability but whether
such stabilizing effects of biodiversity extend to broader scales remains elusive. Here, we …

Vegetation restoration serves as a long-term and important strategic initiative in ecologically-
fragile locations worldwide, while the ecological effects of long-term vegetation restoration …

Climate change is contributing to biodiversity redistributions and species declines. However,
cooler microclimate conditions provided by old‐growth forest structures compared with …

Our planet is facing a variety of serious threats from climate change that are unfolding
unevenly across the globe. Uncovering the spatial patterns of ecosystem stability is …

Aim Understanding the biodiversity–stability relationship has become a central issue in
ecology and conservation biology. Although the stabilizing effects of tree species diversity …

Intensification of land use by humans has led to a homogenization of landscapes and
decreasing resilience of ecosystems globally due to a loss of biodiversity, including the …

Although the destabilizing effects of biodiversity loss on ecosystem functioning at local and
larger spatial scales are fairly well understood, the consequences of environmental …

It is crucial for understanding the variations of carbon and nutrient pools within the
ecosystems during long-term vegetation restoration to accurately assess the effects of …