Universal beta-diversity–functioning relationships are neither observed nor expected

F van der Plas, J Hennecke, JM Chase… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Critical role of multidimensional biodiversity in contributing to ecosystem sustainability under global change

R Zhang, D Tian, J Wang, S Niu - Geography and Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
The 21st century has seen an acceleration of global change, including climate change,
elevated carbon dioxide, nitrogen deposition, and land-use intensification, which poses a …

Simplified microbial network reduced microbial structure stability and soil functionality in alpine grassland along a natural aridity gradient

C Zhang, S Lei, H Wu, L Liao, X Wang, L Zhang… - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing aridity is known to influence the diversity and function of soil microbiome.
However, how it affects the microbial co-occurrence network are poorly understood …

Soil microbial gene abundance rather than diversity and network complexity predominantly determines soil multifunctionality in Tibetan alpine grasslands along a …

J Pan, Y Li, R Zhang, D Tian, P Wang… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has mainly focused on
plant communities, with comparably little known about soil microbial‐driven ecosystem …

Water rather than nitrogen availability predominantly modulates soil microbial beta-diversity and co-occurrence networks in a secondary forest

J Feng, H Ma, C Wang, J Gao, C Zhai, L Jiang… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition and changing precipitation regimes greatly affect the
structure and functions of terrestrial ecosystems. However, their impacts on the diversity and …

Elevation influences belowground biomass proportion in forests by affecting climatic factors, soil nutrients and key leaf traits

X Zhang, Y Wang, J Wang, M Yu, R Zhang, Y Mi, J Xu… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Forest biomass allocation is a direct manifestation of biological adaptation to environmental
changes. Studying the distribution patterns of forest biomass along elevational gradients is …

Decoupled responses of plants and soil biota to global change across the world's land ecosystems

Q Yu, C He, MA Anthony, B Schmid, A Gessler… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding the concurrent responses of aboveground and belowground biota
compartments to global changes is crucial for the maintenance of ecosystem functions and …

[HTML][HTML] Regional emissions of soil greenhouse gases across Tibetan alpine grasslands

P Wang, J Wang, B Elberling, P Ambus, Y Li, J Pan… - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions play an important role in regional climate feedback
on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Previous studies have focused on soil GHGs based …

Toward harnessing biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships in fungi

K Runnel, L Tedersoo, FS Krah, M Piepenbring… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
Fungi are crucial for terrestrial ecosystems, yet the role of fungal diversity in ecosystem
functions remains unclear. We synthesize fungal biodiversity and ecosystem function (BEF) …

Coupling multi-sensory earth observation datasets, in-situ measurements, and machine learning algorithms for total blue C stock estimation of an estuarine mangrove …

D Datta, M Dey, PK Ghosh, S Neogy, AK Roy - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, research on blue carbon (C) has garnered substantial attention worldwide.
Nevertheless, we observed a lack of holistic approach, in terms of measurement of total blue …