Plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality via multitrophic diversity.
Journal
Nature ecology & evolution
ISSN: 2397-334X
Titre abrégé: Nat Ecol Evol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101698577
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Aug 2024
29 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
25
03
2024
accepted:
24
07
2024
medline:
31
8
2024
pubmed:
31
8
2024
entrez:
29
8
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Ecosystem functioning depends on biodiversity at multiple trophic levels, yet relationships between multitrophic diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality have been poorly explored, with studies often focusing on individual trophic levels and functions and on specific ecosystem types. Here, we show that plant diversity can affect ecosystem functioning both directly and by affecting other trophic levels. Using data on 13 trophic groups and 13 ecosystem functions from two large biodiversity experiments-one representing temperate grasslands and the other subtropical forests-we found that plant diversity increases multifunctionality through elevated multitrophic diversity. Across both experiments, the association between multitrophic diversity and multifunctionality was stronger than the relationship between the diversity of individual trophic groups and multifunctionality. Our results also suggest that the role of multitrophic diversity is greater in forests than in grasslands. These findings imply that, to promote sustained ecosystem multifunctionality, conservation planning must consider the diversity of both plants and higher trophic levels.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39209981
doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02517-2
pii: 10.1038/s41559-024-02517-2
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS)
ID : 2023019
Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)
ID : 32301337
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : DFG FOR 5281, DFG GRK 2324
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : DFG FOR 5000
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : DFG FZT 118, 202548816
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : DFG FOR 891 and FOR 5281, DFG GRK 2324
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© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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