A closer look at the functions behind ecosystem multifunctionality: A review

• Published in: The Journal of ecology Vol. 109; no. 2; pp. 600 - 613
• Main Authors: Garland, Gina, Banerjee, Samiran, Edlinger, Anna, Miranda Oliveira, Emily, Herzog, Chantal, Wittwer, Raphaël, Philippot, Laurent, Maestre, Fernando T., Heijden, Marcel G. A., Hector, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: Agricultural ecosystems; agroecosystems; arid lands; Arid zones; biodiversity; drylands; Ecological function; Ecosystem assessment; ecosystem multifunctionality; Ecosystem services; Ecosystem studies; Ecosystems; Electromagnetic fields; Environmental Sciences; forests; functions; Grasslands; greenhouses; guidelines; Low frequency; Mathematical analysis; microbes; Terrestrial ecosystems; biodiversity; grasslands; functions; microbes; ecosystem multifunctionality; drylands; agroecosystems; forests

In recent years there has been an upsurge of studies on ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF), or the ability of ecosystems to simultaneously provide multiple functions and/or services. The concept of EMF itself, the analytical approaches used to calculate it, and its implications depending on the spat...