Biodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 2989 - 10
• Main Authors: Schuldt, Andreas, Assmann, Thorsten, Brezzi, Matteo, Buscot, François, Eichenberg, David, Gutknecht, Jessica, Härdtle, Werner, He, Jin-Sheng, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Kühn, Peter, Liu, Xiaojuan, Ma, Keping, Niklaus, Pascal A., Pietsch, Katherina A., Purahong, Witoon, Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael, Schmid, Bernhard, Scholten, Thomas, Staab, Michael, Tang, Zhiyao, Trogisch, Stefan, von Oheimb, Goddert, Wirth, Christian, Wubet, Tesfaye, Zhu, Chao-Dong, Bruelheide, Helge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 31.07.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158; 631/158/2450; 631/158/2454; 631/158/2458; 631/158/670; Biodiversity; Ecological function; Ecosystem management; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Forests; Heterotrophs; Human influences; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Nutrient cycles; Nutrient flow; Plant species; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Species richness; Sustainable ecosystems; Trophic levels; Tropical forests; Well being

Human-induced biodiversity change impairs ecosystem functions crucial to human well-being. However, the consequences of this change for ecosystem multifunctionality are poorly understood beyond effects of plant species loss, particularly in regions with high biodiversity across trophic levels. Here...