Causal networks of phytoplankton diversity and biomass are modulated by environmental context

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1140 - 11
• Main Authors: Chang, Chun-Wei, Miki, Takeshi, Ye, Hao, Souissi, Sami, Adrian, Rita, Anneville, Orlane, Agasild, Helen, Ban, Syuhei, Be’eri-Shlevin, Yaron, Chiang, Yin-Ru, Feuchtmayr, Heidrun, Gal, Gideon, Ichise, Satoshi, Kagami, Maiko, Kumagai, Michio, Liu, Xin, Matsuzaki, Shin-Ichiro S., Manca, Marina M., Nõges, Peeter, Piscia, Roberta, Rogora, Michela, Shiah, Fuh-Kwo, Thackeray, Stephen J., Widdicombe, Claire E., Wu, Jiunn-Tzong, Zohary, Tamar, Hsieh, Chih-hao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.03.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/2445; 631/158/670; 704/158; 704/158/2463; Aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity; Biomass; Changing environments; Complexity; Context; Dynamic models; Ecological effects; Ecological function; Ecosystem; Ecosystem management; Ecosystems; Empirical analysis; Environmental changes; Environmental effects; Environmental factors; Environmental gradient; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Nutrients; Phytoplankton; Plankton; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sciences of the Universe; Temperature

Untangling causal links and feedbacks among biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and environmental factors is challenging due to their complex and context-dependent interactions (e.g., a nutrient-dependent relationship between diversity and biomass). Consequently, studies that only consider separabl...