Abstract
The global biodiversity crisis has stimulated decades of research on three themes: species coexistence, biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships (BEF), and biodiversity-ecosystem functional stability relationships (BEFS). However, studies on these themes are largely independent, creating barriers to an integrative understanding of the causes and consequences of biodiversity. Here we review recent progress towards mechanistic integration of coexistence, BEF, and BEFS. Mechanisms underlying the three themes can be linked in various ways, potentially creating either positive or negative relationships between them. That said, we generally expect positive associations between coexistence and BEF, and between BEF and BEFS. Our synthesis represents an initial step towards integrating causes and consequences of biodiversity; future developments should include more mechanistic approaches and broader ecological contexts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 689-700 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Trends in ecology & evolution |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 18 Mar 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 Elsevier Ltd
Funding
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 32122053 and 31988102) and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFF0802103) . P.B.A. was supported by the US National Science Foundation (DEB-1933561) . E.A. received support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (310030_185260) . B.S. was supported by the University Research Priority Program Global Change and Biodiversity of ther University of Zurich. Y.F. is supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA26020202) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31971433) .
Funders | Funder number |
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University of Zurich | |
Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | XDA26020202 |
National Natural Science Foundation of China | 31971433 |
Keywords
- biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
- ecosystem stability
- mechanisms
- species coexistence