The soil microbiome as an indicator of ecosystem multifunctionality in European soils [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe role of soil microorganisms in supporting multiple ecosystem functions (multifunctionality) remains poorly understood across diverse environmental conditions.
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Rare Species-Driven Diversity–Ecosystem Multifunctionality Relationships are Promoted by Stochastic Community Assembly [PDF]
mBio, 2022 The relative functional importance of rare and abundant species in driving relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functions (BEF) remains unknown.
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Litter-Induced Reduction in Ecosystem Multifunctionality Is Mediated by Plant Diversity and Cover in an Alpine Meadow [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Litter has been shown to alter the structure and functions of grassland ecosystems, and a knowledge of the effects of litter is essential for understanding the dynamics of ecosystem multifunctionality.
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Soil fungi influence the relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsFungal diversity influences both plant diversity and ecosystem functioning, but how fungi mediate the relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality is not as well understood.
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Ecological Indicators, 2021 Various ecosystem functions provided by floodplains depend on a natural river activity and floodplain morphology. Therefore, anthropogenic alterations of rivers modify their flooding regimes and may affect the provisioning of numerous ecosystem functions.
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Ecosystem multifunctionality and soil microbial communities in response to ecological restoration in an alpine degraded grassland [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Linkages between microbial communities and multiple ecosystem functions are context-dependent. However, the impacts of different restoration measures on microbial communities and ecosystem functioning remain unclear.
Xiangyang Shu +7 more
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Multitrophic Diversity of the Biotic Community Drives Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Alpine Grasslands [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionBiodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality are currently hot topics in ecological research. However, little is known about the role of multitrophic diversity in regulating various ecosystem functions, which limits our ability to predict the impact of ...
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Ecosystem Coupling and Ecosystem Multifunctionality May Evaluate the Plant Succession Induced by Grazing in Alpine Meadow [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Most alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau are at different stages of community succession induced by grazing practices. Quantifying the succession sequence and assessing the dynamics of plant composition, ecosystem coupling, and multifunctionality across
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Nitrogen Fertilization Shapes Soil Microbial Diversity and Ecosystem Multifunctionality by Modulating Soil Nutrients [PDF]
MicroorganismsSoil microbial communities play an important role in driving diverse ecosystem functions and ecological processes and are the main driving force for maintaining biogeochemical cycles.
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Ecosystem Multifunctionality Regulated by Soil Microbial Activity and Indicator Taxa Versus Biodiversity for Industrial Solar Facilities on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [PDF]
MicroorganismsThe drive towards carbon neutrality has prompted the worldwide expansion of utility-scale solar facilities. Previous studies have reported the positive effects of solar facilities’ installation on pasture productivity and biodiversity in arid regions ...
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