Multidecadal changes in functional diversity lag behind the recovery of taxonomic diversity [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 While there has been increasing interest in how taxonomic diversity is changing over time, less is known about how long‐term taxonomic changes may affect ecosystem functioning and resilience.
Nathan Jay Baker +4 more
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Contrasting responses of functional diversity to major losses in taxonomic diversity [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018 Significance Global biodiversity consists not only of the sum of taxonomic units such as species, but also of their ecological or functional variety. These two components of biodiversity might be expected to rise or fall in tandem, but we find they are capable of strikingly independent behavior.
David Jablonski +2 more
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Bacterial genome size and gene functional diversity negatively correlate with taxonomic diversity along a pH gradient [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Bacterial gene repertoires reflect adaptive strategies, contribute to ecosystem functioning and are limited by genome size. However, gene functional diversity does not necessarily correlate with taxonomic diversity because average genome size may vary by
Cong Wang +6 more
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Functional and Taxonomic Diversity of Anaerobes in Supraglacial Microbial Communities. [PDF]
Microbiol Spectr, 2023 Recent evidence disclosed the presence of a potential niche for anaerobic microorganisms and anaerobic processes in supraglacial sediments (cryoconite), but a detailed description of the structure and functions of the anaerobic population is still lacking.
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Biodegradable plastic exposure enhances microbial functional diversity while reducing taxonomic diversity across multi-kingdom soil microbiota in cherry tomato fields [PDF]
Communications BiologyPlastic films are extensively utilized in agroecosystems, and their residues are accumulating in global soil at a worrying rate. Biodegradable films are employed as a substitute for polyethylene (PE) films due to their rapid degradation rate.
Zhen Shi +6 more
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Continental-scale analysis of taxonomic and functional fish diversity in the Yangtze river
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2018 Effective conservation of ecosystems requires deep knowledge concerning multiple aspects of biodiversity including alpha and beta components of species richness, taxonomic, and functional diversity, as well as their relationships.
Bin Kang +4 more
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Plant Diversity, 2023 Species diversity of angiosperms (flowering plants) varies greatly among regions. Geographic patterns of variation in species diversity are shaped by the interplay of ecological and evolutionary processes.
Hong Qian, Jian Zhang, Meichen Jiang
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Changes in taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity in the Anthropocene [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2020 To better understand how ecosystems are changing, a multifaceted approach to measuring biodiversity that considers species richness (SR) and evolutionary history across spatial scales is needed. Here, we compiled 162 datasets for fish, bird and plant assemblages across the globe and measured how taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity changed
Daijiang Li +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Local biodiversity has traditionally been estimated with taxonomic diversity metrics such as species richness. Recently, the concept of biodiversity has been extended beyond species identity by ecological traits determining the functional role of a ...
Sonja Aarnio, Janne Soininen
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Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic beta diversity in the Inner Mongolia grassland
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Beta diversity, which measures the variation in community composition along environmental gradients, has great significance for biodiversity conservation and nature reserve construction.
Fengshi Li +4 more
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