Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

Sophia Ratcliffe; Christian Wirth; Tommaso Jucker; Fons van Der Plas; Michael Scherer-Lorenzen; Kris Verheyen; Eric Allan; Raquel Benavides; Helge Bruelheide; Bettina Ohse; Alain Paquette; Evy Ampoorter; Cristina C. Bastias; Jürgen Bauhus; Damien Bonal; Olivier Bouriaud; Filippo Bussotti; Monique Carnol; Bastien Castagneyrol; Ewa Chećko; Seid Muhie Dawud; Hans De Wandeler; Timo Domisch; Leena Finér; Markus Fischer; Mariangela Fotelli; Arthur Gessler; André Granier; Charlotte Grossiord; Virginie Guyot; Josephine Haase; Stephan Hättenschwiler; Herve Jactel; Bogdan Jaroszewicz; François-Xavier Joly; Stephan Kambach; Simon Kolb; Julia Koricheva; Mario Liebersgesell; Harriet Milligan; Sandra Müller; Bart Muys; Diem Nguyen; Charles Nock; Martina Pollastrini; Oliver Purschke; Kalliopi Radoglou; Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen; Fabian Roger; Paloma Ruiz-Benito; Rupert Seidl; Federico Selvi; Ian Seiferling; Jan Stenlid; Fernando Valladares; Lars Vesterdal; Lander Baeten

doi:10.1111/ele.12849

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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

Sophia Ratcliffe, Christian Wirth, Tommaso Jucker, Fons van Der Plas, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Kris Verheyen, Eric Allan, Raquel Benavides, Helge Bruelheide, Bettina Ohse, …

Ecology Letters, Vol.20(11), pp.1414-1426

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12849

PMID: 28925074

Abstract

water availability

species richness

resource heterogeneity

multifunctionality

growing season length

Functional diversity

FunDivEUROPE

approche ecosystémique

écosystème

recherche forestière

disponibilité en eau

biodiversité

facteur environnemental

The importance of biodiversity in supporting ecosystem functioning is generally well accepted. However, most evidence comes from small-scale studies, and scaling-up patterns of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (B-EF) remains challenging, in part because the importance of environmental factors in shaping B-EF relations is poorly understood. Using a forest research platform in which 26 ecosystem functions were measured along gradients of tree species richness in six regions across Europe, we investigated the extent and the potential drivers of context dependency of B-EF relations. Despite considerable variation in species richness effects across the continent, we found a tendency for stronger B-EF relations in drier climates as well as in areas with longer growing seasons and more functionally diverse tree species. The importance of water availability in driving context dependency suggests that as water limitation increases under climate change, biodiversity may become even more important to support high levels of functioning in European forests.

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Title: Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context
Creators - without role: Sophia Ratcliffe - Leipzig University
Christian Wirth - Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Tommaso Jucker - University of Cambridge
Fons van Der Plas - University of Bern
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen - University of Freiburg
Kris Verheyen - Ghent University
Eric Allan - University of Bern
Raquel Benavides - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Helge Bruelheide - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Bettina Ohse - Leipzig University
Alain Paquette - Université du Québec à Montréal
Evy Ampoorter - Ghent University
Cristina C. Bastias - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Jürgen Bauhus - University of Freiburg
Damien Bonal - Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières
Olivier Bouriaud - Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava
Filippo Bussotti - University of Florence
Monique Carnol - University of Liège
Bastien Castagneyrol - UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
Ewa Chećko - Białowieża National Park
Seid Muhie Dawud - Wollo University
Hans De Wandeler - Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Timo Domisch - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Leena Finér - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Markus Fischer - University of Bern
Mariangela Fotelli - Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter
Arthur Gessler - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
André Granier - Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières
Charlotte Grossiord - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Virginie Guyot - UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
Josephine Haase - University of Zurich
Stephan Hättenschwiler - Université de Montpellier, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Herve Jactel - UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
Bogdan Jaroszewicz - Białowieża National Park
François-Xavier Joly - Université de Montpellier, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Stephan Kambach - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Simon Kolb - Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg
Julia Koricheva - Royal Holloway University of London
Mario Liebersgesell - Leipzig University
Harriet Milligan - Royal Holloway University of London
Sandra Müller - University of Freiburg
Bart Muys - KU Leuven
Diem Nguyen - Uppsala University
Charles Nock - University of Freiburg
Martina Pollastrini - University of Florence
Oliver Purschke - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Kalliopi Radoglou - Democritus University of Thrace
Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen - University of Copenhagen
Fabian Roger - University of Gothenburg
Paloma Ruiz-Benito - Universidad de Alcalá
Rupert Seidl - BOKU University
Federico Selvi - University of Florence
Ian Seiferling - Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Jan Stenlid - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Fernando Valladares - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Lars Vesterdal - University of Copenhagen
Lander Baeten - Ghent University
Publication Details: Ecology Letters, Vol.20(11), pp.1414-1426
Identifiers: 99104787409311
Academic Unit: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-02626794