Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

Fons van Der Plas; Peter Manning; Eric Allan; Michael Scherer-Lorenzen; Kris Verheyen; Christian Wirth; Miguel Angel Zavala; Andy Hector; Evy Ampoorter; Landen Baeten; Luc Barbaro; Jürgen Bauhus; Raquel Benavides; Adam Benneter; Felix Berthold; Damien Bonal; Olivier Bouriaud; Helge Bruelheide; Filippo Bussotti; Monique Carnol; Bastien Castagneyrol; Yohan Charbonnier; David Coomes; Andrea Coppi; Cristina C. Bastias; Seid Muhie Dawud; Hans de Wandeler; Timo Domisch; Leena Finér; Arthur Gessler; André Granier; Charlotte Grossiord; Virginie Guyot; Stephan Hättenschwiler; Hervé Jactel; Bogdan Jaroszewicz; François-Xavier Joly; Tommaso Jucker; Julia Koricheva; Harriet Milligan; Sandra Müller; Bart Muys; Diem Nguyen; Martina Pollastrini; Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen; Federico Selvi; Jan Stenlid; Fernando Valladares; Lars Vesterdal; Dawid Zielínski; Markus Fischer

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Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

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Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

Fons van Der Plas, Peter Manning, Eric Allan, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Kris Verheyen, Christian Wirth, Miguel Angel Zavala, Andy Hector, Evy Ampoorter, Landen Baeten, …

Nature Communications, Vol.Vol. 7, pp.pp. 1-11

24/03/2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11109

Abstract

Ecosystem

Multifunctionality

multifonctionalité

écosystème

biodiversité

There is considerable evidence that biodiversity promotes multiple ecosystem functions (multifunctionality), thus ensuring the delivery of ecosystem services important for human well-being. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are poorly understood, especially in natural ecosystems. We develop a novel approach to partition biodiversity effects on multifunctionality into three mechanisms and apply this to European forest data. We show that throughout Europe, tree diversity is positively related with multifunctionality when moderate levels of functioning are required, but negatively when very high function levels are desired. For two well-known mechanisms, ‘complementarity’ and ‘selection’, we detect only minor effects on multifunctionality. Instead a third, so far overlooked mechanism, the ‘jack-of-all-trades’ effect, caused by the averaging of individual species effects on function, drives observed patterns. Simulations demonstrate that jack-of-all-trades effects occur whenever species effects on different functions are not perfectly correlated, meaning they may contribute to diversity–multifunctionality relationships in many of the world’s ecosystems.

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Title: Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests
Creators - without role: Fons van Der Plas - University of Bern
Peter Manning - Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Eric Allan - University of Bern
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen - University of Freiburg
Kris Verheyen - Ghent University
Christian Wirth - Leipzig University
Miguel Angel Zavala - Universidad de Alcalá
Andy Hector - University of Oxford
Evy Ampoorter - Ghent University
Landen Baeten - Ghent University
Luc Barbaro - UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
Jürgen Bauhus - University of Freiburg
Raquel Benavides - University of Freiburg
Adam Benneter - University of Freiburg
Felix Berthold - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Damien Bonal - Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières
Olivier Bouriaud - Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava
Helge Bruelheide - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
Filippo Bussotti - University of Florence
Monique Carnol - University of Liège
Bastien Castagneyrol - UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
Yohan Charbonnier - Centre d'Études Scientifiques et Techniques d'Aquitaine
David Coomes - University of Cambridge
Andrea Coppi - University of Florence
Cristina C. Bastias - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Seid Muhie Dawud - University of Copenhagen
Hans de Wandeler - KU Leuven
Timo Domisch - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Leena Finér - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Arthur Gessler - Institut fédéral de recherches WSL
André Granier - Ecologie et Ecophysiologie Forestières
Charlotte Grossiord - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Virginie Guyot - UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
Stephan Hättenschwiler - Université de Montpellier, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Hervé Jactel - Centre d'Études Scientifiques et Techniques d'Aquitaine
Bogdan Jaroszewicz - University of Warsaw
François-Xavier Joly - Université de Montpellier, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Tommaso Jucker - University of Cambridge
Julia Koricheva - Royal Holloway University of London
Harriet Milligan - Royal Holloway University of London
Sandra Müller - University of Freiburg
Bart Muys - KU Leuven
Diem Nguyen - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Martina Pollastrini - University of Florence
Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen - University of Copenhagen
Federico Selvi - University of Florence
Jan Stenlid - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Fernando Valladares - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Lars Vesterdal - University of Copenhagen
Dawid Zielínski - University of Warsaw
Markus Fischer - University of Bern
Publication Details: Nature Communications, Vol.Vol. 7, pp.pp. 1-11
Identifiers: 9963968909311
Academic Unit: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-01441562