… of key ecosystem functions. We highlight that, by incorporating plant phylogenetic diversity,
… predictions about future ecosystem functioning and services that are critical to humankind. …

… (2015a) provides a novel take on the relationship between biomass production and both
species richness and phylogenetic diversity (PD). They analysed 16 grassland experiments that …

… standard deviation, in a long-term diversity–ecosystem function experiment at Cedar Creek,
… that more phylogenetically diverse assemblages result in biomass productivity that is …

… relationship between phylogenetic diversity and productivity (see … productivity. Clades
important in explaining variation in biomass are different from those that structure the phylogenetic …

… ecosystems. Here we tested whether zooplankton functional and phylogenetic diversity …
We used two measures of ecosystem function: (1) zooplankton community biomass and (2) …

… We calculated relative phylogenetic diversity (ie phylogenetic diversity corrected for species
… We related these three metrics to mean net primary productivity (NPP) at the global scale, …

… that phylogenetic diversity may encapsulate many of the functionally important aspects of
biodiversity. By phylogenetic diversity (PD) we mean the total amount of phylogenetic distance …

… , and phylogenetic diversity are used to evaluate specific biodiversity–productivity relationships.
… We find that the forest biodiversity–productivity relationships are scale-dependent. At the …

… to test how phylogenetic diversity and functional diversity capture … found that phylogenetic
and functional diversity explained … and weakest with a greater diversity of heights, while higher …

… and phylogenetic diversity. We find that the relationship between phylogenetic diversity and
productivity … the potential of using phylogeny to evaluate ecosystem functioning, but also they …