Contents Summary 50 I. Introduction 50 II. Drivers of the diversity–productivity relationship
51 III. Patterns of the diversity–productivity relationship 55 IV. Responses of mixed stands to …

Field experiments conducted in randomly assembled grassland communities have
demonstrated that changes in plant species diversity affect ecosystem productivity over a …

Understanding the effects of tree species diversity on biomass and production of forests is
fundamental for carbon sequestration strategies, particularly in the perspective of the current …

Through complementarity interactions, mixed-species forests can be more productive than
monocultures, and this effect can increase with tree-species richness. However, this is not …

Aim An important issue regarding biodiversity concerns its influence on ecosystem
functioning. Experimental work has led to the proposal of mechanisms such as niche …

At the beginning of regular forest management and systematic forestry sciences the primary
objective was sustainable timber production. The sustainability principle, originally …

Biodiversity regulates ecosystem functions such as productivity, and experimental studies of
species mixtures have revealed selection and complementarity effects driving these …

One of the central research themes in ecology is evaluating the extent to which biological
richness is necessary to sustain the Earth's system and the functioning of individual …

Questions Tree species diversity is widely reported to positively influence forest productivity.
Yet, a consistent attribution of productivity effects is complicated by the fact that …

Despite growing evidence that, on average, diverse forests tend to be more productive than
species‐poor ones, individual studies often report strongly contrasting relationships …