Three decades of research have demonstrated that biodiversity can promote the functioning
of ecosystems. Yet, it is unclear whether the positive effects of biodiversity on ecosystem …

Biodiversity enhances many of nature's benefits to people, including the regulation of
climate and the production of wood in forests, livestock forage in grasslands and fish in …

Global warming and the loss of biodiversity through human activities (eg, land-use change,
pollution, invasive species) are two of the most profound threats to the functional integrity of …

Conservation aims to preserve species and ecosystem services. If rare species contribute
little to ecosystem services, yet are those most in need of preservation, tradeoffs may exist …

Forest ecosystems are critical to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions through carbon
sequestration. However, climate change has affected forest ecosystem functioning in both …

Concern about the functional consequences of unprecedented loss in biodiversity has
prompted biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) research to become one of the most …

Despite considerable research demonstrating that biodiversity increases productivity in
forests and regulates herbivory and pathogen damage, there remain gaps in our …

Plant diversity has a strong impact on a plethora of ecosystem functions and services,
especially ecosystem carbon (C) storage. However, the potential context-dependency of …

Leguminous plants are an important component of terrestrial ecosystems and significantly
increase soil nitrogen (N) cycling and availability, which affects productivity in most …

Climate-smart agriculture management practices such as no-tillage (NT) and cover crops
(CCs) have been widely applied and are expected to offer multiple environmental benefits …