Combatting global grassland degradation
Grasslands are under severe threat from ongoing degradation, undermining their capacity to
support biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Yet, grasslands are largely …
support biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Yet, grasslands are largely …
Making the UN decade on ecosystem restoration a social-ecological endeavour
The United Nations (UN) recently declared 2021 to 2030 the Decade on Ecosystem
Restoration. Against this background, we review recent social-ecological systems research …
Restoration. Against this background, we review recent social-ecological systems research …
Aridity-driven shift in biodiversity–soil multifunctionality relationships
W Hu, J Ran, L Dong, Q Du, M Ji, S Yao, Y Sun… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Relationships between biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions (that is, ecosystem
multifunctionality) are context-dependent. Both plant and soil microbial diversity have been …
multifunctionality) are context-dependent. Both plant and soil microbial diversity have been …
Agricultural diversification promotes multiple ecosystem services without compromising yield
Enhancing biodiversity in cropping systems is suggested to promote ecosystem services,
thereby reducing dependency on agronomic inputs while maintaining high crop yields. We …
thereby reducing dependency on agronomic inputs while maintaining high crop yields. We …
A high-resolution canopy height model of the Earth
The worldwide variation in vegetation height is fundamental to the global carbon cycle and
central to the functioning of ecosystems and their biodiversity. Geospatially explicit and …
central to the functioning of ecosystems and their biodiversity. Geospatially explicit and …
Soil multitrophic network complexity enhances the link between biodiversity and multifunctionality in agricultural systems
Belowground biodiversity supports multiple ecosystem functions and services that humans
rely on. However, there is a dearth of studies exploring the determinants of the biodiversity …
rely on. However, there is a dearth of studies exploring the determinants of the biodiversity …
Soil microbial network complexity predicts ecosystem function along elevation gradients on the Tibetan Plateau
W Chen, J Wang, X Chen, Z Meng, R Xu… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The contributions of soil microbial diversity for the multifunctionality of ecosystem functions
remain little understood despite the well-known importance of soil microbial communities for …
remain little understood despite the well-known importance of soil microbial communities for …
Soil biodiversity supports the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions in urban greenspaces
While the contribution of biodiversity to supporting multiple ecosystem functions is well
established in natural ecosystems, the relationship of the above-and below-ground diversity …
established in natural ecosystems, the relationship of the above-and below-ground diversity …
The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales
G Le Provost, NV Schenk, C Penone, J Thiele… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
The impact of local biodiversity loss on ecosystem functioning is well established, but the
role of larger-scale biodiversity dynamics in the delivery of ecosystem services remains …
role of larger-scale biodiversity dynamics in the delivery of ecosystem services remains …
Multiple elements of soil biodiversity drive ecosystem functions across biomes
The role of soil biodiversity in regulating multiple ecosystem functions is poorly understood,
limiting our ability to predict how soil biodiversity loss might affect human wellbeing and …
limiting our ability to predict how soil biodiversity loss might affect human wellbeing and …