Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality

Soliveres, Santiago; Manning, Peter; Prati, Daniel; Goßner, Martin M.; Alt, Fabian; Arndt, Hartmut; Baumgartner, Vanessa; Binkenstein, Julia; Birkhofer, Klaus; Blaser, Stefan; Blüthgen, Nico; Boch, Steffen; Böhm, Stefan; Börschig, Carmen; Buscot, François; Diekötter, Tim; Heinze, Johannes; Hölzel, Norbert; Jung, Kirsten; Klaus, Valentin H.; Klein, Alexandra‐Maria; Kleinebecker, Till; Klemmer, Sandra; Krauß, Jochen; Lange, Markus; Morris, E. Kathryn; Müller, Jörg; Oelmann, Yvonne; Overmann, Jörg; Pašalić, Esther; Renner, Swen C.; Rillig, Matthias C.; Schaefer, H. Martin; Schloter, Michael; Schmitt, Barbara; Schöning, Ingo; Schrumpf, Marion; Sikorski, Johannes; Socher, Stephanie A.; Solly, Emily F.; Sonnemann, Ilja; Sorkau, Elisabeth; Steckel, Juliane; Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingolf; Stempfhuber, Barbara; Tschapka, Marco; Türke, Manfred; Venter, Paul Christiaan; Weiner, Christiane N.; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Werner, Michael; Westphal, Catrin; Wilcke, Wolfgang; Wolters, Volkmar; Wubet, Tesfaye; Wurst, Susanne; Fischer, Markus; Allan, Eric

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“…R. Soc. B 283: 20160536 disproportionately large effect on ecosystem functioning [78] or on multi-functionality [79]. More generally, the ubiquity of species-level overyielding (and underyielding) observed across hundreds of biodiversity experiments indicates that species rarely influence ecosystem functioning in proportion to their relative abundance.…”

Section: Using Niche Theory To Predict Effects In the Fieldmentioning

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Understanding the value of plant diversity for ecosystem functioning through niche theory

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Biodiversity experiments have generated robust empirical results supporting the hypothesis that ecosystems function better when they contain more species. Given that ecosystems provide services that are valued by humans, this inevitably suggests that the loss of species from natural ecosystems could diminish their value. This raises two important questions. First, will experimental results translate into the real world, where species are being lost at an alarming rate? And second, what are the benefits and pitfalls of such valuation exercises? We argue that the empirical results obtained in experiments are entirely consistent with well-established theories of species coexistence. We then examine the current body of work through the lens of niche theory and highlight where closer links with theory could open up opportunities for future research. We argue that niche theory predicts that diversity-functioning relationships are likely to be stronger (and require more species) in the field than in simplified experimental settings. However, we caution that while many of the biological processes that promote coexistence can also generate diversity-function relationships, there is no simple mapping between the two. This implies that valuation exercises need to proceed with care.

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Section: Using Niche Theory To Predict Effects In the Fieldmentioning

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Understanding the value of plant diversity for ecosystem functioning through niche theory

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“…Our understanding of various aspects of BEF relationships remains insufficient (see ref. [1] and other chapters [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] of this special volume), especially in marine systems, in spite of the growing body of information from experimental manipulations, modelling and observations. Long-term BEF relationships relevant to the time scales of human-induced global climate change (e.g.…”

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Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships in long-term time series and palaeoecological records: deep sea as a test bed

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One contribution of 17 to a theme issue 'Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in dynamic landscapes'. The link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) over long temporal scales is poorly understood. Here, we investigate biological monitoring and palaeoecological records on decadal, centennial and millennial time scales from a BEF framework by using deep sea, soft-sediment environments as a test bed. Results generally show positive BEF relationships, in agreement with BEF studies based on present-day spatial analyses and short-term manipulative experiments. However, the deep-sea BEF relationship is much noisier across longer time scales compared with modern observational studies. We also demonstrate with palaeoecological time-series data that a larger species pool does not enhance ecosystem stability through time, whereas higher abundance as an indicator of higher ecosystem functioning may enhance ecosystem stability. These results suggest that BEF relationships are potentially time scale-dependent. Environmental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning may be much stronger than biodiversity impacts on ecosystem functioning at long, decadal-millennial, time scales. Longer time scale perspectives, including palaeoecological and ecosystem monitoring data, are critical for predicting future BEF relationships on a rapidly changing planet.

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“…B 371: 20150267 communities. One article of this special issue disentangles the effects of rare and common species (according to local abundances) in nine trophic groups on ecosystem multifunctionality [48]. Interestingly, they show that across these multiple trophic levels, rare species are the main drivers of ecosystem functioning, whereas common species have more variable effects [48].…”

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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in dynamic landscapes

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2016

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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One contribution of 17 to a theme issue 'Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in dynamic landscapes'. The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) and its consequence for ecosystem services has predominantly been studied by controlled, short-term and small-scale experiments under standardized environmental conditions and constant community compositions. However, changes in biodiversity occur in real-world ecosystems with varying environments and a dynamic community composition. In this theme issue, we present novel research on BEF in such dynamic communities. The contributions are organized in three sections on BEF relationships in (i) multi-trophic diversity, (ii) non-equilibrium biodiversity under disturbance and varying environmental conditions, and (iii) large spatial and long temporal scales. The first section shows that multi-trophic BEF relationships often appear idiosyncratic, while accounting for species traits enables a predictive understanding. Future BEF research on complex communities needs to include ecological theory that is based on first principles of species-averaged body masses, stoichiometry and effects of environmental conditions such as temperature. The second section illustrates that disturbance and varying environments have direct as well as indirect (via changes in species richness, community composition and species' traits) effects on BEF relationships. Fluctuations in biodiversity (species richness, community composition and also trait dominance within species) can severely modify BEF relationships. The third section demonstrates that BEF at larger spatial scales is driven by different variables. While species richness per se and community biomass are most important, species identity effects and community composition are less important than at small scales. Across long temporal scales, mass extinctions represent severe changes in biodiversity with mixed effects on ecosystem functions. Together, the contributions of this theme issue identify new research frontiers and answer some open questions on BEF relationships in dynamic communities of real-world landscapes.

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Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality

Cited by 127 publications

References 60 publications

Understanding the value of plant diversity for ecosystem functioning through niche theory

Understanding the value of plant diversity for ecosystem functioning through niche theory

Biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships in long-term time series and palaeoecological records: deep sea as a test bed

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in dynamic landscapes

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