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Landscape heterogeneity strengthens the relationship between β-diversity and ecosystem function

Consensus has emerged in the literature that increased biodiversity enhances the capacity of ecosystems to perform multiple functions. However, most biodiversity/ecosystem function studies focus on a ...

Why national parks and nature reserves don't always safeguard ecosystems as expected

Setting aside land for nature is one of the main global strategies to conserve biodiversity. From national parks to local ...

Africa' s ecosystems operate on less than two-thirds of their natural energy

New research from Oxford University reveals that Africa' s ecosystems are functioning at less than two-thirds of their ...
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Decoupled responses of soil microbial diversity and ecosystem functions to successive degeneration processes in alpine pioneer community

Many alpine ecosystems are undergoing vegetation degradation because of global change, which is affecting ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. The ecological consequences of alpine pioneer ...
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Marine epibenthic functional diversity on Flemish Cap (northwest Atlantic)—Identifying trait responses to the environment and mapping ecosystem functions

Aim:To characterize the functional diversity and selected ecological functions of marine epibenthic invertebrate communities at the ecosystem scale and to evaluate the relative contributions of ...