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New publication from Dietrich et al. in Ecology and Evolution: Linking plant diversity–productivity relationships to plant functional traits of dominant species and changes in soil properties in 15-year-old experimental grasslands
Positive plant diversity–productivity relationships are known to be driven by complementary resource use via differences in plant functional traits. Moreover, soil properties related to nutrient availability were shown to change…
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New publication from Lange et al. in Global Change Biology: Increased soil carbon storage through plant diversity strengthens with time and extends into the subsoil
Soils are important for ecosystem functioning and service provisioning. Soil communities and their functions, in turn, are strongly promoted by plant diversity, and such positive effects strengthen with time. However,…
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New publication from Lange et al. in Scientific Reports: Restoration of insect communities after land use change is shaped by plant diversity: a case study on carabid beetles (Carabidae)
There is no doubt about the insect decline currently taking place in ecosystems with large anthropogenic impacts. Thus, there is a need for practices that avoid insect decline and or…
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Gärtner/in (m/w/d) gesucht
Die Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena ist eine traditionsreiche und forschungsstarke Universität im Zentrum Deutschlands. Als Volluniversität verfügt sie über ein breites Fächerspektrum. Ihre Spitzenforschung bündelt sie in den Profillinien Light – Life…
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New publication from Wagg et al. in Nature Communication: Biodiversity–stability relationships strengthen over time in a long-term grassland experiment
Numerous studies have demonstrated that biodiversity drives ecosystem functioning, yet how biodiversity loss alters ecosystems functioning and stability in the long-term lacks experimental evidence. We report temporal effects of species…
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New publication from Mahecha et al. in Nature: Biodiversity loss and climate extremes — study the feedbacks
As humans warm the planet, biodiversity is plummeting. These two global crises are connected in multiple ways. But the details of the intricate feedback loops between biodiversity decline and climate…
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New publication from Ristok et al. in Journal of Ecology: Plant diversity effects on herbivory are related to soil biodiversity and plant chemistry
Insect herbivory is a key process in ecosystem functioning. While theory predicts that plant diversity modulates herbivory, the mechanistic links remain unclear. We postulated that the plant metabolome mechanistically links…
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Jäthelfer (w/m/d) gesucht
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Tag der offenen Tür beim Jena Experiment
Biodiversitätsforschung hautnah erleben Am 17. August lädt das Jena Experiment der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität zum „Tag der offenen Tür“ ein. Die interessierte Öffentlichkeit erhält an diesem Tag die Möglichkeit, einen Teil der…
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New publication from Isbell et al. in Front Ecol Environ: Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people
Despite substantial progress in understanding global biodiversity loss, major taxonomic and geographic knowledge gaps remain. Decision makers often rely on expert judgement to fill knowledge gaps, but are rarely able…
