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New publication from Ebeling et al in Ecology: Contrasting effects of plant diversity on β‐ and γ‐diversity of grassland invertebrates
Abstract: The diversity of primary producers strongly affects the structure and diversity of species assemblages at other trophic levels. However, limited knowledge exists of how plant diversity effects at small…
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New publication from Buzhdygan et al in Nature Ecology & Evolution: Biodiversity increases multitrophic energy use efficiency, flow and storage in grasslands
Abstract: The continuing loss of global biodiversity has raised questions about the risk that species extinctions pose for the functioning of natural ecosystems and the services that they provide for…
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New publication from Schaub et al in Nature Communications: Plant diversity effects on forage quality, yield and revenues of semi-natural grasslands
Abstract: In agricultural settings, plant diversity is often associated with low biomass yield and forage quality, while biodiversity experiments typically find the opposite. We address this controversy by assessing, over…
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New publication from Paul et al in Science Advances: On the functional relationship between biodiversity and economic value
Abstract: Biodiversity’s contribution to human welfare has become a key argument for maintaining and enhancing biodiversity in managed ecosystems. The functional relationship between biodiversity (b) and economic value (V) is,…
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PhD Position in Environmental Chemistry and Ecosystem Research (m/f/d) at the MPI for Biogeochemistry in Jena
The position will start a.s.p. and will be for 4 years. Job Description: investigating the interaction between plant and soil microbial communities and the soil matrix by using an ultra-high…
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New publication from Feng et al in Methods in Ecology and Evolution: Inferring competitive outcomes, ranks and intransitivity from empirical data: A comparison of different methods
The inference of pairwise competitive outcomes (PCO) and multispecies competitive ranks and intransitivity from empirical data is essential to evaluate how competition shapes plant communities. Three categories of methods, differing…
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New publication from Schaub et al in Ecological Economics: Economic benefits from plant species diversity in intensively managed grasslands
Highlights: We used a rich dataset from 16 intensively managed grassland sites across Europe. Plant species diversity increased milk production potential yields, and thus revenue. Production risks decreased in grasslands…
