{"id":3282,"date":"2021-05-03T06:32:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T06:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-jena-experiment.de\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2021-06-08T07:53:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T07:53:40","slug":"new-publication-from-wang-et-al-in-ecology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-jena-experiment.de\/index.php\/2021\/05\/03\/new-publication-from-wang-et-al-in-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"New publication from Wang et al. in Ecology: Biotic homogenization destabilizes ecosystem functioning by decreasing spatial asynchrony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"justify\">Our planet is facing significant changes of biodiversity across spatial  scales. Although the negative effects of local biodiversity (\u03b1  diversity) loss on ecosystem stability are well documented, the  consequences of biodiversity changes at larger spatial scales, in  particular biotic homogenization, that is, reduced species turnover  across space (\u03b2 diversity), remain poorly known. Using data from 39  grassland biodiversity experiments, we examine the effects of \u03b2  diversity on the stability of simulated landscapes while controlling for  potentially confounding biotic and abiotic factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-153.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3283\" width=\"292\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-153.png 648w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/image-153-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"justify\">Our results show  that higher \u03b2 diversity generates more asynchronous dynamics among local  communities and thereby contributes to the stability of ecosystem  productivity at larger spatial scales. We further quantify the relative  contributions of \u03b1 and \u03b2 diversity to ecosystem stability and find a  relatively stronger effect of \u03b1 diversity, possibly due to the limited  spatial scale of our experiments. The stabilizing effects of both \u03b1 and \u03b2  diversity lead to a positive diversity\u2013stability relationship at the  landscape scale. Our findings demonstrate the destabilizing effect of  biotic homogenization and suggest that biodiversity should be conserved  at multiple spatial scales to maintain the stability of ecosystem  functions and services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"823\" height=\"338\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-154.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3284\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-154.png 823w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/image-154-300x123.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/image-154-768x315.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>Reference:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Wang, S.,  Loreau, M.,  de Mazancourt, C.,  Isbell, F.,  Beierkuhnlein, C.,  Connolly, J.,  Deutschman, D. H.,  Dole\u017eal, J.,  Eisenhauer, N.,  Hector, A.,  Jentsch, A.,  Kreyling, J.,  Lanta, V.,  Lep\u0161, J.,  Polley, H. W.,  Reich, P. B.,  van Ruijven, J.,  Schmid, B.,  Tilman, D.,  Wilsey, B., and  Craven, D..  2021.  Biotic homogenization destabilizes ecosystem functioning by decreasing spatial asynchrony. <em>Ecology<\/em>  102( 6):e03332.  <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ecy.3332\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ecy.3332<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our planet is facing significant changes of biodiversity across spatial scales. 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