Journal article
Authors list: Soliveres, S; Manning, P; Prati, D; Gossner, MM; Alt, F; Arndt, H; Baumgartner, V; Binkenstein, J; Birkhofer, K; Blaser, S; Blüthgen, N; Boch, S; Böhm, S; Börschig, C; Buscot, F; Diekötter, T; Heinze, J; Hölzel, N; Jung, K; Klaus, VH; Klein, AM; Kleinebecker, T; Klemmer, S; Krauss, J; Lange, M; Morris, EK; Müller, J; Oelmann, Y; Overmann, J; Pasalic, E; Renner, SC; Rillig, MC; Schaefer, HM; Schloter, M; Schmitt, B; Schöning, I; Schrumpf, M; Sikorski, J; Socher, SA; Solly, EF; Sonnemann, I; Sorkau, E; Steckel, J; Steffan-Dewenter, I; Stempfhuber, B; Tschapka, M; Türke, M; Venter, P; Weiner, CN; Weisser, WW; Werner, M; Westphal, C; Wilcke, W; Wolters, V; Wubet, T; Wurst, S; Fischer, M; Allan, E
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B: Biological Sciences
Volume number: 371
Issue number: 1694
ISSN: 0962-8436
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0269
Publisher: The Royal Society
Abstract:
Species diversity promotes the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions (multifunctionality). However, the relative functional importance of rare and common species in driving the biodiversity multifunctionality relationship remains unknown. We studied the relationship between the diversity of rare and common species (according to their local abundances and across nine different trophic groups), and multifunctionality indices derived from 14 ecosystem functions on 150 grasslands across a land use intensity (LUI) gradient. The diversity of above- and below-ground rare species had opposite effects, with rare above-ground species being associated with high levels of multifunctionality, probably because their effects on different functions did not trade off against each other. Conversely, common species were only related to average, not high, levels of multifunctionality, and their functional effects declined with LUI. Apart from the community level effects of diversity, we found significant positive associations between the abundance of individual species and multifunctionality in 6% of the species tested. Species specific functional effects were best predicted by their response to LUI: species that declined in abundance with land use intensification were those associated with higher levels of multifunctionality. Our results highlight the importance of rare species for ecosystem multifunctionality and help guiding future conservation priorities.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Soliveres, S., Manning, P., Prati, D., Gossner, M., Alt, F., Arndt, H., et al. (2016) Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B: Biological Sciences, 371(1694), Article 20150269. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0269
APA Citation style: Soliveres, S., Manning, P., Prati, D., Gossner, M., Alt, F., Arndt, H., Baumgartner, V., Binkenstein, J., Birkhofer, K., Blaser, S., Blüthgen, N., Boch, S., Böhm, S., Börschig, C., Buscot, F., Diekötter, T., Heinze, J., Hölzel, N., Jung, K., ...Allan, E. (2016). Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B: Biological Sciences. 371(1694), Article 20150269. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0269
