2022 ESA Annual Meeting (August 14 - 19)

SYMP 1-2 CANCELLED - Environmental heterogeneity determines biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships

1:50 PM-2:10 PM
520F
Nico Eisenhauer, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig;
Background/Question/Methods

Biodiversity determines the functioning of ecosystems, but there is some significant context-dependency in the strength and direction of this relationship.

Results/Conclusions

Recent evidence suggests that positive biodiversity effects are strongest in heterogeneous environments, when the complementarity of different taxa can unfold. We discuss the implications of this finding across systems and disciplines.