Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions
Résumé
In the past two decades, a large number of studies have investigated the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, most of which focussed on a limited set of ecosystem variables. The Jena Experiment was set up in 2002 to investigate the effects of plant diversity on element cycling and trophic interactions, using a multi-disciplinary approach. Here, we review the results of 15 years of research in the Jena Experiment, focussing on the effects of manipulating plant species richness and plant functional richness. With more than 85,000 measures taken from the plant diversity plots, the Jena Experiment has allowed answering fundamental questions important for functional biodiversity research.
Auteurs, date et publication :
Auteurs Wolfgang W. Weisser , Christiane Roscher , Sebastian T. Meyer , Anne Ebeling , Guangjuan Luo , Eric Allan , Holger Beßler , Romain L. Barnard , Nina Buchmann , François Buscot , Christof Engels , Christine Fischer , Markus Fischer , Arthur Gessler , Gerd Gleixner , Stefan Halle , Anke Hildebrandt , Helmut Hillebrand , Hans de Kroon , Markus Lange
Publication : Basic and Applied Ecology
Date : 2025
Volume : 23
Pages : 1-73