Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Per capita interactions and stress tolerance drive stress-induced changes in biodiversity effects on ecosystem functions

  • Jan M. Baert,
  • Colin R. Janssen,
  • Koen Sabbe,
  • Frederik De Laender

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12486
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Biodiversity often increases ecosystem functions, but stressors could disrupt that relationship. Using a microalgae model, Baert et al.show how stress-induced changes in the biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships depend on species interactions and stress tolerance.