Towards mechanistic integration of the causes and consequences of biodiversity.

Wang, Shaopeng; Hong, Pubin; Adler, Peter B; Allan, Eric; Hautier, Yann; Schmid, Bernhard; Spaak, Jurg W; Feng, Yanhao (2024). Towards mechanistic integration of the causes and consequences of biodiversity. Trends in ecology & evolution, 39(7), pp. 689-700. Elsevier 10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.008

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The global biodiversity crisis has stimulated decades of research on three themes: species coexistence, biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships (BEF), and biodiversity-ecosystem functional stability relationships (BEFS). However, studies on these themes are largely independent, creating barriers to an integrative understanding of the causes and consequences of biodiversity. Here we review recent progress towards mechanistic integration of coexistence, BEF, and BEFS. Mechanisms underlying the three themes can be linked in various ways, potentially creating either positive or negative relationships between them. That said, we generally expect positive associations between coexistence and BEF, and between BEF and BEFS. Our synthesis represents an initial step towards integrating causes and consequences of biodiversity; future developments should include more mechanistic approaches and broader ecological contexts.

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