Microbial diversity drives multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems
Western Sydney University · Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Despite the importance of microbial communities for ecosystem services and human welfare, the relationship between microbial diversity and multiple ecosystem functions and services (that is, multifunctionality) at the global scale has yet to be evaluated. Here we use two independent, large-scale databases with contrasting geographic coverage (from 78 global drylands and from 179 locations across Scotland, respectively), and report that soil microbial diversity positively relates to multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems. The direct positive effects of microbial diversity were maintained even when accounting simultaneously for multiple multifunctionality drivers (climate, soil abiotic factors and spatial…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 86.56
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 65
Authors
9- MDManuel Delgado‐BaquerizoCorresponding
Western Sydney University
- FTFernando T. Maestre
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
- PBPeter B. Reich
University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Western Sydney University
- TCThomas C. Jeffries
Western Sydney University
- JGJuan Gaitán
National Agricultural Technology Institute
Topics & keywords
- Ecosystem
- Ecosystem services
- Terrestrial ecosystem
- Diversity (politics)
- Ecology
- Abiotic component
- Biodiversity
- Environmental resource management