Nathan I Wisnoski, Riley Andrade, Max C N Castorani, Christopher P Catano, Aldo Compagnoni, Thomas Lamy, Nina K Lany, Luca Marazzi, Sydne Record, Annie C Smith, Christopher M Swan, Jonathan D Tonkin, Nicole M Voelker, Phoebe L Zarnetske, Eric R Sokol
The relationship between biodiversity and stability, or its inverse, temporal variability, is multidimensional and complex. Temporal variability in aggregate properties, like total biomass or abundance, is typically lower in communities with higher species diversity (i.e., the diversity-stability relationship or DSR). At broader spatial extents, regional-scale aggregate variability is also lower with higher regional diversity (in plant systems) and with lower spatial synchrony. However, focusing exclusively on aggregate properties of communities may overlook potentially destabilizing compositional shifts...
July 4, 2023: Ecology