Revisiting the classical biodiversity-ecosystem functioning and stability relationships in microbial microcosms.

ABSTRACT: The question of how biodiversity influences ecosystem functioning and stability has been a central focus in ecological research. Yet, this question remains unresolved, primarily because of the widely divergent definitions of functioning, stability, and diversity. Consequently, forecasts of ecosystem services will remain speculative until we can establish more precise and comprehensive definitions for these concepts than previously. Here, we investigated how the maximum specific growth rate, productivity, mortality rate, and species interaction in microbial communities vary with a diversity gradient ranging from 1 to 16 species under control conditions, starvation, or saline stress. We found that diversity played a critical role in maintaining community growth and stability under control co

SUBMITTER: Lei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12038814 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature