Effects of Biodiversity Loss on Freshwater Ecosystem Functions Increase With the Number of Stressors.

ABSTRACT: A multitude of anthropogenic stressors drive biodiversity loss and alter ecosystem functioning. Freshwaters, which contribute disproportionally to global biodiversity and biogeochemical cycles, are particularly threatened. Although the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functions (BEF) is generally well-established, especially in terrestrial ecosystems, the role of multiple, co-occurring stressors in modulating the relationship remains unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis to address this knowledge gap by assessing the effect of multiple stressors on the relationship between taxon richness and four measures of ecosystem function. The relationship was generally positive, with the slope becoming steeper as the number of stressors increased, suggesting that exposure to multiple s

SUBMITTER: Schafer RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12648459 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature