Enhancing the structural diversity between forest patches-A concept and real-world experiment to study biodiversity, multifunctionality and forest resilience across spatial scales
Intensification of land use by humans has led to a homogenization of landscapes and decreasing resilience of ecosystems globally due to a loss of biodiversity, including the majority of forests. Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research has provided compelling evidence for a positive effect of biodiversity on ecosystem functions and services at the local (alpha-diversity) scale, but we largely lack empirical evidence on how the loss of between-patch beta-diversity affects biodiversity and multifunctionality at the landscape scale (gamma-diversity). Here, we present a novel concept and experimental framework for elucidating BEF patterns at alpha-, beta-, and gamma-scales in real landscapes at a forest management-relevant scale. We examine this framework using 22 temperate broadleaf production forests, dominated by Fagus sylvatica. In 11 of these forests, we manipulated the structure between forest patches by increasing variation in canopy cover and deadwood. We hypothesized that an increase in landscape heterogeneity would enhance the beta-diversity of different trophic levels, as well as the beta-functionality of various ecosystem functions. We will develop a new statistical framework for BEF studies extending across scales and incorporating biodiversity measures from taxonomic to functional to phylogenetic diversity using Hill numbers. We will further expand the Hill number concept to multifunctionality allowing the decomposition of gamma-multifunctionality into alpha- and beta-components. Combining this analytic framework with our experimental data will allow us to test how an increase in between patch heterogeneity affects biodiversity and multifunctionality across spatial scales and trophic levels to help inform and improve forest resilience under climate change. Such an integrative concept for biodiversity and functionality, including spatial scales and multiple aspects of diversity and multifunctionality as well as physical and environmental structure in forests, will go far beyond the current widely applied approach in forestry to increase resilience of future forests through the manipulation of tree species composition.
Muller, Jorg
Mitesser, Oliver
Cadotte, Marc W
van der Plas, Fons
Mori, Akira S
Ammer, Christian
Chao, Anne
Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael
Baldrian, Petr
Bassler, Claus
Biedermann, Peter
Cesarz, Simone
Classen, Alice
Delory, Benjamin M
Feldhaar, Heike
Fichtner, Andreas
Hothorn, Torsten
Kuenzer, Claudia
Peters, Marcell K
Pierick, Kerstin
Schmitt, Thomas
Schuldt, Bernhard
Seidel, Dominik
Six, Diana
Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf
Thorn, Simon
von Oheimb, Goddert
Wegmann, Martin
Weisser, Wolfgang W
Eisenhauer, Nico
eng
202548816/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/
1956/1-1/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/
England
2022/12/30
Glob Chang Biol. 2023 Mar;29(6):1437-1450. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16564. Epub 2022 Dec 29.
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%1 muller2023enhancing
%A Muller, J.
%A Mitesser, O.
%A Cadotte, M. W.
%A van der Plas, F.
%A Mori, A. S.
%A Ammer, C.
%A Chao, A.
%A Scherer-Lorenzen, M.
%A Baldrian, P.
%A Bassler, C.
%A Biedermann, P.
%A Cesarz, S.
%A Classen, A.
%A Delory, B. M.
%A Feldhaar, H.
%A Fichtner, A.
%A Hothorn, T.
%A Kuenzer, C.
%A Peters, M. K.
%A Pierick, K.
%A Schmitt, T.
%A Schuldt, B.
%A Seidel, D.
%A Six, D.
%A Steffan-Dewenter, I.
%A Thorn, S.
%A von Oheimb, G.
%A Wegmann, M.
%A Weisser, W. W.
%A Eisenhauer, N.
%D 2023
%J Glob Chang Biol
%K Humans myOwn uni_network
%N 6
%P 1437-1450
%R 10.1111/gcb.16564
%T Enhancing the structural diversity between forest patches-A concept and real-world experiment to study biodiversity, multifunctionality and forest resilience across spatial scales
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36579623
%V 29
%X Intensification of land use by humans has led to a homogenization of landscapes and decreasing resilience of ecosystems globally due to a loss of biodiversity, including the majority of forests. Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research has provided compelling evidence for a positive effect of biodiversity on ecosystem functions and services at the local (alpha-diversity) scale, but we largely lack empirical evidence on how the loss of between-patch beta-diversity affects biodiversity and multifunctionality at the landscape scale (gamma-diversity). Here, we present a novel concept and experimental framework for elucidating BEF patterns at alpha-, beta-, and gamma-scales in real landscapes at a forest management-relevant scale. We examine this framework using 22 temperate broadleaf production forests, dominated by Fagus sylvatica. In 11 of these forests, we manipulated the structure between forest patches by increasing variation in canopy cover and deadwood. We hypothesized that an increase in landscape heterogeneity would enhance the beta-diversity of different trophic levels, as well as the beta-functionality of various ecosystem functions. We will develop a new statistical framework for BEF studies extending across scales and incorporating biodiversity measures from taxonomic to functional to phylogenetic diversity using Hill numbers. We will further expand the Hill number concept to multifunctionality allowing the decomposition of gamma-multifunctionality into alpha- and beta-components. Combining this analytic framework with our experimental data will allow us to test how an increase in between patch heterogeneity affects biodiversity and multifunctionality across spatial scales and trophic levels to help inform and improve forest resilience under climate change. Such an integrative concept for biodiversity and functionality, including spatial scales and multiple aspects of diversity and multifunctionality as well as physical and environmental structure in forests, will go far beyond the current widely applied approach in forestry to increase resilience of future forests through the manipulation of tree species composition.
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abstract = {Intensification of land use by humans has led to a homogenization of landscapes and decreasing resilience of ecosystems globally due to a loss of biodiversity, including the majority of forests. Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research has provided compelling evidence for a positive effect of biodiversity on ecosystem functions and services at the local (alpha-diversity) scale, but we largely lack empirical evidence on how the loss of between-patch beta-diversity affects biodiversity and multifunctionality at the landscape scale (gamma-diversity). Here, we present a novel concept and experimental framework for elucidating BEF patterns at alpha-, beta-, and gamma-scales in real landscapes at a forest management-relevant scale. We examine this framework using 22 temperate broadleaf production forests, dominated by Fagus sylvatica. In 11 of these forests, we manipulated the structure between forest patches by increasing variation in canopy cover and deadwood. We hypothesized that an increase in landscape heterogeneity would enhance the beta-diversity of different trophic levels, as well as the beta-functionality of various ecosystem functions. We will develop a new statistical framework for BEF studies extending across scales and incorporating biodiversity measures from taxonomic to functional to phylogenetic diversity using Hill numbers. We will further expand the Hill number concept to multifunctionality allowing the decomposition of gamma-multifunctionality into alpha- and beta-components. Combining this analytic framework with our experimental data will allow us to test how an increase in between patch heterogeneity affects biodiversity and multifunctionality across spatial scales and trophic levels to help inform and improve forest resilience under climate change. Such an integrative concept for biodiversity and functionality, including spatial scales and multiple aspects of diversity and multifunctionality as well as physical and environmental structure in forests, will go far beyond the current widely applied approach in forestry to increase resilience of future forests through the manipulation of tree species composition.},
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author = {Muller, J. and Mitesser, O. and Cadotte, M. W. and van der Plas, F. and Mori, A. S. and Ammer, C. and Chao, A. and Scherer-Lorenzen, M. and Baldrian, P. and Bassler, C. and Biedermann, P. and Cesarz, S. and Classen, A. and Delory, B. M. and Feldhaar, H. and Fichtner, A. and Hothorn, T. and Kuenzer, C. and Peters, M. K. and Pierick, K. and Schmitt, T. and Schuldt, B. and Seidel, D. and Six, D. and Steffan-Dewenter, I. and Thorn, S. and von Oheimb, G. and Wegmann, M. and Weisser, W. W. and Eisenhauer, N.},
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Mitesser, Oliver
Cadotte, Marc W
van der Plas, Fons
Mori, Akira S
Ammer, Christian
Chao, Anne
Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael
Baldrian, Petr
Bassler, Claus
Biedermann, Peter
Cesarz, Simone
Classen, Alice
Delory, Benjamin M
Feldhaar, Heike
Fichtner, Andreas
Hothorn, Torsten
Kuenzer, Claudia
Peters, Marcell K
Pierick, Kerstin
Schmitt, Thomas
Schuldt, Bernhard
Seidel, Dominik
Six, Diana
Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf
Thorn, Simon
von Oheimb, Goddert
Wegmann, Martin
Weisser, Wolfgang W
Eisenhauer, Nico
eng
202548816/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/
1956/1-1/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/
England
2022/12/30
Glob Chang Biol. 2023 Mar;29(6):1437-1450. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16564. Epub 2022 Dec 29.},
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timestamp = {2024-02-15T15:11:54.000+0100},
title = {Enhancing the structural diversity between forest patches-A concept and real-world experiment to study biodiversity, multifunctionality and forest resilience across spatial scales},
type = {Journal Article},
url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36579623},
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