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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context.

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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context. / Ratcliffe, Sophia; Wirth, Christian; Jucker, Tommaso et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 20, No. 11, 11.2017, p. 1414-1426.

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Harvard

Ratcliffe, S, Wirth, C, Jucker, T, van der Plas, F, Scherer-Lorenzen, M, Verheyen, K, Allan, E, Benavides, R, Bruelheide, H, Ohse, B, Paquette, A, Ampoorter, E, Bastias, CC, Bauhus, J, Bonal, D, Bouriaud, O, Bussotti, F, Carnol, M, Castagneyrol, B, Checko, E, Dawud, SM, de Wandeler, H, Domisch, T, Finér, L, Fischer, M, Fotelli, M, Gessler, A, Granier, A, Grossiord, C, Guyot, V, Haase, J, Hättenschwiler, S, Jactel, H, Jaroszewicz, B, Joly, F-X, Kambach, S, Kolb, S, Koricheva, J, Liebergesell, M, Milligan, H, Müller, S, Muys, B, Nguyen, D, Nock, C, Pollastrini, M, Purschke, O, Radoglou, K, Rauland-Rasmussen, K, Roger, F, Ruiz-Benito, P, Seidl, R, Selvi, F, Seiferling, I, Stenlid, J, Valladares, F, Vesterdal, L & Baeten, L 2017, 'Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context.', Ecology Letters, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1414-1426. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12849

APA

Ratcliffe, S., Wirth, C., Jucker, T., van der Plas, F., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Allan, E., Benavides, R., Bruelheide, H., Ohse, B., Paquette, A., Ampoorter, E., Bastias, C. C., Bauhus, J., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., ... Baeten, L. (2017). Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context. Ecology Letters, 20(11), 1414-1426. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12849

Vancouver

Ratcliffe S, Wirth C, Jucker T, van der Plas F, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Verheyen K et al. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context. Ecology Letters. 2017 Nov;20(11):1414-1426. doi: 10.1111/ele.12849

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abstract = "The importance of biodiversity in supporting ecosystem functioning is generally well accepted. However, most evidence comes from small-scale studies, and scaling-up patterns of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (B-EF) remains challenging, in part because the importance of environmental factors in shaping B-EF relations is poorly understood. Using a forest research platform in which 26 ecosystem functions were measured along gradients of tree species richness in six regions across Europe, we investigated the extent and the potential drivers of context dependency of B-EF relations. Despite considerable variation in species richness effects across the continent, we found a tendency for stronger B-EF relations in drier climates as well as in areas with longer growing seasons and more functionally diverse tree species. The importance of water availability in driving context dependency suggests that as water limitation increases under climate change, biodiversity may become even more important to support high levels of functioning in European forests.",
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author = "Sophia Ratcliffe and Christian Wirth and Tommaso Jucker and {van der Plas}, Fons and Michael Scherer-Lorenzen and Kris Verheyen and Eric Allan and Raquel Benavides and Helge Bruelheide and Bettina Ohse and Alain Paquette and Evy Ampoorter and Bastias, {Cristina C} and J{\"u}rgen Bauhus and Damien Bonal and Olivier Bouriaud and Filippo Bussotti and Monique Carnol and Bastien Castagneyrol and Ewa Checko and Dawud, {Seid Muhie} and {de Wandeler}, H. and Timo Domisch and Leena Fin{\'e}r and Markus Fischer and Mariangela Fotelli and Arthur Gessler and Andr{\'e} Granier and Charlotte Grossiord and Virginie Guyot and Johannes Haase and Stephan H{\"a}ttenschwiler and Herv{\'e} Jactel and Bogdan Jaroszewicz and Francois-Xavier Joly and Stephan Kambach and Simon Kolb and Julia Koricheva and Mario Liebergesell and Harriet Milligan and Sandra M{\"u}ller and Bart Muys and Diem Nguyen and Charles Nock and Martina Pollastrini and Oliver Purschke and Kalliopu Radoglou and Karsten Rauland-Rasmussen and Fabian Roger and Paloma Ruiz-Benito and Rupert Seidl and Federico Selvi and Ian Seiferling and Jan Stenlid and Fernando Valladares and Lars Vesterdal and Lander Baeten",
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AU - Wirth, Christian

AU - Jucker, Tommaso

AU - van der Plas, Fons

AU - Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael

AU - Verheyen, Kris

AU - Allan, Eric

AU - Benavides, Raquel

AU - Bruelheide, Helge

AU - Ohse, Bettina

AU - Paquette, Alain

AU - Ampoorter, Evy

AU - Bastias, Cristina C

AU - Bauhus, Jürgen

AU - Bonal, Damien

AU - Bouriaud, Olivier

AU - Bussotti, Filippo

AU - Carnol, Monique

AU - Castagneyrol, Bastien

AU - Checko, Ewa

AU - Dawud, Seid Muhie

AU - de Wandeler, H.

AU - Domisch, Timo

AU - Finér, Leena

AU - Fischer, Markus

AU - Fotelli, Mariangela

AU - Gessler, Arthur

AU - Granier, André

AU - Grossiord, Charlotte

AU - Guyot, Virginie

AU - Haase, Johannes

AU - Hättenschwiler, Stephan

AU - Jactel, Hervé

AU - Jaroszewicz, Bogdan

AU - Joly, Francois-Xavier

AU - Kambach, Stephan

AU - Kolb, Simon

AU - Koricheva, Julia

AU - Liebergesell, Mario

AU - Milligan, Harriet

AU - Müller, Sandra

AU - Muys, Bart

AU - Nguyen, Diem

AU - Nock, Charles

AU - Pollastrini, Martina

AU - Purschke, Oliver

AU - Radoglou, Kalliopu

AU - Rauland-Rasmussen, Karsten

AU - Roger, Fabian

AU - Ruiz-Benito, Paloma

AU - Seidl, Rupert

AU - Selvi, Federico

AU - Seiferling, Ian

AU - Stenlid, Jan

AU - Valladares, Fernando

AU - Vesterdal, Lars

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