Biodiversity is a key driver of ecosystem functioning, while disturbances are a key driver of biodiversity. Consequently, disturbances crucially influence ecosystem functioning–both directly via affecting ecosystem processes but also indirectly via altering biodiversity. We thus need to disclose the joint relationships between disturbances, biodiversity and functioning (DBF) to...
Ecological disturbances are important drivers of biodiversity patterns. Many biodiversity studies rely on endpoint measurements instead of following the dynamics that lead to those outcomes and testing ecological drivers individually, often considering only a single trophic level. Manipulating multiple factors (biotic and abiotic) in controlled settings and measuring multiple...
Chatzinotas 0 2 0 Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ , Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig , Germany 1 Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre
Herber, Maud Treuheit, Albrecht Hoffmeister, Cornelius Engelmann. Formal analysis: Sandra Krohn, Antonis Chatzinotas, Cornelius Engelmann. 12 / 15 Funding acquisition: Sandra Krohn, Stephan BoÈhm, Jan
Predation influences prey diversity and productivity while it effectuates the flux and reallocation of organic nutrients into biomass at higher trophic levels. However, it is unknown how bacterivorous protists are influenced by the diversity of their bacterial prey. Using 456 microcosms, in which different bacterial mixtures with equal initial cell numbers were exposed to single...
Antonis Chatzinotas 0 3 0 Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ , 04318 Leipzig , Germany 1 Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of
Positive biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships are generally attributed to two mechanisms: complementarity and selection. These mechanisms have been primarily examined using plant communities, whereas bacterial communities remain largely unexplored. Moreover, it remains uncertain how predation by single or multiple predators affects these mechanisms. Here using 465...
Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world’s biodiversity, contributing to many crucial ecosystem functions. It is thus essential to identify general macroecological patterns related to the distribution and functioning of soil organisms to support their conservation and consideration by governance. These macroecological analyses need to represent the diversity of...
Antonis Chatzinotas 12 13 Laure Gallien 14 15 Angélique Gobet 16 Viola Kurm 17 Kirsten Küsel 13 19 Matthias C Rillig 0 1 Damian W Rivett 2 Joana F Salles 3 Marcel GA van der Heijden 4 5 6 Noha H Youssef 7
