Biodiversity and Rock Exposure Ratio Jointly Affected the Ecosystem Multifunctionality of Karst Evergreen and Deciduous Broad‐Leaved Mixed Forest DOI Open Access
Lihong Lu, Fuping Zeng,

Zhaoxia Zeng

et al.

Land Degradation and Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

ABSTRACT As the climax community of karst in southwest China without human disturbance, mechanisms through which biodiversity maintains ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) evergreen and deciduous broad‐leaved mixed forest are still unclear. This study employed structural equation modeling to analyze correlations between EMF three key variables: plant diversity, soil microbial rock exposure ratio within this forest. Plant diversity were main biotic drivers EMF. Within these factors, provided a preferable explanation for compared with fungal co‐occurrence network complexity playing dominant roles. Functional, species, phylogenetic indices explain changes better than community‐weighted mean traits, indicating that niche complementarity hypothesis holds greater relevance explaining biodiversity‐maintenance mechanism Moreover, directly affects as well indirectly diversity. Collectively, account 87% variability Specifically, its exerted positive direct impact on EMF, while bacterial mainly affected by positively contributing complexity. These findings emphasized significance comprehensive protection aboveground underground have strengthened our comprehension forests.

Language: Английский

Biodiversity and Rock Exposure Ratio Jointly Affected the Ecosystem Multifunctionality of Karst Evergreen and Deciduous Broad‐Leaved Mixed Forest DOI Open Access
Lihong Lu, Fuping Zeng,

Zhaoxia Zeng

et al.

Land Degradation and Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

ABSTRACT As the climax community of karst in southwest China without human disturbance, mechanisms through which biodiversity maintains ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) evergreen and deciduous broad‐leaved mixed forest are still unclear. This study employed structural equation modeling to analyze correlations between EMF three key variables: plant diversity, soil microbial rock exposure ratio within this forest. Plant diversity were main biotic drivers EMF. Within these factors, provided a preferable explanation for compared with fungal co‐occurrence network complexity playing dominant roles. Functional, species, phylogenetic indices explain changes better than community‐weighted mean traits, indicating that niche complementarity hypothesis holds greater relevance explaining biodiversity‐maintenance mechanism Moreover, directly affects as well indirectly diversity. Collectively, account 87% variability Specifically, its exerted positive direct impact on EMF, while bacterial mainly affected by positively contributing complexity. These findings emphasized significance comprehensive protection aboveground underground have strengthened our comprehension forests.

Language: Английский

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