
Ecological Monographs, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 95(1)
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025
Abstract Relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) are typically investigated separately in different types, often neglecting connections across boundaries. Here, we examined the cross‐boundary relationships terrestrial aquatic function (here productivity terms of biomass). We collected a dataset from 100 Finnish boreal lakes for phytoplankton zooplankton, trees understory plants surrounding forest ecosystems. explored among climatic, catchment, local environmental factors, using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicated two realms. Terrestrial was associated with connected to lake water chemistry directly indirectly through productivity. Water turn linked Within both realms, positively effects per se were weaker realm, which nutrient availability strongest determinant Our findings underscore importance exploring cross‐ecosystem coupling, as impacts several global change drivers, such climate land‐use or eutrophication, extend beyond individual realms transcend In particular, combined warming, increasing likely increase import allochthonous nutrients ecosystems, resulting enhanced primary therein. As freshwater ecosystems integrate direct indirect changes their catchments, they serve ideal settings investigating coupling act valuable sentinels other changes.
Язык: Английский