Biodiversity: Monitoring trends and implications for ecosystem functioning.

Curr Biol

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Halle-Jena-Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Salle), Germany; Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources - Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (CIBIO-InBIO), Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal.

Published: October 2021

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Systematic, long-term monitoring provides crucial evidence regarding the vulnerability of biodiversity to environmental change. New research shows that trends in taxonomic diversity do not necessarily match trends in functional diversity. Interpreting the implications of different kinds of diversity change for ecosystem functioning remains a key priority.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.051DOI Listing

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