Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

J Liang; T W Crowther; N Picard; S Wiser; M Zhou; G Alberti; E D Schulze; A D McGuire; F Bozzato; H Pretzsch; S De-Miguel; A Paquette; B Hérault; M Scherer-Lorenzen; C B Barrett; H B Glick; G M Hengeveld; G J Nabuurs; S Pfautsch; H Viana; A C Vibrans; C Ammer; P Schall; D Verbyla; N Tchebakova; M Fischer; James V Watson; H Y H Chen; X Lei; M Schelhaas; H Lu; D Gianelle; E I Parfenova; C Salas; E Lee; B Lee; H S Kim; H Bruelheide; D A Coomes; D Piotto; T Sunderland; B Schmid; Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury; B Sonke; R Tavani; J Zhu; S Brandl; J Vayreda; F Kitahara; E B Searle; V J Nelder; M R Ngugi; C Baraloto; L Frizzera; R Balazy; J Oleksyn; T Zawila-Niedzwiecki; O Bouriaud; F Bussotto; L Finer; B Jaroszewicsz; T Jucker; F Valladares; A M Jagodzinski; P L Peri; C Gonmadje; W Marthy; T O'Brien; E H Martin; Andrew R Marshall; F Rovero; R Bitariho; P A Niklaus; P Alvarez-Loayza; N Chamuya; R Valencia; F Mortier; V Wortel; N L Engone-Obiang; L V Ferreira; D E Odeke; R M Vasquez; S L Lewis; P B Reich

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Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

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Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

J Liang, T W Crowther, N Picard, S Wiser, M Zhou, G Alberti, E D Schulze, A D McGuire, F Bozzato, H Pretzsch, …

Science, Vol.354(6309)

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf8957

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Abstract

The biodiversity-productivity relationship (BPR) is foundational to our understanding of the global extinction crisis and its impacts on ecosystem functioning. Understanding BPR is critical for the accurate valuation and effective conservation of biodiversity. Using ground-sourced data from 777,126 permanent plots, spanning 44 countries and most terrestrial biomes, we reveal a globally consistent positive concave-down BPR, showing that continued biodiversity loss would result in an accelerating decline in forest productivity worldwide. The value of biodiversity in maintaining commercial forest productivity alone - US$166 billion to 490 billion per year according to our estimation - is more than twice what it would cost to implement effective global conservation. This highlights the need for a worldwide reassessment of biodiversity values, forest management strategies, and conservation priorities. © 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science. All rights reserved.

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Title: Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests
Authors: J Liang (Corresponding Author)
T W Crowther (Author)
N Picard (Author)
S Wiser (Author)
M Zhou (Author)
G Alberti (Author)
E D Schulze (Author)
A D McGuire (Author)
F Bozzato (Author)
H Pretzsch (Author)
S De-Miguel (Author)
A Paquette (Author)
B Hérault (Author)
M Scherer-Lorenzen (Author)
C B Barrett (Author)
H B Glick (Author)
G M Hengeveld (Author)
G J Nabuurs (Author)
S Pfautsch (Author)
H Viana (Author)
A C Vibrans (Author)
C Ammer (Author)
P Schall (Author)
D Verbyla (Author)
N Tchebakova (Author)
M Fischer (Author)
James V Watson (Author)
H Y H Chen (Author)
X Lei (Author)
M Schelhaas (Author)
H Lu (Author)
D Gianelle (Author)
E I Parfenova (Author)
C Salas (Author)
E Lee (Author)
B Lee (Author)
H S Kim (Author)
H Bruelheide (Author)
D A Coomes (Author)
D Piotto (Author)
T Sunderland (Author)
B Schmid (Author)
Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury (Author)
B Sonke (Author)
R Tavani (Author)
J Zhu (Author)
S Brandl (Author)
J Vayreda (Author)
F Kitahara (Author)
E B Searle (Author)
V J Nelder (Author)
M R Ngugi (Author)
C Baraloto (Author)
L Frizzera (Author)
R Balazy (Author)
J Oleksyn (Author)
T Zawila-Niedzwiecki (Author)
O Bouriaud (Author)
F Bussotto (Author)
L Finer (Author)
B Jaroszewicsz (Author)
T Jucker (Author)
F Valladares (Author)
A M Jagodzinski (Author)
P L Peri (Author)
C Gonmadje (Author)
W Marthy (Author)
T O'Brien (Author)
E H Martin (Author)
Andrew R Marshall (Author) - University of York, United Kingdom
F Rovero (Author)
R Bitariho (Author)
P A Niklaus (Author)
P Alvarez-Loayza (Author)
N Chamuya (Author)
R Valencia (Author)
F Mortier (Author)
V Wortel (Author)
N L Engone-Obiang (Author)
L V Ferreira (Author)
D E Odeke (Author)
R M Vasquez (Author)
S L Lewis (Author)
P B Reich (Author)
Publication details: Science, Vol.354(6309)
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf8957
ISSN: 0036-8075; 1095-9203
Copyright note: Copyright © 2016 The Author. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of the AAAS for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Science Journal Title {VOL354, (2016)}, doi:10.1126/science.aaf8957
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451022102621
Output Type: Journal article

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