Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

Liang J., Crowther T.W., Picard N., Wiser S., Zhou M., Alberti G., Schulze E.D., McGuire D., Bozzato F., Pretzsch H., De Miguel S., Paquette A., Herault B., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Barrett C.B., Glick H.B., Hengeveld G.M., Nabuurs G.J., Pfautsch S., Viana H., Vibrans A.C., Ammer C., Schall P., Verbyla D., Tchebakova N., Fischer M., Watson J.V., Chen H.Y.H., Lei X., Schelhaas M.J., Gianelle D., Parfenova E.I., Salas C., Lee E., Lee B., Kim H.S., Bruelheide H., Coomes D.A., Piotto D., Sunderland T.C.H., Schmid B., Gourlet-Fleury S., Sonké B., Tavani R., Zhu J., Brandl S., Vayreda J., Kitahara F., Searle E.B., Neldner V.J., Ngugi M.R., Baraloto C., Frizzera L., Balazy R., Oleksyn J., Zawi?a-Nied?wiecki T., Bouriaud O., Bussotti F., Finér L., Jaroszewicz B., Jucker T., Valladares F., Jagodzinski A.M., Peri P.L., Gonmadje C., Marthy W., O'Brien T.P., Martin E., Marshall A.R., Rovero F., Bitariho R., Niklaus P.A., Alvarez Loayza P., Chamuya N., Valencia R., Mortier F., Wortel V., Engone Obiang
2016

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 ...

Foresterie - Considérations générales; Production forestière; Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières