{"id":29166,"date":"2023-01-24T10:14:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T10:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=29166"},"modified":"2023-01-24T10:14:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T10:14:09","slug":"stabilising-grassland-ecosystems-requires-time-to-recover-from-lost-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/stabilising-grassland-ecosystems-requires-time-to-recover-from-lost-species\/29166\/","title":{"rendered":"Stabilising grassland ecosystems requires time to recover from lost species"},"content":{"rendered":"
The experiment is one of the longest-running tests on grassland ecosystems in the world and analyses how reduced biodiversity affects the stability of the entire ecosystem.<\/p>\n
The results of the study show that grassland plant communities with multiple species need around ten years to adjust to each other and produce an even amount of biomass<\/a> again.<\/p>\n Recent experiments have shown that the loss of species from a plant community can reduce ecosystem functions and services, including productivity, carbon storage, and soil health.<\/p>\n This reduced functioning may also contribute to destabilising the ecosystem in its ability to maintain ecosystem functions and services in the long term. However, assessing this is only possible if experiments can be maintained for a sufficient length of time.<\/p>\nAnalysing reductions in ecosystem functions<\/h3>\n