Ecosystem diversity

refers a variety of ecosystems in a biosphere or the variety of species and ecological processes that occur in different physical settings. Source: Boundless Learning - CC BY-SA 3.0

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Biodiversity research of the last 15 years could demonstrate that multiple functions and services of an ecosystem are influenced by the number of species within this system. Most of these findings, however, are based on research within grassland systems. So science has to make the next big step and address those ecosystems that control a good portion of the carbon, nutrient and water balances of the earth: the forests. ...