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Title:		Functional and phylogenetic relationships link predators to plant diversity via trophic and non-trophic pathways
Author(s):		Chen JT; Wang MQ; Li Y; Chesters D; Luo A; Zhang W; Guo PF; Guo SK; Zhou QS; Ma KP; von Oheimb G; Kunz M; Zhang NL; Liu XJ; Bruelheide H; Schuldt A; Zhu CD;
Address:		"Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China. College of Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China. State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering of China, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, People's Republic of China. Technische Universitat Dresden, Institute of General Ecology and Environmental Protection, Pienner Strasse 7, 01737 Tharandt, Germany. The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. Forest Nature Conservation, Georg-August-University, Goettingen, Germany. State Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China"
Journal Title:		Proc Biol Sci
Year:		2023
Volume:		20230111
Issue:		1990
Page Number:		20221658 -
DOI:		10.1098/rspb.2022.1658
ISSN/ISBN:		1471-2954 (Electronic) 0962-8452 (Print) 0962-8452 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Human-induced biodiversity loss negatively affects ecosystem function, but the interactive effects of biodiversity change across trophic levels remain insufficiently understood. We sampled arboreal spiders and lepidopteran larvae across seasons in 2 years in a subtropical tree diversity experiment, and then disentangled the links between tree diversity and arthropod predator diversity by deconstructing the pathways among multiple components of diversity (taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional) with structural equation models. We found that herbivores were major mediators of plant species richness effects on abundance, species richness, functional and phylogenetic diversity of predators, while phylogenetic, functional and structural diversity of trees were also important mediators of this process. However, the strength and direction differed between functional, structural and phylogenetic diversity effects, indicating different underlying mechanisms for predator community assembly. Abundance and multiple diversity components of predators were consistently affected by tree functional diversity, indicating that the variation in structure and environment caused by plant functional composition might play key roles in predator community assembly. Our study highlights the importance of an integrated approach based on multiple biodiversity components in understanding the consequences of biodiversity loss in multitrophic communities"
Keywords:		Animals Humans Ecosystem Phylogeny *Arthropods Biodiversity *Spiders Plants Araneae BEF-China biodiversity and ecosystem functioning enemies hypothesis multiple diversity components trophic interactions;
Notes:		"MedlineChen, Jing-Ting Wang, Ming-Qiang Li, Yi Chesters, Douglas Luo, Arong Zhang, Wei Guo, Peng-Fei Guo, Shi-Kun Zhou, Qing-Song Ma, Ke-Ping von Oheimb, Goddert Kunz, Matthias Zhang, Nai-Li Liu, Xiao-Juan Bruelheide, Helge Schuldt, Andreas Zhu, Chao-Dong eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2023/01/12 Proc Biol Sci. 2023 Jan 11; 290(1990):20221658. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1658. Epub 2023 Jan 11"