However, how and to what extent biodiversity buffers ecosystems against climate variability remains unclear.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 6 representative gaps

• Changing Sensitivity of Diverse Tropical Biomes to Precipitation Consistent with the Expected Carbon Dioxide Fertilization Effect (2022) · doi

  Abstract Global environmental changes have implications for the terrestrial ecosystem functioning, but disentangling individual effects remains elusive.

  Keywords: abstract global environmental changes implications terrestrial ecosystem functioning disentangling individual effects remains elusive
• Cross‐scale impact of climate temporal variability on ecosystem water and carbon fluxes (2015) · doi

  Abstract While the importance of ecosystem functioning is undisputed in the context of climate change and Earth system modeling, the role of short‐scale temporal variability of hydrometeorological forcing (~1 h) on the related ecosystem processes remains to be fully understood.

  Keywords: ecosystem abstract importance functioning undisputed context climate change earth system modeling role short scale temporal
• Ecosystem feedbacks constrain the effect of day‐to‐day weather variability on land–atmosphere carbon exchange (2023) · doi

  Although environmental variability is recognized as a critical factor affecting ecological function, the effects of climate change on day‐to‐day weather variability and the resultant impacts on ecosystem function are still poorly understood.

  Keywords: variability function environmental recognized critical factor affecting ecological effects climate change weather resultant impacts ecosystem
• Lakes in Hot Water: The Impacts of a Changing Climate on Aquatic Ecosystems (2022) · doi

  Below the waterline, aquatic ecosystems are being affected by multiple climate-related and anthropogenic stressors, the combined effects of which are poorly understood and rarely appreciated at the global stage.

  Keywords: waterline aquatic ecosystems affected multiple climate related anthropogenic stressors combined effects poorly understood rarely appreciated
• Effects of future climate change on the forests of Madagascar (2022) · doi

  While climate change is projected to result in substantial geographic range and habitat contractions for many species in future, the effects of climate change on many habitats of conservation concern remain poorly understood.

  Keywords: climate change projected result substantial geographic range habitat contractions species future effects habitats conservation concern
• The Biodiversity and Climate Variability Experiment (BioCliVE): Quantifying the role of biodiversity in buffering ecosystems against climatic variability (2024) · doi

  However, how and to what extent biodiversity buffers ecosystems against climate variability remains unclear.

  Keywords: extent biodiversity buffers ecosystems against climate variability remains unclear