Food web complexity underlies biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10710-5Analyses of the relationship between taxon richness and multi-trophic ecosystem functioning across marine, lake, stream and soil ecosystems show that food web comple…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10710-5

Analyses of the relationship between taxon richness and multi-trophic ecosystem functioning across marine, lake, stream and soil ecosystems show that food web complexity underlies biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning.