The factors influencing relationship between speciesdiversity and ecosystem functioning

The relationship between species diversity and ecosystem functioning is an important field in ecological science. A general review on the factors influencing relationship between species diversity and ecosystem function can provide useful reference for relevant researchers. This review indicated that the relationship between species diversity and ecosystem functioning was affected by many factors, such as experimental types, spatial-temporal scale and disturbance regimes. Difference in the experimental types caused different conclusions of the relationships. Results and explanations from the small spatial-temporal manipulated experiment did not reflect the situation of large-scale observational results. The disturbances in the natural grassland, such as grazing and fertilization, also affected the relationship between species diversity and ecosystem functioning. The effects of potential energy flow and information transfer along with their interactions in the ecosystem on the relationship was a major challenge in the insight into biodiversity in the future.