D. Prati

Loss of species richness with land use intensity is explained by a reduction in niche differences.

The paper shows that land use intensity reduces species richness by decreasing niche differences, not competitive inequalities, and highlights the importance of stabilizing interactions for biodiversity.

Assessing the impact of grassland management on landscape multifunctionality

This paper identifies optimal grassland compositions for ecosystem services using simulation and an online tool, showing that mixed intensity landscapes can maximize multifunctionality when services trade-off.

Context dependency of biotic interactions and its relation to plant rarity

The paper examines how biotic interactions influence plant rarity and commonness, finding that widespread species from resource-rich habitats are less defended against herbivores than those from resource-poor habitats, while rare species lack this tradeoff.

The results of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments are realistic

This paper compares biodiversity experiments to real-world plant communities and finds that experimental results are robust to the inclusion of unrealistic communities.