Beyond biomass: how interactions shape species' role for ecosystem functioning
Alice Nadia Ardichvili, Michel Loreau, Thomas Onimus, Núria Galiana, Ismaël Lajaaiti, Sonia Kéfi, Jean‐François Arnoldi
The paper introduces a dynamic contribution metric to assess species' functional roles in ecosystems, showing that rare species can be crucial due to biotic interactions.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2025 · PreprintEcology