Segrestin, JulesGötzenberger, LarsValencia Gómez, Enriquede Bello, FrancescoLepš, Jan2025-03-202025-03-202024-03-14Segrestin, J., Götzenberger, L., Valencia, E., de Bello, F., & Lepš, J. (2024). A unified framework for partitioning the drivers of stability of ecological communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/GEB.138281466-822X10.1111/geb.13828https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118874This research was supported by GAČR 23-07087S. Open access publishing facilitated by Jihoceska Univerzita v Ceskych Budejovicich, as part of the Wiley - CzechELib agreement.Aim: Identifying the drivers of ecological stability is critical for ensuring the main-tenance of ecosystem functioning and services, particularly in a changing world.Different ecological mechanisms by which biological communities stabilize ecosystemfunctions (i.e. “stabilizing effects”) have been proposed, yet with various theoreticalexpectations and debated conclusions. Here we propose a unified framework thataims at reconciling, and combining, different approaches to reliably test the strengthof three stabilizing effects on the temporal constancy of ecosystem functions: the ef-fects of (a) dominant species, (b) species asynchrony, and (c) diversity. Innovation: Compared to existing developments the approach allows, for the firsttime, disentangling these three stabilizing effects at the level of individual communi-ties. So far this was not possible, and conclusions depended on indirect tests andcomparative analyses across communities. We also propose a graphical representa-tion of the relative contributions of the three stabilizing effects on a ternary plot,allowing us to easily compare communities sampled in various ecological contexts ina standardized space. Main conclusions: Our study answers the current need for a unified framework tolink theoretical concepts on the temporal stability of ecological communities to dataanalysis. The present development promises flexible tests for a deeper understand-ing of the ecological stabilization of biodiversity and the relative importance of itscomponents.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/journal article1466-8238https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13828https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geb.13828open access574.351:57581.557.087.1574.9Averaging effectCommunity stabilityCompensatory dynamicsDiversity-stability hypothesisDominance effectPortfolio effectSpecies asynchronySpecies stabilityTaylor's power lawTemporal variabilityEcología (Biología)Biomatemáticas2417.13 Ecología Vegetal2404 Biomatemáticas2404.01 Bioestadística2505.01 Biogeografía