%0 Journal Article
%T Aridity may alter the contributions of plants and fungi to grassland functions.
%A Deslippe JR
%J PLoS Biol
%V 22
%N 8
%D 2024 Aug
%M 39146388
%F 9.593
%R 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002765
%X Grassland aridification threatens biodiversity which supports ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF), but the relative roles of biota in maintaining EMF are poorly known. A new study in PLoS Biology finds complementarity of above- and belowground biodiversity and a trade-off between fungal and plant richness in driving EMF with aridity.