J. Ryan Shipley

Oct 17, 2024 | science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |J. Ryan Shipley

Editor’s summaryAcross many ecosystems, declining biodiversity leads to lower biomass and loss of other ecosystem functions. Much of the research in this area has focused on plant communities, with less attention paid to consumers, who play the important role of accumulating and synthesizing organic nutrients. Shipley et al. investigated how the diversity of insects and spiders affects community-level concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), one type of essential nutrient.