Biodiversity and resilience of ecosystem functions. Oliver, T. H., Heard, M. S., Isaac, N. J. B., Roy, D. B., Procter, D., Eigenbrod, F., Freckleton, R., Hector, A., Orme, C. D. L., Petchey, O. L., Proença, V., Raffaelli, D., Suttle, K. B., Mace, G. M., Martín-López, B., Woodcock, B. A., and Bullock, J. M. (2015) examine how biodiversity influences the resilience of ecosystem functions. They highlight that biodiversity, encompassing variation from within-species to across landscapes, is crucial for the long-term resilience of ecosystem functions and the services they underpin. The study identifies mechanisms at three ecological scales—species, community, and landscape—that contribute to the resilience of ecosystem functions. These include species-level traits such as sensitivity to environmental change, population growth rates, adaptive phenotypic plasticity, genetic variability, and Allee effects. At the community level, functional redundancy and network interaction structures are key. Landscape-level mechanisms include environmental heterogeneity, functional connectivity, and the potential for alternate stable states. The study emphasizes the need to consider both the resilience of individual ecosystem functions and the suite of functions supporting essential services. It also discusses the challenges of measuring and monitoring resilience, and the importance of developing robust indicators for effective environmental management. The review concludes that biodiversity plays a critical role in maintaining ecosystem resilience, and that targeted management strategies should focus on enhancing resilience rather than just short-term function provision.Biodiversity and resilience of ecosystem functions. Oliver, T. H., Heard, M. S., Isaac, N. J. B., Roy, D. B., Procter, D., Eigenbrod, F., Freckleton, R., Hector, A., Orme, C. D. L., Petchey, O. L., Proença, V., Raffaelli, D., Suttle, K. B., Mace, G. M., Martín-López, B., Woodcock, B. A., and Bullock, J. M. (2015) examine how biodiversity influences the resilience of ecosystem functions. They highlight that biodiversity, encompassing variation from within-species to across landscapes, is crucial for the long-term resilience of ecosystem functions and the services they underpin. The study identifies mechanisms at three ecological scales—species, community, and landscape—that contribute to the resilience of ecosystem functions. These include species-level traits such as sensitivity to environmental change, population growth rates, adaptive phenotypic plasticity, genetic variability, and Allee effects. At the community level, functional redundancy and network interaction structures are key. Landscape-level mechanisms include environmental heterogeneity, functional connectivity, and the potential for alternate stable states. The study emphasizes the need to consider both the resilience of individual ecosystem functions and the suite of functions supporting essential services. It also discusses the challenges of measuring and monitoring resilience, and the importance of developing robust indicators for effective environmental management. The review concludes that biodiversity plays a critical role in maintaining ecosystem resilience, and that targeted management strategies should focus on enhancing resilience rather than just short-term function provision.