Integrating modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function

Integrating modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function

http://sro.sussex.ac.uk Mokany, Karel, Ferrier, Simon, Connolly, Sean R, Dunstan, Piers K, Fulton, Elizabeth A, Harfoot, Michael B, Harwood, Thomas D, Richardson, Anthony J, Roxburgh, Stephen H, Scharlemann, Jörn P W, Tittensor, Derek P, Westcott, David A and Wintle, Brendan A (2016) Integrating modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function. Oikos, 125 (1). pp. 10-19. ISSN 0030-1299

Biodiversity , Species Composition and Ecosystem Function

Development of State-and-Transition Models (STM): Integrating Ecosystem Function, Structure and Energy to STM

The main objective of an ecosystem sustainable management is to preserve itscapacity to respond and adapt to current disturbances and/or future changes, and maintain theprovision of environmental goods and services. Two very important properties linked to thisobjective are the ecosystem resilience and resistance to disturbance factors. The objective ofthis paper is to recommend conceptual modif...

Predicting ecosystem stability from community composition and biodiversity.

As biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, an important current scientific challenge is to understand and predict the consequences of biodiversity loss. Here, we develop a theory that predicts the temporal variability of community biomass from the properties of individual component species in monoculture. Our theory shows that biodiversity stabilises ecosystems through three main me...

Soil biodiversity and soil community composition determine ecosystem multifunctionality.

Biodiversity loss has become a global concern as evidence accumulates that it will negatively affect ecosystem services on which society depends. So far, most studies have focused on the ecological consequences of above-ground biodiversity loss; yet a large part of Earth's biodiversity is literally hidden below ground. Whether reductions of biodiversity in soil communities below ground have con...