Ecosystem coupling: A unifying framework to understand the functioning and recovery of ecosystems

Raúl Ochoa-Hueso; Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo; Anita C. Risch; Maarten Schrama; Elly Morriën; S. Henrik Barmentlo; Stefan Geisen; S. Emilia Hannula; M. Carol Resch; Basten L. Snoek; Wim H. van der Putten

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2021.06.011

Ecosystem coupling: A unifying framework to understand the functioning and recovery of ecosystems

Raúl Ochoa-Hueso^* (Corresponding author), Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Anita C. Risch, Maarten Schrama, Elly Morriën, S. Henrik Barmentlo, Stefan Geisen, S. Emilia Hannula, M. Carol Resch, Basten L. Snoek, Wim H. van der Putten

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Abstract

Global change frequently disrupts the connections among species, as well as among species and their environment, before the most obvious impacts can be detected. Therefore, we need to develop a unified conceptual framework that allows us to predict early ecological impacts under changing environments. The concept of coupling, defined as the multiple ways in which the biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems are orderly connected across space and/or time, may provide such a framework. Here, we operationally define the coupling of ecosystems based on a combination of correlational matrices and a null modeling approach. Compared with null models, ecosystems can be (1) coupled; (2) decoupled; and (3) anticoupled. Given that more tightly coupled ecosystems displaying higher levels of internal order may be characterized by a more efficient capture, transfer, and storage of energy and matter (i.e., of functioning), understanding the links between coupling and functioning may help us to accelerate the transition to planetary-scale sustainability. This may be achieved by promoting self-organized order.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	951-966
Number of pages	16
Journal	One Earth
Volume	4
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.06.011
Publication status	Published - 23 Jul 2021

Keywords

coupling
ecological interactions
ecosystem functioning
fluxes of matter and energy
human impacts
self-organized order
international
Plan_S-Compliant_NO

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