Towards an integration of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning and food web theory to evaluate relationships between multiple ecosystem services

TY - CHAP

T1 - Towards an integration of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning and food web theory to evaluate relationships between multiple ecosystem services

AU - Hines, Jes

AU - van der Putten, W.H.

AU - De Deyn, G.B.

AU - Wagg, Cameron

AU - Voigt, Winfried

AU - Mulder, Christian

AU - Weisser, Wolfgang W.

AU - Engel, Jan

AU - Melian, Carlos

AU - Scheu, Stefan

AU - Birkhofer, Klaus

AU - Ebeling, Anne

AU - Scherber, Christoph

AU - Eisenhauer, Nico

N1 - 5950 ;TE (Omgenummerd ivm systeemfout, was nr 5944); Data archiving: no data (review)

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - Ecosystem responses to changes in species diversity are often studied individually. However, changes in species diversity can simultaneously influence multiple interdependent ecosystem functions. Therefore, an important challenge is to determine when and how changes in species diversity that influence one function will also drive changes in other functions. By providing the underlying structure of species interactions, ecological networks can quantify connections between biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions. Here, we review parallels in the conceptual development of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) and food web theory (FWT) research. Subsequently, we evaluate three common principles that unite these two research areas by explaining the patterns, concentrations, and direction of the flux of nutrients and energy through the species in diverse interaction webs. We give examples of combined BEF–FWT approaches that can be used to identify vulnerable species and habitats and to evaluate links that drive trade-offs between multiple ecosystems functions. These combined approaches reflect promising trends towards better management of biodiversity in landscapes that provide essential ecosystem services supporting human well-being.

AB - Ecosystem responses to changes in species diversity are often studied individually. However, changes in species diversity can simultaneously influence multiple interdependent ecosystem functions. Therefore, an important challenge is to determine when and how changes in species diversity that influence one function will also drive changes in other functions. By providing the underlying structure of species interactions, ecological networks can quantify connections between biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions. Here, we review parallels in the conceptual development of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) and food web theory (FWT) research. Subsequently, we evaluate three common principles that unite these two research areas by explaining the patterns, concentrations, and direction of the flux of nutrients and energy through the species in diverse interaction webs. We give examples of combined BEF–FWT approaches that can be used to identify vulnerable species and habitats and to evaluate links that drive trade-offs between multiple ecosystems functions. These combined approaches reflect promising trends towards better management of biodiversity in landscapes that provide essential ecosystem services supporting human well-being.

U2 - 10.1016/bs.aecr.2015.09.001

DO - 10.1016/bs.aecr.2015.09.001

M3 - Chapter

VL - 53

T3 - Advances in Ecological Research

SP - 161

EP - 199

BT - Advances in Ecological Research

PB - Elsevier B.V.

ER -