Quantifying the contribution of organisms to the provision of ecosystem services

Research on ecosystem services has grown rapidly over the last decade. Two conceptual frameworks have been published to guide ecological assessments of organisms that deliver services-the concepts of service-providing units (SPUs) and ecosystem service providers (ESPs). Here, we unite these framewor...

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Autores: Luck, Gary W., Harrington, Richard, Harrison, Paula A., Kremen, Claire, Berry, Pam M., Bugter, Rob, Dawson, Terence P., De Bello, Francesco|||0000-0001-9202-8198, Díaz, Sandra|||0000-0003-0012-4612, Feld, Christian K., Haslett, John R., Hering, Daniel, Kontogianni, Areti, Lavorel, Sandra|||0000-0002-7300-2811, Rounsevell, Mark, Samways, Michael J., Sandin, Leonard, Settele, Josef, Sykes, Martin T., Hove, Sybille van den, Vandewalle, Marie, Zobel, Martin|||0000-0001-7957-6704
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:132178
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/132178
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1525/bio.2009.59.3.7
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ecosystem services
Service-providing units
Ecosystem service providers
Biodiversity
Functional diversity
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Sumario:Research on ecosystem services has grown rapidly over the last decade. Two conceptual frameworks have been published to guide ecological assessments of organisms that deliver services-the concepts of service-providing units (SPUs) and ecosystem service providers (ESPs). Here, we unite these frameworks and present an SPU-ESP continuum that offers a coherent conceptual approach for synthesizing the latest developments in ecosystem service research, and can direct future studies at all levels of organization. In particular, we show how the service-provider concept can be applied at the population, functional group, and community levels. We strongly emphasize the need to identify and quantify the organisms and their characteristics (e.g., functional traits) that provide services, and to assess service provision relative to the demands of human beneficiaries. We use key examples from the literature to illustrate the new approach and to highlight gaps in knowledge, particularly in relation to the impact of species interactions and ecosystem dynamics on service provision.

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