A Conceptual Framework to Integrate Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function, and Ecosystem Service Models

0561620 - ÚVGZ 2023 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Weiskopf, S. - Myers, B. J. E. - Arce-Plata, M. - Blanchard, J. L. - Ferrier, S. - Fulton, E. A. - Harfoot, M. - Isbell, F. - Johnson, J. A. - Mori, A. S. - Weng, E. - Harmáčková, Veronika Zuzana - Londono-Murcia, M. C. - Miller, B. W. - Pereira, L. M. - Rosa, I. M. D.
A Conceptual Framework to Integrate Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function, and Ecosystem Service Models.
Bioscience. Roč. 72, č. 11 (2022), s. 1062-1073. ISSN 0006-3568. E-ISSN 1525-3244
Institutional support: RVO:86652079
Keywords : biodiversity * biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships * ecosystem function * ecosystem services * modeling * sustainability * trait-based modeling
OECD category: Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Impact factor: 10.1, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biac074/6680192

Global biodiversity and ecosystem service models typically operate independently. Ecosystem service projections may therefore be overly optimistic because they do not always account for the role of biodiversity in maintaining ecological functions. We review models used in recent global model intercomparison projects and develop a novel model integration framework to more fully account for the role of biodiversity in ecosystem function, a key gap for linking biodiversity changes to ecosystem services. We propose two integration pathways. The first uses empirical data on biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships to bridge biodiversity and ecosystem function models and could currently be implemented globally for systems and taxa with sufficient data. We also propose a trait-based approach involving greater incorporation of biodiversity into ecosystem function models. Pursuing both approaches will provide greater insight into biodiversity and ecosystem services projections. Integrating biodiversity, ecosystem function, and ecosystem service modeling will enhance policy development to meet global sustainability goals.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0337831