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Solan M Cardinale BJ Downing AL Engelhardt KA Ruesink JL Srivastava DS 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2004,306(5699):1177-1180
Rapid changes in biodiversity are occurring globally, yet the ecological impacts of diversity loss are poorly understood. Here we use data from marine invertebrate communities to parameterize models that predict how extinctions will affect sediment bioturbation, a process vital to the persistence of aquatic communities. We show that species extinction is generally expected to reduce bioturbation, but the magnitude of reduction depends on how the functional traits of individual species covary with their risk of extinction. As a result, the particular cause of extinction and the order in which species are lost ultimately govern the ecosystem-level consequences of biodiversity loss. 相似文献
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Natalie Hicks Mark T Bulling Martin Solan Dave Raffaelli Piran CL White David M Paterson 《BMC ecology》2011,11(1):7
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Understanding the effects of anthropogenically-driven changes in global temperature, atmospheric carbon dioxide and biodiversity on the functionality of marine ecosystems is crucial for predicting and managing the associated impacts. Coastal ecosystems are important sources of carbon (primary production) to shelf waters and play a vital role in global nutrient cycling. These systems are especially vulnerable to the effects of human activities and will be the first areas impacted by rising sea levels. Within these coastal ecosystems, microalgal assemblages (microphytobenthos: MPB) are vital for autochthonous carbon fixation. The level of in situ production by MPB mediates the net carbon cycling of transitional ecosystems between net heterotrophic or autotrophic metabolism. In this study, we examine the interactive effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations (370, 600, and 1000 ppmv), temperature (6°C, 12°C, and 18°C) and invertebrate biodiversity on MPB biomass in experimental systems. We assembled communities of three common grazing invertebrates (Hydrobia ulvae, Corophium volutator and Hediste diversicolor) in monoculture and in all possible multispecies combinations. This experimental design specifically addresses interactions between the selected climate change variables and any ecological consequences caused by changes in species composition or richness. 相似文献3.
Natalie Hicks Mark T Bulling Martin Solan Dave Raffaelli Piran CL White David M Paterson 《BMC ecology》2011,11(1):1-8
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A territory as a prerequisite for breeding limits the maximum number of breeders in a given area, and thus lowers the proportion of breeders if population size increases. However, some territorially breeding animals can have dramatic density fluctuations and little is known about the change from density-dependent processes to density-independence of breeding during a population increase or an outbreak. We suggest that territoriality, breeding suppression and its break-down can be understood with an incomplete-control model, developed for social breeders and social suppression.Results
We studied density dependence in an arvicoline species, the bank vole, known as a territorial breeder with cyclic and non-cyclic density fluctuations and periodically high densities in different parts of its range. Our long-term data base from 38 experimental populations in large enclosures in boreal grassland confirms that breeding rates are density-regulated at moderate densities, probably by social suppression of subordinate potential breeders. We conducted an experiment, were we doubled and tripled this moderate density under otherwise the same conditions and measured space use, mortality, reproduction and faecal stress hormone levels (FGM) of adult females. We found that mortality did not differ among the densities, but the regulation of the breeding rate broke down: at double and triple densities all females were breeding, while at the low density the breeding rate was regulated as observed before. Spatial overlap among females increased with density, while a minimum territory size was maintained. Mean stress hormone levels were higher in double and triple densities than at moderate density.Conclusions
At low and moderate densities, breeding suppression by the dominant breeders, But above a density-threshold (similar to a competition point), the dominance of breeders could not be sustained (incomplete control). In our experiment, this point was reached after territories could not shrink any further, while the number of intruders continued to increase with increasing density. Probably suppression becomes too costly for the dominants, and increasing number of other breeders reduces the effectiveness of threats. In wild populations, crossing this threshold would allow for a rapid density increase or population outbreaks, enabling territorial species to escape density-dependency. 相似文献4.
R. Casa H. VarellaS. Buis M. GuérifB. De Solan F. Baret 《European Journal of Agronomy》2012,37(1):1-10
The objective of this study is to evaluate the performances of estimating agronomic variables, such as total above ground biomass at key stages, or yield, from LAI data that could potentially be obtained from remote sensing observations. Approaches based either on empirical relationships or on forcing LAI within the STICS model (Brisson et al., 2009) are considered, with emphasis on the effect of the accuracy and frequency of LAI data used. Both actual and simulated case studies on wheat for Northern France conditions were investigated under several levels of knowledge of the model input parameters and initial conditions.The results highlight the interest of using model based approaches for the estimation of agronomic variables. Forcing LAI data into the crop model allows compensating for the lack of detailed knowledge on management practices or soil characteristics. However, error and frequency of LAI observations may have an important impact on the estimation of agronomic variables, particularly for the early growth stages. In these conditions, an empirical approach, based on the calibration of a relationship between LAI at a given stage and the agronomic variable, provides an efficient alternative, though the validity of empirical relationships depends greatly on the database on which they have been obtained. 相似文献
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Theory suggests that biodiversity can act as a buffer against disturbances and environmental variability via two major mechanisms: Firstly, a stabilising effect by decreasing the temporal variance in ecosystem functioning due to compensatory processes; and secondly, a performance enhancing effect by raising the level of community response through the selection of better performing species. Empirical evidence for the stabilizing effect of biodiversity is readily available, whereas experimental confirmation of the performance-enhancing effect of biodiversity is sparse. RESULTS: Here, we test the effect of different environmental regimes (constant versus fluctuating temperature) on bacterial biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relations. We show that positive effects of species richness on ecosystem functioning are enhanced by stronger temperature fluctuations due to the increased performance of individual species. CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide evidence for the performance enhancing effect and suggest that selection towards functionally dominant species is likely to benefit the maintenance of ecosystem functioning under more variable conditions. 相似文献
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Fish Physiology and Biochemistry - The presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the environment, especially in aquatic ecosystems, continues to be a significant concern for human and... 相似文献
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