Linking biodiversity to ecosystem function: implications for conservation ecology

By M. D. Schwartz, C. Brigham, J. Hoeksema, Kelly G. Lyons, M. H. Mills, P. V. Mantgem. Oecologia, 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Why biodiversity is important to the functioning of real‐world ecosystems (2009, background): “…usually reach an asymptote at very low species richness Arguments for the functional importance of biodiversity seem incompatible with the common finding that, in experiments, ecosystem function typically saturates at a species richness much lower than that found in nature (Schwartz et al. 2000).”
Habitat fragmentation narrows the distribution of avian functional traits associated with seed dispersal in tropical forest (2018, result): “…impact on the functioning of ecosystems if pecies are ‘functionally redundant’ and simply replaced by other pecies with similar ecological function (Schwartz et al., 2000). owever, our results suggest that this is not the case for seed ispersing birds because species with large gapes are…”
The influence of species diversity on ecosystem productivity: how, where, and why? (2001, background): “Thus, species composition, and that of relatively few species, is likely the best predictor of resource partitioning among plant species, not the number of local species (Schwartz et al. 2000).”
Beyond Gaia: Thermodynamics of Life and Earth System Functioning (2004, background): “Although no general consensus has been reached (Schwartz et al., 2000), it is nevertheless hypothesized that more diverse ecosystems would have a higher productivity, stability, and more resistance to perturbations (also shown in some experiments, e.”
The ecology of restoration: historical links, emerging issues and unexplored realms (2005, background): “The study of diversity/stability relationships that began in the 1970s has broadened to include questions about the relationships between species diversity and a variety of ecosystem functions (Waide et al. 1999; Schwartz et al. 2000; Tilman et al. 2001; Cardinale et al. 2004; Hooper et al. 2005).”
Interactive effects of diversity, nutrients and elevated CO2 on experimental plant communities (2002, background): “Manipulation of plant species diversity and productivity experiments Two types of experimental ecosystems have been used to examine the relationship between species richness and ecosystem functions (see review by Schwartz et al. 2000).”
Predicting the impact of ocean acidification on benthic biodiversity: What can animal physiology tell us? (2008, background): “…of any general relationship(s) as might exist have proved elusive when tested for empirically (e.g., Naeem et al., 1994, 1995; Tilman et al,. 1996; Schwartz et al., 2000; Diaz and Cabido, 2001; Reich et al., 2004; Hooper et al., 2005), as has the investigation of three of the most commonly…”
Endophytic fungi alter relationships between diversity and ecosystem properties (2004, background): “Not all studies have uncovered a clear relationship between diversity and ecosystem properties (Wardle 1999), and correlations often saturate at relatively low levels of diversity ( Schwartz et al. 2000 ).”
Extinction order and altered community structure rapidly disrupt ecosystem functioning. (2005, background): “Previous richness– function reviews (e.g. Schwartz et al. 2000; Loreau et al. 2001) discuss richness–function relationships that vary between linear and saturating (Fig.”
Biodiversity and ecosystem function: the consumer connection (2002, background): “As a result, consumer diversity should more often encompass the low range of species richness, where functional redundancy is low and diversity effects on ecosystem function are predicted to be strongest (Vitousek and Hooper 1993, Tilman et al. 1997a, Schwartz et al. 2000).”
Biodiversity associated with Sabellaria alveolata (Polychaeta: Sabellariidae) reefs: effects of human disturbances (2002, background): “function seems to be positively correlated with biodiversity (Schwartz et al., 2000).”
Realistically Low Species Evenness Does Not Alter Grassland Species-Richness-Productivity Relationships (2004, background): “Schwartz et al. (2000) argued that primary productivity would have saturated at a much lower species richness level in productivity– richness studies if a realistically low species evenness was used.”
Rare Species Loss Alters Ecosystem Function – Invasion Resistance (2001, background): “There is experimental evidence to suggest that, under natural conditions, where species differ in abundance, not all and perhaps only a fraction of the species in a community are needed to maintain ecosystem processes (Schwartz et al. 1999).”
BIODIVERSITY, INVASION RESISTANCE, AND MARINE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION: RECONCILING PATTERN AND PROCESS (2002, background): “This may occur because ‘‘rare’’ and ‘‘common’’ species frequently change roles (Schwartz et al. 2000), or because rare species occupy a similar niche to invaders (e.g., Theodose et al. 1996).”