Species functional redundancy, random extinctions and the stability of ecosystems

By C. Fonseca, G. Ganade. 2001

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

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Habitat degradation increases functional originality in highly diverse coral reef fish assemblages (2016, background): “…for any given assemblage (Box 1), describing the assemblage’s level of redundancy (i.e., the average species richness per functional entity; Fonseca and Ganade 2001), complementarity (i.e., the number of unique functional entities within a given functional group; Slade et al. 2007),…”
Selection, Tinkering, and Emergence in Complex Networks - Crossing the Land of Tinkering (2002, background): “In particular, more redundancy implies the maintenence of some ecosystem functions (Rutledge et al. 1976; Walker 1992; Naeem 1998; Fonseca & Ganade 2001) and reduce the risk of cascading extinctions after random extirpa-tions (Borvall et al. 2000).”
Functional over-redundancy and high functional vulnerability in global fish faunas on tropical reefs (2014, background): “When several species perform similar functions, this functional redundancy may ensure against the loss of ecosystem functioning following declines in species diversity (6, 7).”
A note on functional diversity measures (2005, background): “Therefore, it might be reasonable to substitute SR with measures of FD that summarize the extent of functional differences in a species pool (Hooper, 1998; Fonseca & Ganade, 2001; Naeem & Wright, 2003).”
Contrasting changes in taxonomic vs. functional diversity of tropical fish communities after habitat degradation. (2010, background): “This clustering may lead to a loss of information (Fonseca and Ganade 2001), or at worst, may lead to a weak explanatory power on ecosystem processes (Wright et al. 2006).”
Measuring the functional redundancy of biological communities: a quantitative guide (2016, background): “…species perform similar functions, functional redundancy may enhance temporal stability, while providing insurance on the community against the loss of ecosystem functions, such as biomass productivity or nutrient fluxes, induced by biotic erosion (Yachi & Loreau 1999; Fonseca & Ganade 2001).”
New multidimensional functional diversity indices for a multifaceted framework in functional ecology. (2008, background): “Gathering species into groups results in the loss of information and the imposition of a discrete structure on functional differences between species, which are usually continuous (Gitay and Noble 1997, Fonseca and Ganade 2001).”
Marine benthic ecological functioning over decreasing taxonomic richness (2015, background): “A low number of taxa per trait category and similarity in trait values could result in quite drastic changes in functioning of ecosystems (Fonseca and Ganade, 2001).”
From common to rare: The case of the Mediterranean common dolphin (2011, background): “this cetacean in the dynamics of the food web, to the point that common dolphins no longer play a role in the ecosystem (Fonseca and Ganade, 2001; Duffy, 2003).”
Restoration of critically endangered elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) populations using larvae reared from wild-caught gametes (2015, background): “…Spalding et al., 2001; Veron, 2000) limits functional redundancy in this region, thus the probability that the local regional species pool harbors species capable of replacing others that have declined in abundance is quite low in the Caribbean (Bellwood et al., 2004; Fonseca and Ganade, 2001).”
Rare Species Support Vulnerable Functions in High-Diversity Ecosystems (2013, background): “Conversely, functional redundancy, where different species sustain similar functions, may insure against the loss of ecosystem functioning following biodiversity erosion [28,29].”
Dung beetles as indicators of tropical forest restoration success: Is it possible to recover species and functional diversity? (2014, background): “According to Fonseca and Ganade (2001), assemblages with higher functional evenness can present more functional redundancy, because species are regularly distributed among functional groups.”
Assessment of ecosystem function following marine aggregate dredging (2008, background): “in the same functional group ( Fonseca & Ganade, 2001 ).”