
doi: 10.1002/ecy.4199
pmid: 37901985
AbstractRapid environmental changes result in massive biodiversity loss, with detrimental consequences for the functioning of ecosystems. Recent studies suggest that intraspecific diversity can contribute to ecosystem functioning to an extent comparable to contributions of interspecific diversity. Knowledge on the relative importance of these two sources of biodiversity is essential for predicting ecosystem consequences of biodiversity loss and will aid in the prioritization of conservation targets and implementation of management measures. However, our quantitative insights into how interspecific and intraspecific biodiversity loss affects ecosystem functioning and how the effects of these two sources of biodiversity loss on ecosystem functioning can be compared are still very limited. To facilitate such quantitative insights, we extend the interspecific Price partitioning method originally introduced by J. Fox in 2006, previously used to quantify species loss and gain effects on ecosystem functioning, to also account for the effects of intraspecific diversity loss and gain on ecosystem function. Using this extended version can yield the quantitative information required for answering research questions addressing correlations between interspecific and intraspecific diversity effects on ecosystem functioning, identifying interspecific and intraspecific groups with large effects, and assessing whether intraspecific diversity can compensate for losses in interspecific diversity. Applying this method to carefully designed experiments will provide additional insights into how biodiversity loss at different ecological levels contributes to and changes ecosystem functioning.
Environmental Sciences & Ecology, LOCAL ADAPTATION, 0603 Evolutionary Biology, Price equation, Ecosystem, CONSEQUENCES, Science & Technology, Ecology, 0602 Ecology, 4102 Ecological applications, 3103 Ecology, SPECIES-DIVERSITY, PLANT GENOTYPIC DIVERSITY, PRICE EQUATION, Biodiversity, interspecific diversity, NATURAL-SELECTION, 0501 Ecological Applications, 3109 Zoology, ecosystem functioning, BIODIVERSITY LOSS, intraspecific diversity, PATTERNS, GENETIC DIVERSITY, COMMUNITIES, Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Environmental Sciences & Ecology, LOCAL ADAPTATION, 0603 Evolutionary Biology, Price equation, Ecosystem, CONSEQUENCES, Science & Technology, Ecology, 0602 Ecology, 4102 Ecological applications, 3103 Ecology, SPECIES-DIVERSITY, PLANT GENOTYPIC DIVERSITY, PRICE EQUATION, Biodiversity, interspecific diversity, NATURAL-SELECTION, 0501 Ecological Applications, 3109 Zoology, ecosystem functioning, BIODIVERSITY LOSS, intraspecific diversity, PATTERNS, GENETIC DIVERSITY, COMMUNITIES, Life Sciences & Biomedicine
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