Blind spots in global soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research

Blind spots in ecosystem services research and implementation

Ecosystem service research has gained attraction, and the topic is also high on the policy agenda. Projects such as TEEB have generalized results of individual case studies to provide guidelines for policy makers and stakeholders. Seppelt et al. (2011) raised critical questions about four facets that characterize the holistic ideal of ecosystem services research: (i) biophysical realism of ecos...

Soil biodiversity and soil community composition determine ecosystem multifunctionality.

Biodiversity loss has become a global concern as evidence accumulates that it will negatively affect ecosystem services on which society depends. So far, most studies have focused on the ecological consequences of above-ground biodiversity loss; yet a large part of Earth's biodiversity is literally hidden below ground. Whether reductions of biodiversity in soil communities below ground have con...

Biodiversity , Species Composition and Ecosystem Function

Climate impacts on global hot spots of marine biodiversity

Human activities drive environmental changes at scales that could potentially cause ecosystem collapses in the marine environment. We combined information on marine biodiversity with spatial assessments of the impacts of climate change to identify the key areas to prioritize for the conservation of global marine biodiversity. This process identified six marine regions of exceptional biodiversit...

A Synthesis is Emerging between Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function and Ecological Resilience Research: Reply to Mori.

and ecological resilience research Reply to Mori Tom H. Oliver,1,2* Matthew S.Heard,2 Nick J.B.Isaac,2 David B. Roy,2 Deborah Procter,3 Felix Eigenbrod,4 Rob Freckleton,5 Andy Hector,6 C. David L. Orme,7 Owen L. Petchey,8 Vânia Proença,9 David Raffaelli,10 K. BlakeSuttle,11 Georgina M.Mace,12 Berta Martín-López,13,14 Ben A.Woodcock,2 and James M.Bullock2 1 School of Biological Sciences, Univers...