Aquatic functional biodiversity : an ecological and evolutionary perspective
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Aquatic functional biodiversity : an ecological and evolutionary perspective
Academic Press, c2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Aquatic Functional Biodiversity: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective provides a general conceptual framework by some of the most prominent investigators in the field for how to link eco-evolutionary approaches with functional diversity to understand and conserve the provisioning of ecosystem services in aquatic systems. Rather than producing another methodological book, the editors and authors primarily concentrate on defining common grounds, connecting conceptual frameworks and providing examples by a more detailed discussion of a few empirical studies and projects, which illustrate key ideas and an outline of potential future directions and challenges that are expected in this interdisciplinary research field.
Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in using network approaches to disentangle the relationship between biodiversity, community structure and functioning. Novel methods for model construction are being developed constantly, and modern methods allow for the inclusion of almost any type of explanatory variable that can be correlated either with biodiversity or ecosystem functioning. As a result these models have been widely used in ecology, conservation and eco-evolutionary biology. Nevertheless, there remains a considerable gap on how well these approaches are feasible to understand the mechanisms on how biodiversity constrains the provisioning of ecosystem services.
Table of Contents
Perspective: Functional Biodiversity during the AnthropoceneAndrea Belgrano, Ute Jacob, Charles Fowler, and Guy Woodward
Section 1 Theoretical Background1. From Metabolic Constraints on Individuals to the Dynamics of EcosystemsSamraat Pawar, Anthony I. Dell and Van M. Savage2. Ecological Effects of Intraspecific Consumer Biodiversity for Aquatic Communities and EcosystemsEric P. Palkovacs, David C. Fryxell, Nash E. Turley and David M. Post3. How Does Evolutionary History Alter the Relationship between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function?David A. Vasseur and Susanna M. Messinger4. Effects of Metacommunity Networks on Local Community Structures: From Theoretical Predictions to Empirical EvaluationsAna Ines Borthagaray, Veronica Pinelli, Mauro Berazategui, Lucia Rodriguez-Tricot and Matias Arim
Section II: Across Aquatic Ecosystems 5. Limited Functional Redundancy and Lack of Resilience in Coral Reefs to Human StressorsCamilo Mora6. Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Services in Fresh Waters: Ecological and Evolutionary Implications of Climate ChangeGuy Woodward and Daniel M. Perkins7. Global Aquatic Ecosystem Services Provided and Impacted by Fisheries: A Macroecological PerspectiveJonathan A.D. Fisher, Kenneth T. Frank and Andrea Belgrano8. Valuing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Complex Marine EcosystemUte Jacob, Tomas Jonsson, Sofia Berg, Thomas Brey, Anna Eklof, Katja Mintenbeck, Christian Mollmann, Lyne Morissette, Andrea Rau and Owen Petchey
Section III: In the Wild: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Conservation 9. The Role of Marine Protected Areas in Providing Ecosystem ServicesPierre Leenhardt, Natalie Low, Nicolas Pascal, Fiorenza Micheli and Joachim Claudet10. Freshwater Conservation and Biomonitoring of Structure and Function: Genes to Ecosystems Clare Gray, Iliana Bista, Simon Creer, Benoit O.L. Demars, Francesco Falciani, Don T. Monteith, Xiaoliang Sun and Guy WoodwardEpilogue: The Robustness of Aquatic Biodiversity Functioning under Environmental Change: The Ythan Estuary, ScotlandDave Raffaelli
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