Energy Flux: The Link between Multitrophic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning. (March 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Energy Flux: The Link between Multitrophic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning. (March 2018)
- Main Title:
- Energy Flux: The Link between Multitrophic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
- Authors:
- Barnes, Andrew D.
Jochum, Malte
Lefcheck, Jonathan S.
Eisenhauer, Nico
Scherber, Christoph
O'Connor, Mary I.
de Ruiter, Peter
Brose, Ulrich - Abstract:
- Abstract : Relating biodiversity to ecosystem functioning in natural communities has become a paramount challenge as links between trophic complexity and multiple ecosystem functions become increasingly apparent. Yet, there is still no generalised approach to address such complexity in biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) studies. Energy flux dynamics in ecological networks provide the theoretical underpinning of multitrophic BEF relationships. Accordingly, we propose the quantification of energy fluxes in food webs as a powerful, universal tool for understanding ecosystem functioning in multitrophic systems spanning different ecological scales. Although the concept of energy flux in food webs is not novel, its application to BEF research remains virtually untapped, providing a framework to foster new discoveries into the determinants of ecosystem functioning in complex systems. Highlights: Incorporating natural complexity into BEF research is a key challenge in ecology. Energy flux dynamics in networks underpin BEF theory in multitrophic systems. Network energetics define stability and functions across ecological scales, allowing for the expansion of BEF research to complex systems. We propose future directions for integrating network energy fluxes into BEF research.
- Is Part Of:
- Trends in ecology & evolution. Volume 33:Number 3(2018)
- Journal:
- Trends in ecology & evolution
- Issue:
- Volume 33:Number 3(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0033-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 186
- Page End:
- 197
- Publication Date:
- 2018-03
- Subjects:
- ecological stoichiometry -- ecosystem multifunctionality -- food web -- interaction network -- metabolic theory -- trophic cascade
Ecology -- Periodicals
Evolution (Biology) -- Periodicals
576.8 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01695347 ↗
http://www.elsevier.com/journals ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.tree.2017.12.007 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0169-5347
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