Aquatic functional biodiversity : an ecological and evolutionary perspective

✍ Scribed by Belgrano, Ana; Jacob, Ute; Woodward, Guy

• Publisher: Elsevier : Academic Press
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 286
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

• Defines common theoretical grounds in terms of terminology and conceptual issues
• Connects theory and practice in ecology and eco-evolutionary sciences
• Provides examples for successful biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service management

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,Contributors,Perspective: Functional Biodiversity during the AnthropoceneEntitled to full textSection I: Theoretical BackgroundChapter 1 - From Metabolic Constraints on Individuals to the Dynamics of Ecosystems, Pages 3-36, Samraat Pawar, Anthony I. Dell, Van M. Savage
Chapter 2 - Ecological Effects of Intraspecific Consumer Biodiversity for Aquatic Communities and Ecosystems, Pages 37-51, Eric P. Palkovacs, David C. Fryxell, Nash E. Turley, David M. Post
Chapter 3 - How Does Evolutionary History Alter the Relationship between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function?, Pages 53-73, David A. Vasseur, Susanna M. Messinger
Chapter 4 - Effects of Metacommunity Networks on Local Community Structures: From Theoretical Predictions to Empirical Evaluations, Pages 75-111, Ana Inés Borthagaray, Verónica Pinelli, Mauro Berazategui, Lucía Rodríguez-Tricot, Matías Arim
Chapter 5 - Limited Functional Redundancy and Lack of Resilience in Coral Reefs to Human Stressors, Pages 115-126, Camilo Mora
Chapter 6 - Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Services in Fresh Waters: Ecological and Evolutionary Implications of Climate Change, Pages 127-155, Guy Woodward, Daniel M. Perkins
Chapter 7 - Global Aquatic Ecosystem Services Provided and Impacted by Fisheries: A Macroecological Perspective, Pages 157-187, Jonathan A.D. Fisher, Kenneth T. Frank, Andrea Belgrano
Chapter 8 - Valuing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Complex Marine Ecosystem, Pages 189-207, Ute Jacob, Tomas Jonsson, Sofia Berg, Thomas Brey, Anna Eklöf, Katja Mintenbeck, Christian Möllmann, Lyne Morissette, Andrea Rau, Owen Petchey
Chapter 9 - The Role of Marine Protected Areas in Providing Ecosystem Services, Pages 211-239, Pierre Leenhardt, Natalie Low, Nicolas Pascal, Fiorenza Micheli, Joachim Claudet
Chapter 10 - Freshwater Conservation and Biomonitoring of Structure and Function: Genes to Ecosystems, Pages 241-271, Clare Gray, Iliana Bista, Simon Creer, Benoit O.L. Demars, Francesco Falciani, Don T. Monteith, Xiaoliang Sun, Guy Woodward
Epilogue - The Robustness of Aquatic Biodiversity Functioning under Environmental Change: The Ythan Estuary, Scotland, Pages 273-281, David Raffaelli
Index, Pages 283-289