Biodiversity, climate change, and ecosystem services

Mooney, Harold A.; Larigauderie, Anne; Cesario, Manuel; Elmquist, Thomas; Høegh-Guldberg, Ove; Lavorel, Sandra; Mace, Georgina M.; Palmer, Margaret A.; Scholes, Robert J.; Yahara, Tetsukazu

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2009.07.006

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“…Human activities that cause global change contribute to changes in biodiversity with subsequent harmful effects on ecosystem processes and ES (Chapin III et al 2000;Barnosky et al 2012). Biodiversity is the crucial force underpinning the delivery of ES (Mooney et al 2009;Cardinale et al 2012). Despite international commitment to the convention on biological diversity (CBD 2010), the rate of biodiversity loss does not appear to be slowing (Butchart et al 2010).…”

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ESLab application to a boreal watershed in southern Finland: preparing for a virtual research environment of ecosystem services

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We report on preparatory work to develop a virtual laboratory for ecosystem services, ESLab, and demonstrate its pilot application in southern Finland. The themes included in the pilot are related to biodiversity conservation, climate mitigation and eutrophication mitigation. ESLab is a research environment for ecosystem services (ES), which considers ES indicators at different landscape scales: habitats, catchments and municipalities and shares the results by a service that utilizes machine readable interfaces. The study area of the pilot application is situated in the boreal region of southern Finland and covers 14 municipalities and ten catchments including forested, agricultural and nature conservation areas. We present case studies including: present carbon budgets of natural ecosystems; future carbon budgets with and without the removal of harvest residues for bioenergy production; and total phosphorus and nitrogen future loads under climate and agricultural yield and price scenarios. The ESLab allows researchers to present and share the results as visual maps, statistics and graphs. Our further aim is to provide a toolbox of easily accessible virtual services for ES researchers, to illustrate the comprehensive societal consequences of multiple decisions (e.g. concerning land use, fertilisation or harvesting) in a changing environment (climate, deposition).

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ESLab application to a boreal watershed in southern Finland: preparing for a virtual research environment of ecosystem services

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“…The list of recommendations on climate change adaptation for biodiversity is long (e.g. Heller and Zavaleta 2009;Mawdsley et al 2009;Mooney et al 2009), but the recommendations are typically generic. Which adaptation measures are most effectively applied in a local planning context, depends on (i) the specifics of the planning location (e.g.…”

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“…increase the connectivity within and between ecosystem networks to facilitate range shifts, enlarge the carrying capacity of the network by adding new habitats or enlarging existing habitat patches and improve the abiotic conditions to dampen the impacts of weather extremes and changing conditions (e.g. Heller and Zavaleta 2009;Mawdsley et al 2009;Mooney et al 2009;European Commission 2013).…”

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Is green infrastructure an effective climate adaptation strategy for conserving biodiversity? A case study with the great crested newt

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Context Increasing the amount of green infrastructure, defined as small-scale natural landscape elements, has been named as a climate adaptation measure for biodiversity. While green infrastructure strengthened ecological networks in some studies, it is not known whether this effect also holds under climate change, and how it compares to other landscape adaptation options. ObjectivesWe assessed landscape adaptation options under scenarios of climate change for a dispersallimited and climate-sensitive species: great crested newt, Triturus cristatus. Methods A spatially-explicit modelling framework was used to simulate newt metapopulation dynamics in a case study area in the Netherlands, under alternative spatial configurations of 500 ha to-berestored habitat. The framework incorporated weather-related effects on newt recruitment, following current and changing climate conditions. Results Mild climate change resulted in slightly higher metapopulation viability, while more severe climate change (i.e. more frequent mild winters and summer droughts) had detrimental effects on metapopulation viability. The modelling framework revealed interactions between climate and landscape configuration on newt viability. Restoration of ponds and terrestrial habitat may reduce the negative effects of climate change, but only when certain spatial requirements (habitat density, connectivity) as well as abiotic requirements (high ground water level) are met. Conclusions Landscape scenarios where habitat was added in the form of green infrastructure were not able to meet these multiple conditions, as was the case for a scenario that enlarged core areas. The approach allowed a deduction of landscape design rules that incorporated both spatial and abiotic requirements resulting in more effective climate adaptation options.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

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“…Predation plays an important role in shaping communities (e.g., Hairston et al 1960, Paine 1980, Sih et al 1985, Werner and Peacor 2003; however, wide spread climate-induced distribution shifts have begun to alter traditional food webs and trophic interactions (reviewed in: Harley et al 2006, Mooney et al 2009, Kordas et al 2011, Doney et al 2012. The expected intensification of current rates of climate change , IPCC 2014 will likely drive more species to shift their distribution to avoid thermal stress.…”

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“…The warming of the world's oceans has begun to restructure marine communities and impact system productivity (Walther et al 2002, Harley et al 2006, Mooney et al 2009, HoeghGuldberg and Bruno 2010. This climate-induced environmental forcing is occurring at a rapid rate, increasing the need for efficient assessment of climate change impacts to local ecosystems.…”

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Ecological and socioeconomic implications of a northern range expansion of black sea bass, Centropristis striata

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Biodiversity, climate change, and ecosystem services

Cited by 395 publications

References 68 publications

ESLab application to a boreal watershed in southern Finland: preparing for a virtual research environment of ecosystem services

ESLab application to a boreal watershed in southern Finland: preparing for a virtual research environment of ecosystem services

Is green infrastructure an effective climate adaptation strategy for conserving biodiversity? A case study with the great crested newt

Ecological and socioeconomic implications of a northern range expansion of black sea bass, Centropristis striata

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