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Title: Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems

Abstract

Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research rose quickly following concerns that biodiversity loss would negatively affect ecosystem functions and the ecosystem services they underpin. However, despite evidence that biodiversity strongly affects ecosystem functioning, the influence of BEF research upon policy and the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems, i.e., semi-natural habitats and agroecosystems, has been limited. In this work, we address this concern by classifying BEF research into three clusters based on the degree of human control over species composition and the spatial scale, in terms of grain, of the study, and discussing how the research of each cluster is best suited to inform particular fields of ecosystem management. Research in the first cluster, small-grain highly controlled studies, is best able to provide general insights into mechanisms and to inform the management of species-poor and highly managed systems such as croplands, plantations, and the restoration of heavily degraded ecosystems. Research from the second cluster, small-grain observational studies, and species removal and addition studies, may allow for direct predictions of the impacts of species loss in specific semi-natural ecosystems. Research in the third cluster, large-grain uncontrolled studies, may best inform landscape-scale management and national-scale policy. We discuss barriers to transfer within each cluster and suggestmore » how new research and knowledge exchange mechanisms may overcome these challenges. To meet the potential for BEF research to address global challenges, we recommend transdisciplinary research that goes beyond these current clusters and considers the social-ecological context of the ecosystems in which BEF knowledge is generated. This requires recognizing the social and economic value of biodiversity for ecosystem services at scales, and in units, that matter to land managers and policy makers.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [5];  [7];  [8];  [9];  [10];  [11];  [12];  [13];  [10];  [11];  [14];  [15];  [16];  [17] more »;  [18];  [11];  [11] « less
  1. Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Frankfurt (Germany)
  2. Göttingen Univ. (Germany); Leuphana Univ., Lüneburg (Germany)
  3. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig (Germany); Leipzig Univ. (Germany); Univ. of Waikato, Hamilton (New Zealand)
  4. MTA Centre for Ecological Research (Hungary)
  5. Wageningen Univ. (Netherlands)
  6. Federal Inst. of Technology, Zurich (Switzerland)
  7. Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena (Germany)
  8. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig (Germany); Leipzig Univ. (Germany)
  9. Univ. of Bern (Switzerland)
  10. Albert-Ludwigs-Univ., Freiburg (Germany)
  11. Göttingen Univ. (Germany)
  12. Georg-August-Univ., Göttingen (Germany)
  13. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig (Germany); Leipzig Univ. (Germany); Univ. of Bern (Switzerland)
  14. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
  15. Univ. of South Bohemia (Czech Republic)
  16. Stockholm Univ. (Sweden)
  17. Technical Univ. of Munich (Germany)
  18. Leuphana Univ., Lüneburg (Germany)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); German Research Foundation (DFG); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1579364
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0018409; FC02-07ER64494
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advances in Ecological Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 61
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; BEF research; Biodiversity experiments; Ecosystem services; Grasslands; Ecosystem management; Knowledge transfer

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Manning, Peter, Loos, Jacqueline, Barnes, Andrew D., Batáry, Péter, Bianchi, Felix J.J.A., Buchmann, Nina, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Ebeling, Anne, Eisenhauer, Nico, Fischer, Markus, Fründ, Jochen, Grass, Ingo, Isselstein, Johannes, Jochum, Malte, Klein, Alexandra M., Klingenberg, Esther O.F., Landis, Douglas A., Lepš, Jan, Lindborg, Regina, Meyer, Sebastian T., Temperton, Vicky M., Westphal, Catrin, and Tscharntke, Teja. Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/bs.aecr.2019.06.009.
Manning, Peter, Loos, Jacqueline, Barnes, Andrew D., Batáry, Péter, Bianchi, Felix J.J.A., Buchmann, Nina, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Ebeling, Anne, Eisenhauer, Nico, Fischer, Markus, Fründ, Jochen, Grass, Ingo, Isselstein, Johannes, Jochum, Malte, Klein, Alexandra M., Klingenberg, Esther O.F., Landis, Douglas A., Lepš, Jan, Lindborg, Regina, Meyer, Sebastian T., Temperton, Vicky M., Westphal, Catrin, & Tscharntke, Teja. Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2019.06.009
Manning, Peter, Loos, Jacqueline, Barnes, Andrew D., Batáry, Péter, Bianchi, Felix J.J.A., Buchmann, Nina, De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Ebeling, Anne, Eisenhauer, Nico, Fischer, Markus, Fründ, Jochen, Grass, Ingo, Isselstein, Johannes, Jochum, Malte, Klein, Alexandra M., Klingenberg, Esther O.F., Landis, Douglas A., Lepš, Jan, Lindborg, Regina, Meyer, Sebastian T., Temperton, Vicky M., Westphal, Catrin, and Tscharntke, Teja. Fri . "Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2019.06.009. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1579364.
@article{osti_1579364,
title = {Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems},
author = {Manning, Peter and Loos, Jacqueline and Barnes, Andrew D. and Batáry, Péter and Bianchi, Felix J.J.A. and Buchmann, Nina and De Deyn, Gerlinde B. and Ebeling, Anne and Eisenhauer, Nico and Fischer, Markus and Fründ, Jochen and Grass, Ingo and Isselstein, Johannes and Jochum, Malte and Klein, Alexandra M. and Klingenberg, Esther O.F. and Landis, Douglas A. and Lepš, Jan and Lindborg, Regina and Meyer, Sebastian T. and Temperton, Vicky M. and Westphal, Catrin and Tscharntke, Teja},
abstractNote = {Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) research rose quickly following concerns that biodiversity loss would negatively affect ecosystem functions and the ecosystem services they underpin. However, despite evidence that biodiversity strongly affects ecosystem functioning, the influence of BEF research upon policy and the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems, i.e., semi-natural habitats and agroecosystems, has been limited. In this work, we address this concern by classifying BEF research into three clusters based on the degree of human control over species composition and the spatial scale, in terms of grain, of the study, and discussing how the research of each cluster is best suited to inform particular fields of ecosystem management. Research in the first cluster, small-grain highly controlled studies, is best able to provide general insights into mechanisms and to inform the management of species-poor and highly managed systems such as croplands, plantations, and the restoration of heavily degraded ecosystems. Research from the second cluster, small-grain observational studies, and species removal and addition studies, may allow for direct predictions of the impacts of species loss in specific semi-natural ecosystems. Research in the third cluster, large-grain uncontrolled studies, may best inform landscape-scale management and national-scale policy. We discuss barriers to transfer within each cluster and suggest how new research and knowledge exchange mechanisms may overcome these challenges. To meet the potential for BEF research to address global challenges, we recommend transdisciplinary research that goes beyond these current clusters and considers the social-ecological context of the ecosystems in which BEF knowledge is generated. This requires recognizing the social and economic value of biodiversity for ecosystem services at scales, and in units, that matter to land managers and policy makers.},
doi = {10.1016/bs.aecr.2019.06.009},
journal = {Advances in Ecological Research},
number = ,
volume = 61,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Fri Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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Fig.1 Fig.1: Clusters of BEF research and their relation to real world ecosystems. (A) selected research projects, (B) selected ‘real-world’ ecosystems. Note that, as spatial scale increases, the user of research findings changes from individual local scale managers to governments and institutions and the form of transfer changes from management practicemore » recommendations to policy change, though these are clearly interrelated. Example references for the studies shown are: Jena experiment (Weisser et al., 2017), BigBio (Tilman et al., 2001), BioCON (Reich et al., 2001), COST Action 852 (Kirwan et al., 2007), BIODEPTH (Hector et al., 1999), BEF-China (Huang et al., 2018), CLUE (van der Putten et al., 2000), NutNet (Grace et al., 2016), Biodiversity Exploratories (Allan et al., 2015), Global Drylands (Maestre et al., 2012), FunDiv (van der Plas et al., 2016), EFForTS (Teuscher et al., 2016), AgriPopes (Emmerson et al., 2016), ZA PVS (Bretagnolle et al., 2018), UKNEA National Ecosystem Assessment (2011).« less

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