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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Quantifying the contribution of organisms to the provision of ecosystem services
BioScience, Volume 59, No. 3, Year 2009
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Description
Research on ecosystem services has grown rapidly over the last decade. Two conceptual frameworks have been published to guide ecological assessments of organisms that deliver services - the concepts of service-providing units (SPUs) and ecosystem service providers (ESPs). Here, we unite these frameworks and present an SPU-ESP continuum that offers a coherent conceptual approach for synthesizing the latest developments in ecosystem service research, and can direct future studies at all levels of organization. In particular, we show how the service-provider concept can be applied at the population, functional group, and community levels. We strongly emphasize the need to identify and quantify the organisms and their characteristics (e.g., functional traits) that provide services, and to assess service provision relative to the demands of human beneficiaries. We use key examples from the literature to illustrate the new approach and to highlight gaps in knowledge, particularly in relation to the impact of species interactions and ecosystem dynamics on service provision. © 2009 by American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Authors & Co-Authors
Luck, Gary W.
Australia, Bathurst
Charles Sturt University
Harrington, Richard
United Kingdom, Harpenden
Rothamsted Research
Harrison, Paula A.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Kremen, Claire
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Berry, Pam M.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Bugter, Rob J.F.
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
de Bello, Francesco
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Université Grenoble Alpes
Díaz, Sandra M.
Argentina, Cordoba
Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal
Feld, Christian K.
Germany, Duisburg
Universität Duisburg-essen
Haslett, John Richard
Austria, Salzburg
Universität Salzburg
Hering, Daniel
Germany, Duisburg
Universität Duisburg-essen
Kontogianni, Areti D.
Greece, Mytilene
University of the Aegean
Lavorel, Sandra
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Université Grenoble Alpes
Rounsevell, Mark D.A.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Samways, Michael J.
Unknown Affiliation
Sandin, Leonard
Sweden, Uppsala
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Settele, Josef
Germany, Leipzig
Helmholtz Zentrum Für Umweltforschung
Sykes, Martin T.
Sweden, Lund
Institutionen För Naturgeografi Och Ekosystemvetenskap, Lunds Universitet
van den Hove, Sybille
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Icta-uab Institut de Ciència I Tecnologia Ambientals
Vandewalle, Marie
Sweden, Lund
Institutionen För Naturgeografi Och Ekosystemvetenskap, Lunds Universitet
Zobel, Martin
Estonia, Tartu
Tartu Ülikool
Statistics
Citations: 294
Authors: 21
Affiliations: 17
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1525/bio.2009.59.3.7
ISSN:
00063568
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study