Aquatic functional biodiversity: an ecological and evolutionary perspective / edited by Andrea Belgrano, Guy Woodward and Ute Jacob

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Contributors.. Perspective: Functional Biodiversity during the Anthropocene.. Section I.. Theoretical Background.. 1. From Metabolic Constraints on Individuals to the Dynamics of Ecosystems.. Introduction.. Individual Metabolic Rate, Biomechanics, and Fitness.. From Individual Metabolism and Biomechanics to Interactions.. From Interactions to Consumer-Resource Dynamics.. From Consumer-Resource Pairs to Community and Ecosystem Dynamics.. Conclusions.. Abbreviations and Mathematical Symbols.. Acknowledgments.. References.. 2. Ecological Effects of Intraspecific Consumer Biodiversity for Aquatic Communities and Ecosystems.. Introduction.. Case Studies.. Meta-Analysis.. Conclusions.. Acknowledgments.. References.. 3. How Does Evolutionary History Alter the Relationship between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function?.. Introduction.. Methods.. Results.. Discussion.. Abbreviation.. Acknowledgments.. References.. 4. Effects of Metacommunity Networks on Local Community Structures: From Theoretical Predictions to Empirical Evaluations.. Introduction.. Four Paradigms.. Acknowledgments.. References.. Section II.. Across Aquatic Ecosystems.. 5. Limited Functional Redundancy and Lack of Resilience in Coral Reefs to Human Stressors.. Introduction.. Data Quality.. Pattern of Change.. Drivers of Change.. Are Coral Reefs Functionally Redundant?.. Solutions to Ensure Resilience.. Concluding Remarks.. References.. 6. Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Services in Fresh Waters: Ecological and Evolutionary Implications of Climate Change.. Introduction.. References.. 7. Global Aquatic Ecosystem Services Provided and Impacted by Fisheries: A Macroecological Perspective.. Introduction.. Macroecological Variables and Their Interactions within Aquatic Ecosystems.. A Central Challenge: Identifying Processes Underlying Macroecological Patterns.. A Traits-Based Focus on Aquatic Functional Diversity

Ecological and Evolutionary Effects of Selective Fisheries on Aquatic Ecosystem Functioning.. Acknowledgments.. References.. 8. Valuing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Complex Marine Ecosystem.. Introduction.. Materials and Methods.. Results.. Discussion.. Conclusions.. References.. Section III.. In the Wild: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Conservation.. 9. The Role of Marine Protected Areas in Providing Ecosystem Services.. Introduction.. Introduction to Marine Protected Areas.. Introduction to Ecosystem Services and the Link to Human Well-Being.. Marine Protected Area Effects on Individual Ecosystem Services.. Marine Protected Area Effects on Long-Term Ecosystem Function and the Provision of Multiple Services.. Key Directions and Open Questions.. References.. 10. Freshwater Conservation and Biomonitoring of Structure and Function: Genes to Ecosystems.. Introduction.. Concluding Remarks.. Acknowledgments.. References.. Epilogue: The Robustness of Aquatic Biodiversity Functioning under Environmental Change: The Ythan Estuary, Scotland.. Index

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. eng