Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis.
The relationship between biodiversity and stability of marine benthic assemblages was investigated using existing data sets (n = 28) covering various spatial (m-km) and temporal (1973-2006) scales in different benthic habitats (emergent rock, rock pools and sedimentary habitats) through meta-analyse...
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ftplymouthml:oai:plymsea.ac.uk:7000 2023-05-15T17:34:58+02:00 Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. Cusson, M Crowe, TP Araujo, R Arenas, F Aspden, R Bulleri, F Davoult, D Dyson, K Fraschetti, S Herkul, K Hubas, C Jenkins, S Kotta, J Kraufvelin, P Migne, A Molis, M Mulholland, O Noel, L Paterson, DM Saunders, J Somerfield, PJ Sousa-Pinto, I Spilmont, N Terlizzi, A Benedetti-Cecchi, L 2015-04-01 text http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/7000/ http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/7000/3/Cusson%20et%20al%20JSR%20Manuscript%20%283%29.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004 en eng http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/7000/3/Cusson%20et%20al%20JSR%20Manuscript%20%283%29.pdf Cusson, M; Crowe, TP; Araujo, R; Arenas, F; Aspden, R; Bulleri, F; Davoult, D; Dyson, K; Fraschetti, S; Herkul, K; Hubas, C; Jenkins, S; Kotta, J; Kraufvelin, P; Migne, A; Molis, M; Mulholland, O; Noel, L; Paterson, DM; Saunders, J; Somerfield, PJ; Sousa-Pinto, I; Spilmont, N; Terlizzi, A; Benedetti-Cecchi, L. 2015 Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. Journal of Sea Research, 98. 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004> cc_by_nc_nd_4 CC-BY-NC-ND Conservation Data and Information Ecology and Environment Marine Sciences Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2015 ftplymouthml https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004 2022-09-13T05:48:49Z The relationship between biodiversity and stability of marine benthic assemblages was investigated using existing data sets (n = 28) covering various spatial (m-km) and temporal (1973-2006) scales in different benthic habitats (emergent rock, rock pools and sedimentary habitats) through meta-analyses. Assemblage stability was estimated by measuring temporal variances of species richness, total abundance (density or % cover) and community species composition and abundance structure (using multivariate analyses). Positive relationships between temporal variability in species number and richness were generally observed at both quadrat (<1 m2) and site (100 m2) scales, while no relationships were observed by multivariate analyses. Positive relationships were also observed at the scale of site between temporal variability in species number and variability in community structure with evenness estimates. This implies that the relationship between species richness or evenness and species richness variability is slightly positive and depends on the scale of observation, suggesting that biodiversity per se is important for the stability of ecosystems. Changes within community assemblages in terms of structure are, however, generally independent of biodiversity, suggesting no effect of diversity, but the potential impact of individual species, and/or environmental factors. Except for sedimentary and rock pool habitats, no relationship was observed between temporal variation of the aggregated variable of total abundances and diversity at either scale. Overall our results emphasise that relationships depend on scale of measurements, type of habitats and the marine systems (North Atlantic and Mediterranean) considered. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Plymouth Marine Science Electronic Archive (PlyMSEA - Plymouth Marine Laboratory, PML) Journal of Sea Research 98 5 14 |
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Conservation Data and Information Ecology and Environment Marine Sciences Cusson, M Crowe, TP Araujo, R Arenas, F Aspden, R Bulleri, F Davoult, D Dyson, K Fraschetti, S Herkul, K Hubas, C Jenkins, S Kotta, J Kraufvelin, P Migne, A Molis, M Mulholland, O Noel, L Paterson, DM Saunders, J Somerfield, PJ Sousa-Pinto, I Spilmont, N Terlizzi, A Benedetti-Cecchi, L Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. |
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The relationship between biodiversity and stability of marine benthic assemblages was investigated using existing data sets (n = 28) covering various spatial (m-km) and temporal (1973-2006) scales in different benthic habitats (emergent rock, rock pools and sedimentary habitats) through meta-analyses. Assemblage stability was estimated by measuring temporal variances of species richness, total abundance (density or % cover) and community species composition and abundance structure (using multivariate analyses). Positive relationships between temporal variability in species number and richness were generally observed at both quadrat (<1 m2) and site (100 m2) scales, while no relationships were observed by multivariate analyses. Positive relationships were also observed at the scale of site between temporal variability in species number and variability in community structure with evenness estimates. This implies that the relationship between species richness or evenness and species richness variability is slightly positive and depends on the scale of observation, suggesting that biodiversity per se is important for the stability of ecosystems. Changes within community assemblages in terms of structure are, however, generally independent of biodiversity, suggesting no effect of diversity, but the potential impact of individual species, and/or environmental factors. Except for sedimentary and rock pool habitats, no relationship was observed between temporal variation of the aggregated variable of total abundances and diversity at either scale. Overall our results emphasise that relationships depend on scale of measurements, type of habitats and the marine systems (North Atlantic and Mediterranean) considered. |
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Cusson, M Crowe, TP Araujo, R Arenas, F Aspden, R Bulleri, F Davoult, D Dyson, K Fraschetti, S Herkul, K Hubas, C Jenkins, S Kotta, J Kraufvelin, P Migne, A Molis, M Mulholland, O Noel, L Paterson, DM Saunders, J Somerfield, PJ Sousa-Pinto, I Spilmont, N Terlizzi, A Benedetti-Cecchi, L |
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Cusson, M Crowe, TP Araujo, R Arenas, F Aspden, R Bulleri, F Davoult, D Dyson, K Fraschetti, S Herkul, K Hubas, C Jenkins, S Kotta, J Kraufvelin, P Migne, A Molis, M Mulholland, O Noel, L Paterson, DM Saunders, J Somerfield, PJ Sousa-Pinto, I Spilmont, N Terlizzi, A Benedetti-Cecchi, L |
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Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. |
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Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. |
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Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. |
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Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. |
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Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. |
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relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a european scale using meta-analysis. |
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http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/7000/3/Cusson%20et%20al%20JSR%20Manuscript%20%283%29.pdf Cusson, M; Crowe, TP; Araujo, R; Arenas, F; Aspden, R; Bulleri, F; Davoult, D; Dyson, K; Fraschetti, S; Herkul, K; Hubas, C; Jenkins, S; Kotta, J; Kraufvelin, P; Migne, A; Molis, M; Mulholland, O; Noel, L; Paterson, DM; Saunders, J; Somerfield, PJ; Sousa-Pinto, I; Spilmont, N; Terlizzi, A; Benedetti-Cecchi, L. 2015 Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. Journal of Sea Research, 98. 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004> |
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