Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: Comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis

Cusson, Mathieu; Crowe, Tasman P.; Araujo, Rita; Arenas, Francisco; Aspden, Rebbecca; Bulleri, Fabio; Davoult, Dominique; Dyson, Kirstie; Fraschetti, Simonetta; Herkuel, Kristjan; Hubas, Cedric; Jenkins, Stuart; Kotta, Jonne; Kraufvelin, Patrik; Migne, Aline; Molis, Markus; Mulholland, Olwyen; Noel, Laure M. -L. J.; Paterson, David M.; Saunders, James; Somerfield, Paul J.; Sousa-Pinto, Isabel; Spilmont, Nicolas; Terlizzi, Antonio; Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro

doi:10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004

Research article2015Peer reviewedOpen access

Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: Comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis

Cusson, Mathieu; Crowe, Tasman P.; Araujo, Rita; Arenas, Francisco; Aspden, Rebbecca; Bulleri, Fabio; Davoult, Dominique; Dyson, Kirstie; Fraschetti, Simonetta; Herkuel, Kristjan; Hubas, Cedric; Jenkins, Stuart; Kotta, Jonne; Kraufvelin, Patrik; Migne, Aline; Molis, Markus; Mulholland, Olwyen; Noel, Laure M. -L. J.; Paterson, David M.; Saunders, James;
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Abstract

The relationship between biodiversity and stability of marine benthic assemblages was investigated through meta-analyses using existing data sets (n = 28) covering various spatial (m-km) and temporal (1973-2006; ranging from 5 to >250 months) scales in different benthic habitats (emergent rock, rock pools and sedimentary habitats) over different European marine systems (North Atlantic and western Mediterranean). Stability was measured by a lower variability in time, and variability was estimated as temporal variance of species richness, total abundance (density or % cover) and community structure (using Bray-Curtis dissimilarities on species composition and abundance). Stability generally decreased with species richness. Temporal variability in species richness increased with the number of species at both quadrat (

Keywords

Biodiversity Ecosystem Functioning; Temporal Variability; Diversity-Stability Relationships; Community Variability; Benthic Marine-Coastal Habitats

Published in

Journal of Sea Research
2015, volume: 98, pages: 5-14
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU Authors

Kraufvelin, Patrik
- Åbo Akademi University

UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/83858