RT Journal Article
T1 A unified framework for partitioning the drivers of stability of ecological communities
A1 Segrestin, Jules
A1 Götzenberger, Lars
A1 Valencia Gómez, Enrique
A1 de Bello, Francesco
A1 Lepš, Jan
AB Aim: Identifying the drivers of ecological stability is critical for ensuring the main-tenance of ecosystem functioning and services, particularly in a changing world.Different ecological mechanisms by which biological communities stabilize ecosystemfunctions (i.e. “stabilizing effects”) have been proposed, yet with various theoreticalexpectations and debated conclusions. Here we propose a unified framework thataims at reconciling, and combining, different approaches to reliably test the strengthof three stabilizing effects on the temporal constancy of ecosystem functions: the ef-fects of (a) dominant species, (b) species asynchrony, and (c) diversity. Innovation: Compared to existing developments the approach allows, for the firsttime, disentangling these three stabilizing effects at the level of individual communi-ties. So far this was not possible, and conclusions depended on indirect tests andcomparative analyses across communities. We also propose a graphical representa-tion of the relative contributions of the three stabilizing effects on a ternary plot,allowing us to easily compare communities sampled in various ecological contexts ina standardized space. Main conclusions: Our study answers the current need for a unified framework tolink theoretical concepts on the temporal stability of ecological communities to dataanalysis. The present development promises flexible tests for a deeper understand-ing of the ecological stabilization of biodiversity and the relative importance of itscomponents.
PB John Wiley & Sons
SN 1466-822X
YR 2024
FD 2024-03-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118874
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118874
LA eng
NO Segrestin, J., Götzenberger, L., Valencia, E., de Bello, F., & Lepš, J. (2024). A unified framework for partitioning the drivers of stability of ecological communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/GEB.13828
NO This research was supported by GAČR 23-07087S. Open access publishing facilitated by Jihoceska Univerzita v Ceskych Budejovicich, as part of the Wiley - CzechELib agreement.
NO Czech Science Foundation
NO Jihočeská univerzita (República Checa)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 11 abr 2025