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Improving the application of vertebrate trait‐based frameworks to the study of ecosystem services

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Luck, Gary W., Lavorel, Sandra, McIntyre, Sue, Lumb, Katrina·2012·Journal of Animal Ecology

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Summary: 1. Examining the consequences of environmental change for the provision of ecosystem services can be facilitated through trait‐based frameworks that consider linkages between traits that influence a species’ response to change and traits that determine its effect on ecosystem services. 2. Developing these frameworks requires a systematic approach to trait selection and addressing the interrelationships among the scale of the environmental change, area of ecosystem service provision and the most appropriate traits for analysis. 3. We examine key issues in the application of trait approaches to vertebrates, drawing specifically on the substantial progress made in this area for plants. We argue that vertebrate ecologists need to develop more coherent and systematic trait‐based approaches that are broadly applicable. 4. We present a new framework for selecting response and effect traits to link environmental change with ecosystem services. An empirical example of each step in the framework is provided using birds as a case study, linking the environmental change of loss of tree cover with the ecosystem service of invertebrate pest regulation in apple orchards. We found that as tree cover around orchards increased so did the abundance and foraging rate of bird species that pursue invertebrates in flight, and this may help reduce the abundance of certain pests of apples (e.g. adult stages of Cydia pomonella and Helicoverpa armigera). 5. Implementing a systematic and transparent approach to trait selection should further refine the development of trait‐based approaches for vertebrates.

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Authors
Luck, G. W., Lavorel, S., McIntyre, S., & Lumb, K.
Venue
Journal of Animal Ecology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-03-21
Volume
81
Issue
5
Pages
1065-1076
ISSN
  • 0021-8790 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2656
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W1604317905
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306
References
7
FWCI
12.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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Luck, G. W., Lavorel, S., McIntyre, S., & Lumb, K. (2012). Improving the application of vertebrate trait‐based frameworks to the study of ecosystem services. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01974.x

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