Loss of functional diversity under land use intensification across multiple taxa
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Land use intensification can greatly reduce species richness and ecosystem functioning. However, species richness determines ecosystem functioning through the diversity and values of traits of species present. Here, we analyze changes in species richness and functional diversity (FD) at varying agricultural land use intensity levels. We test hypotheses of FD responses to land use intensification in plant, bird, and mammal communities using trait data compiled for 1600+ species. To isolate changes in FD from changes in species richness we compare the FD of communities to the null expectations of FD values. In over one‐quarter of the bird and mammal communities impacted by agriculture, declines in FD were steeper than predicted by species number. In plant communities, changes in FD were indistinguishable from changes in species richness. Land use intensification can reduce the functional diversity of animal communities beyond changes in species richness alone, potentially imperiling provisioning of ecosystem services.
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- Authors
- Flynn, D. F. B., Gogol‐Prokurat, M., Nogeire, T., Molinari, N., Richers, B. T., Lin, B. B., Simpson, N., Mayfield, M. M., & DeClerck, F.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- Kansas State University (US)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie (CR)
- Corresponding author
- DeClerck, Fabrice
- ORCID
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- Ecology Letters
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- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-12-09
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 22-33
- ISSN
- 1461-023X (ISSN-L)
- 1461-0248
- OpenAlex
- W2124478410
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- National Science Foundation (0553768)
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant and animal studies
- Keywords
- functional diversity, land use intensification, agricultural intensification, species richness, functional traits, plant communities, bird communities, mammal communities, null models, ecosystem services, biodiversity loss
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Biological, Agriculture, Animals, Birds, Central America, Mammals, Models, Biological, North America, Population Dynamics, Species Specificity, Databases, Factual, Plant Physiological Phenomena, Biodiversity
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