Disaggregating the evidence linking biodiversity and ecosystem services

Biodiversity can enhance ecosystem services such as crop pollination. Here, Ricketts et al. synthesize 14 years of literature to show that biodiversity-ecosystem services relationships depend on the service, how services and biodiversity are each measured, and the approach used to link them.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Taylor H. Ricketts, Keri B. Watson, Insu Koh, Alicia M. Ellis, Charles C. Nicholson, Stephen Posner, Leif L. Richardson, Laura J. Sonter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13106
Description
Summary:Biodiversity can enhance ecosystem services such as crop pollination. Here, Ricketts et al. synthesize 14 years of literature to show that biodiversity-ecosystem services relationships depend on the service, how services and biodiversity are each measured, and the approach used to link them.
ISSN:2041-1723