@article{Ellner2011,
Title = {Global Human Footprint on the Linkage between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Reef Fishes},
Author = {Ellner, Steve P. and Mora, Camilo and Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio and Ayala Bocos, Arturo and Ayotte, Paula M. and Banks, Stuart and Bauman, Andrew G. and Beger, Maria and Bessudo, Sandra and Booth, David J. and Brokovich, Eran and Brooks, Andrew and Chabanet, Pascale and Cinner, Joshua E. and Cortés, Jorge and Cruz-Motta, Juan J. and Cupul Magaña, Amilcar and DeMartini, Edward E. and Edgar, Graham J. and Feary, David A. and Ferse, Sebastian C.A. and Friedlander, Alan M. and Gaston, Kevin J. and Gough, Charlotte and Graham, Nicholas A. J. and Green, Alison and Guzman, Hector and Hardt, Marah and Kulbicki, Michel and Letourneur, Yves and López Pérez, Andres and Loreau, Michel and Loya, Yossi and Martinez, Camilo and Mascareñas-Osorio, Ismael and Morove, Tau and Nadon, Marc-Olivier and Nakamura, Yohei and Paredes, Gustavo and Polunin, Nicholas V. C. and Pratchett, Morgan S. and Reyes Bonilla, Héctor and Rivera, Fernando and Sala, Enric and Sandin, Stuart A. and Soler, German and Stuart-Smith, Rick and Tessier, Emmanuel and Tittensor, Derek P. and Tupper, Mark and Usseglio, Paolo and Vigliola, Laurent and Wantiez, Laurent and Williams, Ivor and Wilson, Shaun K. and Zapata, Fernando A.},
Editor = {},
Journal = {PLoS Biology},
Year = {2011},
Pages = {e1000606},
Volume = {9},
Doi = {10.1371/journal.pbio.1000606},
Abstract = {Difficulties in scaling up theoretical and experimental results have raised controversy over the consequences of biodiversity loss for the functioning of natural ecosystems. Using a global survey of reef fish assemblages, we show that in contrast to previous theoretical and experimental studies, ecosystem functioning (as measured by standing biomass) scales in a non-saturating manner with biodiversity (as measured by species and functional richness) in this ecosystem. Our field study also shows a significant and negative interaction between human population density and biodiversity on ecosystem functioning (i.e., for the same human density there were larger reductions in standing biomass at more diverse reefs). Human effects were found to be related to fishing, coastal development, and land use stressors, and currently affect over 75% of the world's coral reefs. Our results indicate that the consequences of biodiversity loss in coral reefs have been considerably underestimated based on existing knowledge and that reef fish assemblages, particularly the most diverse, are greatly vulnerable to the expansion and intensity of anthropogenic stressors in coastal areas.},
}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ellner, Steve P.
AU - Mora, Camilo
AU - Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio
AU - Ayala Bocos, Arturo
AU - Ayotte, Paula M.
AU - Banks, Stuart
AU - Bauman, Andrew G.
AU - Beger, Maria
AU - Bessudo, Sandra
AU - Booth, David J.
AU - Brokovich, Eran
AU - Brooks, Andrew
AU - Chabanet, Pascale
AU - Cinner, Joshua E.
AU - Cortés, Jorge
AU - Cruz-Motta, Juan J.
AU - Cupul Magaña, Amilcar
AU - DeMartini, Edward E.
AU - Edgar, Graham J.
AU - Feary, David A.
AU - Ferse, Sebastian C.A.
AU - Friedlander, Alan M.
AU - Gaston, Kevin J.
AU - Gough, Charlotte
AU - Graham, Nicholas A. J.
AU - Green, Alison
AU - Guzman, Hector
AU - Hardt, Marah
AU - Kulbicki, Michel
AU - Letourneur, Yves
AU - López Pérez, Andres
AU - Loreau, Michel
AU - Loya, Yossi
AU - Martinez, Camilo
AU - Mascareñas-Osorio, Ismael
AU - Morove, Tau
AU - Nadon, Marc-Olivier
AU - Nakamura, Yohei
AU - Paredes, Gustavo
AU - Polunin, Nicholas V. C.
AU - Pratchett, Morgan S.
AU - Reyes Bonilla, Héctor
AU - Rivera, Fernando
AU - Sala, Enric
AU - Sandin, Stuart A.
AU - Soler, German
AU - Stuart-Smith, Rick
AU - Tessier, Emmanuel
AU - Tittensor, Derek P.
AU - Tupper, Mark
AU - Usseglio, Paolo
AU - Vigliola, Laurent
AU - Wantiez, Laurent
AU - Williams, Ivor
AU - Wilson, Shaun K.
AU - Zapata, Fernando A.
TI - Global Human Footprint on the Linkage between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Reef Fishes
T2 - PLoS Biology
PY - 2011
SP - e1000606
VL - 9
DO - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000606
AB - Difficulties in scaling up theoretical and experimental results have raised controversy over the consequences of biodiversity loss for the functioning of natural ecosystems. Using a global survey of reef fish assemblages, we show that in contrast to previous theoretical and experimental studies, ecosystem functioning (as measured by standing biomass) scales in a non-saturating manner with biodiversity (as measured by species and functional richness) in this ecosystem. Our field study also shows a significant and negative interaction between human population density and biodiversity on ecosystem functioning (i.e., for the same human density there were larger reductions in standing biomass at more diverse reefs). Human effects were found to be related to fishing, coastal development, and land use stressors, and currently affect over 75% of the world's coral reefs. Our results indicate that the consequences of biodiversity loss in coral reefs have been considerably underestimated based on existing knowledge and that reef fish assemblages, particularly the most diverse, are greatly vulnerable to the expansion and intensity of anthropogenic stressors in coastal areas.
ER -
