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Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group TF1.7 Boreal and temperate fens
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>TF1.7 Boreal and temperate fens</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group T2.3 Oceanic cool temperate rainforests
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>T2.3 Oceanic cool temperate rainforests</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group T2.2 Deciduous temperate forests
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>T2.2 Deciduous temperate forests</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group T3.1 Seasonally dry tropical shrublands
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>T3.1 Seasonally dry tropical shrublands</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group T3.2 Seasonally dry temperate heath and shrublands
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>T3.2 Seasonally dry temperate heath and shrublands</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group T7.2 Sown pastures and fields
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>T7.2 Sown pastures and fields</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group T2.4 Warm temperate laurophyll forests
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>T2.4 Warm temperate laurophyll forests</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group S2.1 Anthropogenic subterranean voids
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>S2.1 Anthropogenic subterranean voids</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group T1.4 Tropical heath forests
<p>This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for <strong>T1.4 Tropical heath forests</strong>, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the <a href="https://global-ecosystems.org/">IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology</a> (v2.0). Please refer to Keith <em>et al.</em> (2020) for details.</p> <p>The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).</p>
Tree mortality in Forest and Biodiversity 2: a tree diversity experiment to understand the consequences of multiple dimensions of diversity and composition for long-term ecosystem function and resilience
The Forest and Biodiversity (FAB2) experiment uses native tree species in varying levels of species richness, phylogenetic diversity, and functional diversity planted in 100 m2 and 400 m2 plots at 1 m spacing, appropriate for testing long-term ecosystem consequences. FAB2 was designed and established in conjunction with a prior experiment (FAB1) in which the same set of twelve species was planted in 16 m2 plots at 0.5 m spacing. Both are adjacent to the BioDIV prairie-grassland diversity experiment, enabling comparative investigations of diversity and ecosystem function relationships between experimental grasslands and forests at different planting densities and plot sizes. This data package examines mortality in the first six years of the experiment.
FAB2_sapling_volume_2021-2022 in Forest and Biodiversity 2: a tree diversity experiment to understand the consequences of multiple dimensions of diversity and composition for long-term ecosystem function and resilience
The Forest and Biodiversity (FAB2) experiment uses native tree species in varying levels of species richness, phylogenetic diversity, and functional diversity planted in 100 m2 and 400 m2 plots at 1 m spacing, appropriate for testing long-term ecosystem consequences. FAB2 was designed and established in conjunction with a prior experiment (FAB1) in which the same set of twelve species was planted in 16 m2 plots at 0.5 m spacing. Both are adjacent to the BioDIV prairie-grassland diversity experiment, enabling comparative investigations of diversity and ecosystem function relationships between experimental grasslands and forests at different planting densities and plot sizes. This data package examines mortality in the first six years of the experiment.
fab2_allometry_2016-2022 in Forest and Biodiversity 2: a tree diversity experiment to understand the consequences of multiple dimensions of diversity and composition for long-term ecosystem function and resilience
The Forest and Biodiversity (FAB2) experiment uses native tree species in varying levels of species richness, phylogenetic diversity, and functional diversity planted in 100 m2 and 400 m2 plots at 1 m spacing, appropriate for testing long-term ecosystem consequences. FAB2 was designed and established in conjunction with a prior experiment (FAB1) in which the same set of twelve species was planted in 16 m2 plots at 0.5 m spacing. Both are adjacent to the BioDIV prairie-grassland diversity experiment, enabling comparative investigations of diversity and ecosystem function relationships between experimental grasslands and forests at different planting densities and plot sizes. This data package examines mortality in the first six years of the experiment.
Study of Salt Marsh Consumer Diversity and Ecosystem Function on Sapelo Island, Georgia, from May-December 2011
This dataset contains the results of a field study investigating the effect of salt marsh consumer diversity on ecosystem functioning. Our field studies reveal that a diverse consumer assemblage significantly enhances simultaneous functioning of disparate ecosystem processes (i.e., productivity, decomposition, and infiltration). Extreme functional and phylogenetic differences among consumers underlie this relationship. Each marsh consumer affected at least one different ecosystem function and each individual function was affected by more than two consumers.
SBC LTER: BEACH: Invertebrate community structure and ecosystem functions of 24 sandy beach sites
These data result from a survey of 24 sandy beach sites in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in 2017 and 2018. We quantified marine macrophyte wrack subsidies, macroinvertebrates, and five ecosystem functions on three replicate transects at each site in order to elucidate the role of marine wrack subsidies on recipient ecosystem community structure and functioning. We also measured shorebirds at each site on three replicate survey days. Data are contained in four tables: 1) wrack cover and invertebrate community data by transect for each site used in our PiecewiseSEM model, 2) wrack cover and ecosystem function data by transect for each site used in our ecosystem multifunctionality estimate, 3) invertebrate species abundance and biomass by transect for each site, and 4) shorebird species abundance by survey date for each site.
Dataset: Effects of high altitude reservoirs on the structure and function of lotic ecosystems: a case study in Italy
<p>Supporting data for "Effects of high altitude reservoirs on the structure and function of lotic ecosystems: a case study in Italy"</p> <p>Macroinvertebrate community composition</p> <p>Water chemical characteristics</p> <p>Daily mean water temperature and daily temperature variations</p> <p>Results of the leaf bags experiments</p>
Accompanying dataset; 'Agroforestry enhances biological activity, diversity and soil-based ecosystem functions in mountain agroecosystems of Latin America: A meta-analysis.'
<p>The database created as part of the meta-analysis is designed to facilitate the comparison of biological activity, diversity (BIAD), and ecosystem functions (EFs) between agroforestry systems (AFS) and other land-use types. It incorporates data extracted from selected studies, each record comprising a mean value, sample size, and a variance measure to compute standard deviation. The database also categorizes data according to 22 explanatory variables, including geographical coordinates, climate classification, soil type, AFS classification, and more, to characterize the sites and management systems involved. This detailed classification enables a nuanced analysis of how different factors might influence the BIAD and EFs in the context of AFS. The database supports the meta-analysis by allowing for the estimation of effect sizes using response ratios, which compare the relative difference in BIAD and EFs between AFS and other land uses. Data extraction from primary studies was meticulous, employing both direct and indirect methods such as graph digitizing software, and missing data were supplemented using reliable sources or direct communication with the original study authors. The comprehensive nature of this database ensures that the analysis can account for a wide range of variables that may affect the outcomes of interest in the meta-analysis. </p><p>For an in-depth exploration of the study's findings and methodology, refer to the comprehensive meta-analysis available in Global Change Biology (2024), entitled "<i>Agroforestry Enhances Biological Activity, Diversity, and Soil-Based Ecosystem Functions in Mountain Agroecosystems of Latin America: A Meta-Analysis</i>."</p>
dataset: Responses of the structure and function of the understory plant communities to precipitation reduction across forest ecosystems in Germany
<p><strong>Context</strong>: Understory plant communities play a central role in forest biogeochemistry and the recruitment of trees making up the future forest. It is so far poorly understood how climate change will affect understory structure and functions in forest of different management intensity.</p> <p> </p><p><strong>Aims</strong>: We monitored understory functional traits including transpiration and carbon isotope discrimination, community structure and diversity during two growing seasons as affected by drought in forests subjected to different management intensities. We hypothesized that drought would affect ecophysiological traits such as transpiration but not species richness and diversity. Moreover, we assumed that stand-specific characteristics and forest management intensity modify the drought-resistance of the understory community.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: We set up roofs in beech and conifer stands with different management intensity in three different regions across Germany and a drought event close to the 2003 drought was imposed in two consecutive years.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: Precipitation reduction decreased soil water content by 2 to 8%, depending on stand and region, in comparison to the control subplots. In the first year, leaf level transpiration was reduced for different functional groups, which scaled to community transpiration modified by additional effects of drought on functional group specific leaf area. Acclimation effects in most functional groups were observed in the second year. We did not observe a significant reduction of plant diversity or a consistent management effect upon drought.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Our results indicate high plasticity and acclimation responses of the forest understory vegetation to changing climate conditions and recurrent drought events.</p> <p><strong>Abbreviations:</strong></p> <p>sp12 - campaign spring 2012; ls12 - campaign late summer 2012; es13 - campaign early summer 2013; ls13-campaign late summer 2013</p> <p>SEW16 - Schorfheide plot 16; SEW49 - Schorfheide plot 49; SEW48 - Schorfheide plot 48;HEW03 - Hainich plot 03; HEW12 - Hainich plot 12; HEW47- Hainich plot 47; AEW13 - Alb plot 13; AEW29 - Alb plot 29; AEW08 - Alb plot 08<br> explo - exploratory<br> SEW - Schorfheide; HEW - Hainich; AEW - Schwäbische Alb<br> in - conifer intensive managed; ma - beech managed; un - beech unmanaged<br> c- control; r - roof<br> LAIs - community leaf area index m<sup>2</sup>/m<sup>2</sup>; H - Shannon´s diversity index; Ts - community transpiration rate (weighted by LAI) mmol H<sub>2</sub>O m-<sup>2</sup> leaf area s-<sup>1</sup>; Ets - Evapotranspiration (mmol/m2/sec); E - Evaporation (mmol/m2/sec); C - leaf photosynthetic carbon isotope discrimination (∆<sup>13</sup>C) according to Farquhar et al. (1982); Cs - community photosynthetic carbon isotope discrimination (∆<sup>13</sup>C) according to Farquhar et al. (1982) (weighted by LAI)</p> <p> </p>
New woody plant functional types and parameters for the SAVANNA ecosystem model
<p>New woody plant functional types (PFTs) are defined and parameterised for use in the SAVANNA ecosystem model (Coughenour, 1992, 1993). Supplementary material used in creating the PFTs and parameters are included. Details of the methods are available from the authors on request. The new woody PFTS are defined in terms of growth form, leaf size and defences in relation to large mammal herbivores.</p> <p>1. shrub types are <4 m (Zizka et al., 2014),</p> <p>2. fine-leaf types have bipinnate leaves with leptophyllous- or nanophyllous-sized leaflets (<225 mm2) according to Raunkaier’s leaf size classes (Fuller and Bakke, 1918) given that leaflets of compound leaves are separate morphological units analogous to simple leaves (Milla, 2012; Mo et al., 2022),</p> <p>3. high chemical defence investment (CDI) types have either nitrogen:acid detergent fibre (N:ADF) <0.10 (Wallis et al., 2012) or condensed tannin (CT) >5% (Cooper and Owen-Smith, 1985) when expressed in sorghum tannin or leucocyanidin equivalents as determined by the acid-butanol assay,</p> <p>4. all types, except fine_highcdi and fine_lowcdi, have the square-root of Charles-Dominique et al.'s (2017) "investment in structural defence" (ISD) < 13.</p>
Taxonomy, distribution and classification of ecosystem-types, integrating the recent IUCN function-based typology and local conceptualizations
<p>1. Introduction:</p> <p>This dataset is a work in progress. It compiles data gathered on ecosystem-types and their distribution based on a series of field studies led by the author, in Seychelles and West and Central Africa (Senterre 2014, Senterre & Wagner 2014, Senterre 2016, Senterre et al. 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021a, 2022). The aims of this dataset are:</p> <p>a. To share in an explicit and transparent way data on proposed taxonomies of ecosystems, i.e. conceptualizations of ecosystem-types, including explicit ecosystem names and management of synonymies.</p> <p>b. To develop ecosystem red listing based on transparent and falsifiable distribution raw data, combining distribution modeling (maps) and in situ observation of individual stand occurrences.</p> <p>c. To illustrate in detail how to deal with ecosystem data following the approach described in Senterre et al. (2021b) (i.e. "ecosystemology" approach).</p> <p>d. To integrate the above approach with the newly developed function-based typology of ecosystems (Keith et al. 2022), therefore contributing to bridging the persistent gap between the global and the local scales in ecosystem descriptions and classifications.</p> <p> </p> <p>2. Context and versions:</p> <p>This dataset was initially planned for publication on GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility), as part of a project developed for the review of Key Biodiversity Areas in Seychelles: "Mainstreaming recent species and ecosystem distribution data into Key Biodiversity Areas assessments in Seychelles" (<a href="https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f513fe98-b1c3-45ee-8e14-7f2a5b7890bf">https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f513fe98-b1c3-45ee-8e14-7f2a5b7890bf</a>).</p> <p>In the first version of the GBIF dataset (<a href="https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f513fe98-b1c3-45ee-8e14-7f2a5b7890bf">https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f513fe98-b1c3-45ee-8e14-7f2a5b7890bf</a>), we proposed an analysis of the potential 'core' and 'extension' files available in GBIF for a publication of ecosystem-type names (and synonymies) and their corresponding occurrences recorded from field observations. This is an original analysis of taxonomic principles managed entirely at the scale of local observable objects, and their history of identifications or interpretations.</p> <p>Toward the end of the above-mentioned GBIF project, considering the limitations and gaps currently present in GBIF, it was decided to restrict the GBIF dataset to a simple 'metadata' entry and to publish the complete version of this dataset in Zenodo. This allows to include all tables needed, as well as all required fields without having to accommodate them within the limited GBIF structure (see metadata description on GBIF for more details). The fields of the tables published here are described in the GBIF metadata entry and in the ecosystemology paper (Senterre et al. 2021b).</p> <p> </p> <p>3. New development on typology aspects:</p> <p>In addition, considering that the new IUCN global typology of ecosystems is now published (Keith et al. 2022), we have reviewed in detail the possibility of integration of ecosystems conceptualized using our ecosystemology approach within the new IUCN typology. The result of this analysis is being considered for a publication, and this Zenodo dataset would then be published in full (i.e. including all typology aspects) as supplementary materials. In the meantime, I would be happy to discuss any of these aspects with whoever is interested.</p> <p> </p> <p>4. Access to ecosystem data for conservation actors:</p> <p>Finally, the actual data (published here) on ecosystem-types, their names, synonymies, classification, distribution, and red list status are compiled into a format that we designed to be useful to conservation actors in the form of interactive webpages (produced with R as shiny apps). This development is based on very limited resources, and the author is still quite new to R, so any help or feedback on ways to improve the scripts would be very much welcomed.</p> <p>The interactive page is available here (currently filtered to Seychelles' data only, although the dataset contains data beyond the Seychelles): https://shiny.bio.gov.sc/bioeco/</p> <p>The R scripts are available on Github: https://github.com/bsenterre/ecosystemology</p> <p> </p> <p>5. Tables contained in this dataset:</p> <p>a. Ecosystem taxonomy tables:</p> <p>ecoSpecies: Contains the list of all ecosystem-type names with their unique identifier.</p> <p>ecoOccurrences: Contains the list of individual stand occurrences, including ecosystem characters as standardized in Senterre et al. (2021b; i.e. virtual ecosystem specimen).</p> <p>ecoSpeciesProfiles: Contains basic metadata on ecosystem-types, such as their Red List evaluations.</p> <p>ecoIdentifications: Contains all the different interpretations/identifications (referring to the table ecoSpecies or to higher levels of classification, see below) made on the stands observed in the ecoOccurrences table.</p> <p> </p> <p>b. Ecosystem typology tables (TO BE ADDED LATER):</p> <p>IUCNL3: This is just a transcription, as is, of the IUCN global typology version 2.1.</p> <p>IUCNL3BIOCrossover: This table defines and comments correspondences between BIOL2 (the level 2 of the typology used by us) and the IUCN typology L3 (level 3).</p> <p>BIOL2: This is a variation based on the IUCN typology, here our level 2.</p> <p>BIOL3: This is a variation based on the IUCN typology, here our level 3.</p> <p>BIOL4: This is a variation based on the IUCN typology, here our level 4.</p> <p>ecoGenus: This is a general type of stand (thus excluding any regional ecosystem connotation), defined at a local scale and never combined with any geographic connotation (see ecosystemology paper: Senterre et al. 2021b).</p> <p>ecoFamily: This is a generalized version of the ecoGenus (i.e. still excluding any regional, sub-regional or geographic aspect).</p> <p>ecoOrder: This is a further generalized version of the ecoGenus (see also Senterre et al. 2020).</p> <p>lifeZone: This is a basic and incomplete list of life zones as defined following the Holdridge (1967) approach, with some additional elements proposed in Senterre et al. (2021b).</p> <p> </p> <p>6. Literature cited:</p> <p>Holdridge, L. R. 1967. Life zone ecology. Tropical Science Center, San Jose, Costa Rica.</p> <p>Keith, D. A., J. R. Ferrer-Paris, E. Nicholson, M. J. Bishop, B. A. Polidoro, E. Ramirez-Llodra, M. G. Tozer, J. L. Nel, R. Mac Nally, E. J. Gregr, K. E. Watermeyer, F. Essl, D. Faber-Langendoen, J. Franklin, C. E. R. Lehmann, A. Etter, D. J. Roux, J. S. Stark, J. A. Rowland, N. A. Brummitt, U. C. Fernandez-Arcaya, I. M. Suthers, S. K. Wiser, I. Donohue, L. J. Jackson, R. T. Pennington, T. M. Iliffe, V. Gerovasileiou, P. Giller, B. J. Robson, N. Pettorelli, A. Andrade, A. Lindgaard, T. Tahvanainen, A. Terauds, M. A. Chadwick, N. J. Murray, J. Moat, P. Pliscoff, I. Zager, and R. T. Kingsford. 2022. A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems. . Nature 610:513–518. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05318-4.</p> <p>Senterre, B. 2014. Mapping habitat-types within the Hummingbird site at Dugbe (Liberia, West Africa). Consultancy Report, Missouri Botanical Garden. P. 56. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.32628.48003.</p> <p>Senterre, B. 2016. Habitat-type ground-truthing and assessment of ecosystem conservation value in the Bel Air Alufer mining site (Guinea, West Africa), with recommendations for improving the draft map of land cover types. Consultancy Report, Missouri Botanical Garden, A study conducted for Alufer Mining Limited. P. 54.</p> <p>Senterre, B., E. Bidault, and T. Stévart. 2019. Identification et évaluation des écosystèmes menacés du Mont Nimba. Rapport de consultance, Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG), Africa and Madagascar Department. P. 106. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.13242.93129.</p> <p>Senterre, B., E. Bidault, T. Stévart, and P. P. Lowry II. 2020. Assessment of Key Biodiversity Areas in the Lofa-Gola-Mano & Nimba complexes (West Africa) using ecosystem criteria. Final Report, Missouri Botanical Garden. P. 146. 10.13140/RG.2.2.17934.89924.</p> <p>Senterre, B., E. Bidault, T. Stévart, M. Wagner, and P. Lowry. 2017. Mapping habitat-types in south-east Kouilou (Republic of Congo). Consultancy Report, Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG), Africa and Madagascar Department, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. P. 163.</p> <p>Senterre, B., R. M. Bristol, G. Gendron, and E. Henriette. 2021a. Fine-tuning conservation priorities in Seychelles at the landscape scale, using global KBA guidelines with both species and ecosystem criteria. Consultancy Report, United Nations Development Programme, GOS/UNDP/GEF Programme Coordination Unit, Victoria, Seychelles.</p> <p>Senterre, B., P. P. Lowry II, E. Bidault, and T. Stévart. 2021b. Ecosystemology: a new approach toward a taxonomy of ecosystems. . Ecological Complexity 47:100945. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2021.100945.</p> <p>Senterre, B., A.-H. Paradis, E. Bidault, T. Stévart, and P. P. Lowry II. 2022. Qualité et distribution des savanes montagnardes du Nimba. Rapport de consultance, Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG), Africa and Madagascar Department. P. 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.13433.34401.</p> <p>Senterre, B., and M. Wagner. 2014. Mapping Seychelles habitat-types on Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, La Digue and Curieuse. Consultancy Report, Government of Seychelles, United Nations Development Programme, Victoria, Seychelles. P. 119. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4558.6009.</p>
Data from publication: Castillioni, K., & Isbell, F. (2023). Early positive spatial selection effects of beta-diversity on ecosystem functioning. Landscape Ecology, 1-15.
Data from publication: Castillioni, K., & Isbell, F. (2023). Early positive spatial selection effects of beta-diversity on ecosystem functioning. Landscape Ecology, 1-15. Spatial beta-diversity may increase landscape productivity if there are positive spatial selection effects. Alternatively, dominant species in mixtures might not be the most productive species in monoculture leading to negative or neutral spatial selection effects. However, these hypotheses remain untested experimentally. Seedling survival can determine species establishment, influencing productivity later. To address this knowledge gap, we experimentally tested whether transplanted seedlings of dominant species optimally sort among habitat types (grassland dominated by Andropogon gerardii, savanna by Quercus macrocarpa, deciduous forest by Acer rubrum, coniferous forest by Pinus strobus, bog by Larix laricina), creating positive effects of landscape diversity on seedling survival and net biodiversity effects at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (CCESR) in Minnesota, USA. The study is named BetaDIV and consists of 100 plots (20 plots per habitat × 5 habitats). Each of the five habitats includes two true replicate monocultures for each of the five species and two true replicates for each of the five possible mixture compositions of four species (leaving each one out in turn to eventually explore the effect of species identity). Each plot is 1.5 by 1.5 m, with 12 seedlings planted 0.5 m apart in a 4 × 4 square grid, except in the plot corners. In the early June 2022, we tagged and planted all seedlings (i.e., bareroot seedlings for trees and plugs for the grass A. gerardii). Two weeks after the initial transplanting, we started tracking seedling survival (presented here) to investigate how seedlings responded to local habitat conditions. We conducted a seedling census for each of the 1200 tagged seedlings (12 seedlings per plot×100 plots), in early September 2022, which was two months at the end
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