Sentences with phrase «ecosystem functions showed»

They found that in oil palm plantations, eleven out of 14 ecosystem functions showed a net decrease, some with an irreversible global impact.

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Floral diversity has been shown to contribute to ecosystem stability, while the invertebrate community associated with field boundaries performs many ecosystem functions including biological control of pests and diseases, pollination and food resource for higher trophic levels.

Prof. Jean Paul Metzger from the University of Sao Paulo, another lead author of the study, said: «Our study shows a clear threshold of biodiversity losses with deforestation; below this threshold, not only many species disappear, but the functions they perform in the ecosystem will also decline, many of which are highly beneficial to humans.

While previous research has shown how competition drives specialization within a species, the bumblebee study is one of the first to link this mechanism back to the broader functioning of an ecosystem.

However, our study also shows that the effect of soil biodiversity on ecosystem functions may be greater in areas with higher precipitation.

«Our findings show that the functioning of natural and complex ecosystems is ultimately determined by simple relationships: the higher the number of individual animals and the higher the species richness, the better the system functions.»

An unprecedented study integrating data from around the globe has shown that honey bees are the world's most important single species of pollinator in natural ecosystems and a key contributor to natural ecosystem functions.

Achberger will be continuing the research to sequence the DNA, which will show just what types of microbial life they found and how each of these function in the ecosystem.

There is tons of empirical evidence showing this in the biodiversity - ecosystem functioning debate but its clear that Graeme — and Willis — and most of the other nay - sayers here don't peruse through the ISI Web of Science and assiduously go through the relevant journals.

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Importantly, the framework does not imply a one - way causal link between resource use and social outcomes; instead, it is intended to show that social outcomes are dependent on healthy, functioning ecosystems and the resources that they provide.