Spatial covariance between biodiversity and other ecosystem service priorities Export

@article{citeulike:5116819, abstract = {1. Ecosystems support biodiversity and also provide goods and services that are beneficial to humans. The extent to which the locations that are most valuable for ecosystem services coincide with those that support the most biodiversity is of critical importance when designing conservation and land management strategies. There are, however, few studies on which to base any kind of conclusion about possible spatial patterns of association between ecosystem services and biodiversity. Moreover, little is known about the sensitivity of the conclusions to the quality of the data available, or to the choice and size of the region used for analysis. 2. Here, we first present national-scale estimates of the spatial covariance in areas important for ecosystem services and biodiversity (richness of species of conservation concern), using Britain as a case study. We then explore how these associations are sensitive to the spatial resolution of the available data, the spatial extent of our study region and to regional variation across the study area. 3. Our analyses reveal a mixture of negative and positive associations. In particular, the regionalization analysis shows that one can arrive at diametrically opposing conclusions about relationships between ecosystem services and biodiversity by studying the same question within different areas, even within a moderately small island. 4. Synthesis and applications. In a policy context, the location-specific nature of relationships between ecosystem services and biodiversity underscores the importance of multi-scale environmental decision-making, so as to reflect both local conditions and broader-scale priorities. The results also suggest that efforts to establish general patterns of congruence in ecosystem services and biodiversity may offer a less constructive way forward than do more regional approaches.}, address = {UKPopNet, Department of Biology, PO Box 373, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK; Biodiversity and Macroecology Group, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK; Stockholm Environmental Institute (York Centre), Department of Biology, Grimston House, University of York (CTCD-York) York YO10 5DD, UK; NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK}, author = {Anderson, Barbara J. and Armsworth, Paul R. and Eigenbrod, Felix and Thomas, Chris D. and Gillings, Simon and Heinemeyer, Andreas and Roy, David B. and Gaston, Kevin J.}, citeulike-article-id = {5116819}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01666.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jappl/2009/00000046/00000004/art00018}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/122462987/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01666.x}, issn = {1365-2664}, journal = {Journal of Applied Ecology}, keywords = {agriculture, bap, britain, carbon, conservation, ecosystem, planning, recreation, richness, services, species, storage, trade-offs, value}, number = {4}, pages = {888--896}, posted-at = {2009-07-28 10:42:42}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Spatial covariance between biodiversity and other ecosystem service priorities}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01666.x}, volume = {46}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5116819 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5116819 N2 - 1. Ecosystems support biodiversity and also provide goods and services that are beneficial to humans. The extent to which the locations that are most valuable for ecosystem services coincide with those that support the most biodiversity is of critical importance when designing conservation and land management strategies. There are, however, few studies on which to base any kind of conclusion about possible spatial patterns of association between ecosystem services and biodiversity. Moreover, little is known about the sensitivity of the conclusions to the quality of the data available, or to the choice and size of the region used for analysis. 2. Here, we first present national-scale estimates of the spatial covariance in areas important for ecosystem services and biodiversity (richness of species of conservation concern), using Britain as a case study. We then explore how these associations are sensitive to the spatial resolution of the available data, the spatial extent of our study region and to regional variation across the study area. 3. Our analyses reveal a mixture of negative and positive associations. In particular, the regionalization analysis shows that one can arrive at diametrically opposing conclusions about relationships between ecosystem services and biodiversity by studying the same question within different areas, even within a moderately small island. 4. Synthesis and applications. In a policy context, the location-specific nature of relationships between ecosystem services and biodiversity underscores the importance of multi-scale environmental decision-making, so as to reflect both local conditions and broader-scale priorities. The results also suggest that efforts to establish general patterns of congruence in ecosystem services and biodiversity may offer a less constructive way forward than do more regional approaches. IS - 4 JF - Journal of Applied Ecology SN - 1365-2664 AD - UKPopNet, Department of Biology, PO Box 373, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK; Biodiversity and Macroecology Group, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK; Stockholm Environmental Institute (York Centre), Department of Biology, Grimston House, University of York (CTCD-York) York YO10 5DD, UK; NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK EP - 896 TI - Spatial covariance between biodiversity and other ecosystem service priorities PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 46 SP - 888 KW - agriculture KW - bap KW - britain KW - carbon KW - conservation KW - ecosystem KW - planning KW - recreation KW - richness KW - services KW - species KW - storage KW - trade-offs KW - value AU - Anderson, Barbara AU - Armsworth, Paul AU - Eigenbrod, Felix AU - Thomas, Chris AU - Gillings, Simon AU - Heinemeyer, Andreas AU - Roy, David AU - Gaston, Kevin PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01666.x ER -