van der Plas, Fons, Allan, Eric, Fischer, Markus ORCID: 0000-0002-5589-5900, Alt, Fabian, Arndt, Hartmut ORCID: 0000-0003-2811-3595, Binkenstein, Julia, Blaser, Stefan, Bluethgen, Nico, Boehm, Stefan, Hoelzel, Norbert, Klaus, Valentin H. ORCID: 0000-0002-7469-6800, Kleinebecker, Till ORCID: 0000-0003-1121-2861, Morris, Kathryn, Oelmann, Yvonne, Prati, Daniel, Renner, Swen C., Rillig, Matthias C. ORCID: 0000-0003-3541-7853, Schaefer, H. Martin, Schloter, Michael, Schmitt, Barbara, Schoening, Ingo, Schrumpf, Marion, Solly, Emily F., Sorkau, Elisabeth, Steckel, Juliane, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Stempfhuber, Barbara, Tschapka, Marco, Weiner, Christiane N., Weisser, Wolfgang W., Werner, Michael, Westphal, Catrin ORCID: 0000-0002-2615-1339, Wilcke, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-6031-4613 and Manning, Peter ORCID: 0000-0002-7940-2023 (2019). Towards the development of general rules describing landscape heterogeneity-multifunctionality relationships. J. Appl. Ecol., 56 (1). S. 168 - 180. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1365-2664

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Abstract

Rapid growth of the world's human population has increased pressure on landscapes to deliver high levels of multiple ecosystem services, including food and fibre production, carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, and recreation. However, we currently lack general principles describing how to achieve this landscape multifunctionality. We combine theoretical simulations and empirical data on 14 ecosystem services measured across 150 grasslands in three German regions. In doing so, we investigate the circumstances under which spatial heterogeneity in a driver of ecosystem functioning (an ecosystem-driver, e.g., the presence of keystone species, land-use intensification, or habitat types) increases landscape-level ecosystem multifunctionality. Simulations based on theoretical data demonstrated that relationships between heterogeneity and landscape multifunctionality are highly variable and can range from nonsignificant to strongly positive. Despite this variability, we could identify criteria under which heterogeneity-landscape multifunctionality relationships were most strongly positive: this happened when multiple ecosystem services responded contrastingly (both positively and negatively) to an ecosystem-driver. These findings were confirmed using empirical data, which showed that heterogeneity in land-use intensity (LUI) promoted landscape multifunctionality in cases where functions with both positive (e.g., plant biomass) and negative (e.g., flower cover) responses to land use intensification were included. For example, the simultaneous provisioning of ecosystem functions related to forage production (generally profiting from land-use intensification), biodiversity conservation and recreation (generally decreasing with land-use intensification) was highest in landscapes consisting of sites varying in LUI. Synthesis and applications. Our findings show that there are general principles governing landscape multifunctionality. A knowledge of these principles may support land management decisions. For example, knowledge of relationships between ecosystem services and their drivers, such as land use type, can help estimate the consequences of increasing or decreasing heterogeneity for landscape-level ecosystem service supply, although interactions between landscape units (e.g., the movement of pollinators) must also be considered.

Item Type: Journal Article
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van der Plas, FonsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Allan, EricUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fischer, MarkusUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-5589-5900UNSPECIFIED
Alt, FabianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Arndt, HartmutUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-2811-3595UNSPECIFIED
Binkenstein, JuliaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Blaser, StefanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bluethgen, NicoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Boehm, StefanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hoelzel, NorbertUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Klaus, Valentin H.UNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-7469-6800UNSPECIFIED
Kleinebecker, TillUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-1121-2861UNSPECIFIED
Morris, KathrynUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Oelmann, YvonneUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Prati, DanielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Renner, Swen C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rillig, Matthias C.UNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-3541-7853UNSPECIFIED
Schaefer, H. MartinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schloter, MichaelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schmitt, BarbaraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schoening, IngoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schrumpf, MarionUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Solly, Emily F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sorkau, ElisabethUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Steckel, JulianeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Steffan-Dewenter, IngolfUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Stempfhuber, BarbaraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tschapka, MarcoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weiner, Christiane N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weisser, Wolfgang W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Werner, MichaelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Westphal, CatrinUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-2615-1339UNSPECIFIED
Wilcke, WolfgangUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-6031-4613UNSPECIFIED
Manning, PeterUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-7940-2023UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-140375
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13260
Journal or Publication Title: J. Appl. Ecol.
Volume: 56
Number: 1
Page Range: S. 168 - 180
Date: 2019
Publisher: WILEY
Place of Publication: HOBOKEN
ISSN: 1365-2664
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; INTENSIFICATION; TRADEOFFS; FRAMEWORK; INCREASE; FOODMultiple languages
Biodiversity Conservation; EcologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14037

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