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Linking landscape structure and ecosystem service flow

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Author(s):
Assis, Julia C. ; Hohlenwerger, Camila ; Metzger, Jean Paul ; Rhodes, Jonathan R. ; Duarte, Gabriela T. ; Silva, Rafaela A. da ; Boesing, Andrea Larissa ; Prist, Paula R. ; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar
Total Authors: 9
Document type: Journal article
Source: ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; v. 62, p. 10-pg., 2023-06-03.
Abstract

Despite advances in understanding the effects of landscape structure on ecosystem services (ES), many challenges related to these complex spatial interactions remain. In particular, the integration of landscape effects on different components of the service provision chain (supply, demand, and flow) remains poorly understood and conceptualized. Here we propose a theoretical framework to further explore how the spatial flow of ES can vary according to landscape structure (i.e. composition and configuration) emphasizing the role played by the configuration of supply, demand, and neutral areas, as well as individual characteristics of ES (e.g., service ri-valry). For this, we expand the discussion on how landscape changes can affect ES flows and propose a theo-retical representation of ES flows variation led by different supply-demand ratios. Additionally, we expand this discussion by integrating the potential effects of neutral areas in the landscape as well as of supply/demand spatial overlap. This novel approach links the spatial arrangement (e.g. fragmentation, network complexity, matrix resistance) usually captured by landscape metrics, and ratios of ES supply and demand areas to potential effects on spatial flows of ES. We discuss the application of this model using widely studied ES, such as polli-nation, pest control by natural enemies, and microclimate regulation. Finally, we propose a research agenda to connect the presented ideas with other prominent research topics that must be further developed to support landscape management targeting ES provision. The prominence of ES science calls for contributions such as this to give the scientific community the opportunity to reflect on the underlying mechanisms of ES and avoid oversimplified spatial assessments. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 22/10760-1 - Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: a synthesis on the effect of agriculture expansion within Cerrado and Atlantic Forest
Grantee:Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - Brazil
FAPESP's process: 13/23457-6 - Interface project: relationships among landscape structure, ecological processes, biodiversity and ecosystem services
Grantee:Jean Paul Walter Metzger
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 20/01779-5 - Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: agroecosystem effects on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function maintenance
Grantee:Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 21/08534-0 - Biodiversity and associated ecosystem services: LTER Corridor of Cantareira Mantiqueira
Grantee:Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 21/10639-5 - Center for Research on Biodiversity Dynamics and Climate Change
Grantee:Leonor Patricia Cerdeira Morellato
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC
FAPESP's process: 17/50015-5 - Linking landscape structure to ecosystem services
Grantee:Jean Paul Walter Metzger
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/50421-2 - New sampling methods and statistical tools for biodiversity research: integrating animal movement ecology with population and community ecology
Grantee:Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 17/26093-6 - Avian cross-habitat spillover into Brazilian coffee farms and implications for pest control provisioning
Grantee:Andrea Larissa Boesing
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 21/10195-0 - Contribution of payment for ecosystem services on multi-dimensions within Atlantic Forest
Grantee:Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 17/11666-0 - Yellow fever: transmission risk due to landscape changes and climate alterations
Grantee:Paula Ribeiro Prist
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral