What is the relationship between species diversity and ecosystem services?

Abstract. Cryptic diversity, defined as two or more distinct species that were classified as a single one due to morphological similarity, is believed to be a ... Plant species richness sustains higher trophic levels of soil nematode communities after consecutive environmental perturbations. Bee Species Diversity in the US. With more than 3,600 species in the US and Canada, bees are a remarkably diverse group of animals. This chart illustrates the ... Biodiversity (from “biological diversity”) refers to the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems. Here we show that increasing the species diversity of a functional group of aquatic organisms induces facilitative interactions, leading to non-additive changes ... Biodiversity includes the genes that every individual inherits from its parents and passes on to the next generation. Genetic diversity is found everywhere, ... Jul 8, 2024 ... Several factors contribute to species diversity, including habitat diversity, competition among species, and genetic diversity. Genetic ... Eric Pianka's 1966 article “Latitudinal Gradients in Species Diversity: A Review of Concepts” is emblematic of the creative energy at work during this era. Feb 19, 2024 ... In this work, we investigated the effects of spatial and spectral resolutions for four spaceborne sensors (RapidEye, Landsat-8, Sentinel-2 and PlanetScope) on ... Jun 11, 2007 ... Theoretical analyses and experimental studies of synthesized assemblages indicate that under particular circumstances species diversity can ...