Ecosystem function and services of aquatic predators in the Anthropocene
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
By: Neil Hammerschlag, Oswald J. Schmitz, Alexander S. Flecker, Kevin D. Lafferty, Andrew Sih, Trisha B. Atwood, Austin J. Gallagher, Duncan J. Irschick, Rachel Skubel, and Steven J. Cooke
Edited by: Austin J. Gallagher
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Abstract
Arguments for the need to conserve aquatic predator (AP) populations often focuses on the ecological and socio-economic roles they play. Here, we summarize the diverse ecosystem functions and services connected to APs, including regulating food webs, cycling nutrients, engineering habitat, transmitting diseases/parasites, mediating ecological invasions, effecting climate, supporting fisheries, generating tourism, and providing bioinspiration. In some cases, human-driven declines and increases in AP populations have altered these ecosystem functions and services. We present a Social Ecological Framework for supporting adaptive management decisions involving APs in response to social and environmental change. We also identify outstanding questions to guide future research on the ecological functions and ecosystem services of APs in a changing world
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Hammerschlag, N., Schmitz, O.J., Flecker, A.S., Lafferty, K.D., Sih, A., Atwood, T.B., Gallagher, A.J., Irschick, D.J., Skubel, R., Cooke, S.J., 2019, Ecosystem function and services of aquatic predators in the Anthropocene: Trends in Ecology and Evolution, v. 33, no. 4, p. 369-383, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.01.005.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Ecosystem function and services of aquatic predators in the Anthropocene |
| Series title | Trends in Ecology and Evolution |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.tree.2019.01.005 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 15 p. |
| First page | 369 |
| Last page | 383 |