Article ; Online: Feedback loops between 3D vegetation structure and ecological functions of animals.
2023 Volume 26, Issue 9, Page(s) 1597–1613
Abstract: Ecosystems function in a series of feedback loops that can change or maintain vegetation structure. Vegetation structure influences the ecological niche space available to animals, shaping many aspects of behaviour and reproduction. In turn, animals ... ...
Abstract | Ecosystems function in a series of feedback loops that can change or maintain vegetation structure. Vegetation structure influences the ecological niche space available to animals, shaping many aspects of behaviour and reproduction. In turn, animals perform ecological functions that shape vegetation structure. However, most studies concerning three-dimensional vegetation structure and animal ecology consider only a single direction of this relationship. Here, we review these separate lines of research and integrate them into a unified concept that describes a feedback mechanism. We also show how remote sensing and animal tracking technologies are now available at the global scale to describe feedback loops and their consequences for ecosystem functioning. An improved understanding of how animals interact with vegetation structure in feedback loops is needed to conserve ecosystems that face major disruptions in response to climate and land-use change. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Ecosystem ; Feedback ; Remote Sensing Technology ; Ecology ; Climate ; Climate Change |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-07-07 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 1441608-6 |
ISSN | 1461-0248 ; 1461-023X |
ISSN (online) | 1461-0248 |
ISSN | 1461-023X |
DOI | 10.1111/ele.14272 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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