Assess ecosystem resilience: Linking response and effect traits to environmental variability

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 30; pp. 21 - 27
• Main Authors: Sterk, M., Gort, G., Klimkowska, A., van Ruijven, J., van Teeffelen, A.J.A., Wamelink, G.W.W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; biodiversity; Biological and medical sciences; climate change; conservation; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; data collection; diversity; Ecosystem functioning; Ecosystem management; ecosystems; european flora; eutrophication; Functional traits; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; humans; landscape; Netherlands; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; plant functional traits; prediction; RLQ analysis; services; species traits; Synecology; trees; Vegetation; Wetlands; Netherlands; Ecosystem functioning; Functional traits; RLQ analysis; Ecosystem management; Vegetation; Wetlands; Functional trait; Ecological indicator; Environmental management; Resilience; Ecosystem; Environmental monitoring; Wetland; Environmental protection

► A response-and-effect framework for general predictions concerning resilience. ► Combinations of traits specify effects of environmental change on resilience. ► Selection of traits is system specific and subject to confounding effects. ► Appropriate trait selection supports system level understand...