Chapter Five: Persistence of Plants and Pollinators in the Face of Habitat Loss Insights from Trait-Based Metacommunity Models

• Published in: Advances in ecological research Vol. 53; p. 201
• Main Authors: Astegiano, Julia, Guimarães, Paulo R, Cheptou, Pierre-Olivier, Vidal, Mariana Morais, Mandai, Camila Yumi, Ashworth, Lorena, Massol, François
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier BV 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Crop diversification; Ecosystem services; Environmental changes; Environmental effects; Flowering plants; Habitat loss; Habitats; Land degradation; Plant ecology; Plant reproduction; Plant species; Pollination; Pollinators; Rare species; Species diversity

The loss of natural habitats is one of the main causes of the global decline of biodiversity. Understanding how increasing habitat loss affects ecological processes is critical for mitigating the effects of environmental changes on biodiversity and thus on the supply of ecosystem services by natural...