Influence of Landscape Diversity on Temporal Variability of Ecosystem Functioning in the South of Western Siberia

Biodiversity increases the stability of ecosystem functioning. This is the most frequent pattern in the field of ecosystem functioning, which has been evaluated generally at the community scale. However, most management decisions are made at the landscape scale, which requires the need to confirm th...

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Main Authors: Pershin Dmitry, Chernykh Dmitry, Biryukov Roman, Zolotov Dmitry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-09-01
Series:Ekológia (Bratislava)
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2020-0021
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spelling doaj-f8a2017f451e43588e999733728d2c982021-09-05T21:00:47ZengSciendoEkológia (Bratislava)1337-947X2020-09-0139327027610.2478/eko-2020-0021eko-2020-0021Influence of Landscape Diversity on Temporal Variability of Ecosystem Functioning in the South of Western SiberiaPershin Dmitry0Chernykh Dmitry1Biryukov Roman2Zolotov Dmitry3Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, Leninskiye Gory 1, Moscow, 119991, RussiaInstitute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,1, Molodezhnaya St., Barnaul, 656038, RussiaInstitute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,1, Molodezhnaya St., Barnaul, 656038, RussiaInstitute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,1, Molodezhnaya St., Barnaul, 656038, RussiaBiodiversity increases the stability of ecosystem functioning. This is the most frequent pattern in the field of ecosystem functioning, which has been evaluated generally at the community scale. However, most management decisions are made at the landscape scale, which requires the need to confirm these relationships at this level. In the study, we analyzed the relationship between temporal variability of ecosystem functioning and two landscape diversity indices (Shannon and Pielou). We used snow water equivalent and soil moisture content as the indicators of functioning, which are closely related to the runoff formation function. The field data were collected in a small plain basin of the Kasmala river during the period from 2011 to 2017. Within four spatial scales, we have not identified significant linear relationships between the indicators of functioning and diversity indices. These results indicated the strong influence on the total variability by variation in the most widespread ecosystem types (also called idiosyncratic response). It is one of the consequences of landscape structure homogenization within the study area.https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2020-0021landscape scalediversityecosystem functioningwatersiberia
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author Pershin Dmitry
Chernykh Dmitry
Biryukov Roman
Zolotov Dmitry
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Chernykh Dmitry
Biryukov Roman
Zolotov Dmitry
Influence of Landscape Diversity on Temporal Variability of Ecosystem Functioning in the South of Western Siberia
Ekológia (Bratislava)
landscape scale
diversity
ecosystem functioning
water
siberia
author_facet Pershin Dmitry
Chernykh Dmitry
Biryukov Roman
Zolotov Dmitry
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title Influence of Landscape Diversity on Temporal Variability of Ecosystem Functioning in the South of Western Siberia
title_short Influence of Landscape Diversity on Temporal Variability of Ecosystem Functioning in the South of Western Siberia
title_full Influence of Landscape Diversity on Temporal Variability of Ecosystem Functioning in the South of Western Siberia
title_fullStr Influence of Landscape Diversity on Temporal Variability of Ecosystem Functioning in the South of Western Siberia
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Landscape Diversity on Temporal Variability of Ecosystem Functioning in the South of Western Siberia
title_sort influence of landscape diversity on temporal variability of ecosystem functioning in the south of western siberia
publisher Sciendo
series Ekológia (Bratislava)
issn 1337-947X
publishDate 2020-09-01
description Biodiversity increases the stability of ecosystem functioning. This is the most frequent pattern in the field of ecosystem functioning, which has been evaluated generally at the community scale. However, most management decisions are made at the landscape scale, which requires the need to confirm these relationships at this level. In the study, we analyzed the relationship between temporal variability of ecosystem functioning and two landscape diversity indices (Shannon and Pielou). We used snow water equivalent and soil moisture content as the indicators of functioning, which are closely related to the runoff formation function. The field data were collected in a small plain basin of the Kasmala river during the period from 2011 to 2017. Within four spatial scales, we have not identified significant linear relationships between the indicators of functioning and diversity indices. These results indicated the strong influence on the total variability by variation in the most widespread ecosystem types (also called idiosyncratic response). It is one of the consequences of landscape structure homogenization within the study area.
topic landscape scale
diversity
ecosystem functioning
water
siberia
url https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2020-0021
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