Links between Biodiversity, Ecosystems Functions and Services: Systematic Review
Received Date: Oct 24, 2021 / Accepted Date: Nov 11, 2021 / Published Date: Nov 19, 2021
Abstract
The benefits that individuals receive from ecosystems are referred to as ecosystem services (ES). Biodiversity is important in this context since it supports the majority of ecological functions. This review aims to add to the body of knowledge about ecosystem function and services, as well as their relationship to biodiversity. Natural capital stocks and ecosystem services are critical to the functioning of the earth's life-support system, and they are priceless to humanity since they contribute to human well-being and welfare (Constanza et al.,). However, because to deforestation and forest degradation, humans has been decreasing these services over the last few decades. The loss of species caused by deforestation and forest degradation reduces the value of ecosystem services and lowers our quality of life (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). Biodiversity can help ecosystem processes and services in a variety of ways. Biodiversity can function as a regulator of important ecological processes, a final ecosystem service, or a good in and of itself. Ecosystems' control, habitat, production, and information functions are all supported by these responsibilities (De Groot et al.,). These functions, in turn, are essential for ecosystems to function properly and deliver services to humans (Alcamo et al., Haines-Young & Potschin). Biodiversity is woven into ecosystems in a variety of ways. Functional diversity, on the other hand, appears to be the most important component in sustaining ecological integrity and, as a result, providing ecosystem services (Chapin et al., Hooper et al., Daz et al.,)
Keywords: Ecosystem; Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Services
Citation: Hussein A (2021) Links between Biodiversity, Ecosystems Functions and Services: Systematic Review. J Earth Sci Clim Change 12: 592.
Copyright: © 2021 Hussein A. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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