Habitat fragmentation causes immediate and time-delayed biodiversity loss at different trophic levels

Jochen Krauss; Riccardo Bommarco; Moisès Guardiola; Risto K. Heikkinen; Aveliina Helm; Mikko Kuussaari; Regina Lindborg; Erik Öckinger; Meelis Pärtel; Joan Pino; Juha Pöyry; Katja M. Raatikainen; Anu Sang; Constantí Stefanescu; Tiit Teder; Martin Zobel; Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter

doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01457.x

Habitat fragmentation causes immediate and time-delayed biodiversity loss at different trophic levels

Jochen Krauss, Riccardo Bommarco, Moisès Guardiola, Risto K. Heikkinen, Aveliina Helm, Mikko Kuussaari, Regina Lindborg, Erik Öckinger, Meelis Pärtel, Joan Pino, Juha Pöyry, Katja M. Raatikainen, Anu Sang, Constantí Stefanescu, Tiit Teder, Martin Zobel, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter

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Abstract

Intensification or abandonment of agricultural land use has led to a severe decline of semi-natural habitats across Europe. This can cause immediate loss of species but also time-delayed extinctions, known as the extinction debt. In a pan-European study of 147 fragmented grassland remnants, we found differences in the extinction debt of species from different trophic levels. Present-day species richness of long-lived vascular plant specialists was better explained by past than current landscape patterns, indicating an extinction debt. In contrast, short-lived butterfly specialists showed no evidence for an extinction debt at a time scale of c. 40 years. Our results indicate that management strategies maintaining the status quo of fragmented habitats are insufficient, as time-delayed extinctions and associated co-extinctions will lead to further biodiversity loss in the future. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	597-605
Journal	Ecology Letters
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01457.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

Keywords

Conservation
Extinction cascades
Extinction debt
Grassland communities
Habitat loss
Habitat management
Landscape change
Relaxation time
Species longevity

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Krauss, J., Bommarco, R., Guardiola, M., Heikkinen, R. K., Helm, A., Kuussaari, M., Lindborg, R., Öckinger, E., Pärtel, M., Pino, J., Pöyry, J., Raatikainen, K. M., Sang, A., Stefanescu, C., Teder, T., Zobel, M., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2010). Habitat fragmentation causes immediate and time-delayed biodiversity loss at different trophic levels. Ecology Letters, 13(5), 597-605. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01457.x

Krauss, Jochen ; Bommarco, Riccardo ; Guardiola, Moisès ; Heikkinen, Risto K. ; Helm, Aveliina ; Kuussaari, Mikko ; Lindborg, Regina ; Öckinger, Erik ; Pärtel, Meelis ; Pino, Joan ; Pöyry, Juha ; Raatikainen, Katja M. ; Sang, Anu ; Stefanescu, Constantí ; Teder, Tiit ; Zobel, Martin ; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf. / Habitat fragmentation causes immediate and time-delayed biodiversity loss at different trophic levels. In: Ecology Letters. 2010 ; Vol. 13, No. 5. pp. 597-605.

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Habitat fragmentation causes immediate and time-delayed biodiversity loss at different trophic levels

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