Consumer impacts on ecosystem functions in coastal wetlands: The data gap
Abstract Over the last 30 yr, our understanding of the factors that control the structure and function of coastal wetlands has shifted from a narrative that focused on bottom‐up control to one that explicitly includes top‐down factors. However, the emphasis of this transition has been on how consume...
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| description | Abstract Over the last 30 yr, our understanding of the factors that control the structure and function of coastal wetlands has shifted from a narrative that focused on bottom‐up control to one that explicitly includes top‐down factors. However, the emphasis of this transition has been on how consumers influence wetland vegetation; comparatively, few studies evaluate how consumers influence broader ecosystem properties and functions such as nutrient cycling and decomposition while fewer still investigate how trophic interactions affect these relationships. Here, we review the literature on consumer impacts on coastal wetland ecosystems and highlight areas where additional studies are sorely needed. It is our hope that identifying the current gaps in our knowledge will provide additional impetus for the study of community and ecosystem ecology within these globally important ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ffe24fed99b496f89f8359d3c74039f2022-12-22T01:58:55ZengWileyEcosphere2150-89252020-02-01112n/an/a10.1002/ecs2.3042Consumer impacts on ecosystem functions in coastal wetlands: The data gapAlexandria Moore0Emma Fauset1Frederick Asher2Center for Biodiversity and Conservation American Museum of Natural History New York New York10024USAScience Research Mentoring Program Department of Education American Museum of Natural History New York New York10024USAScience Research Mentoring Program Department of Education American Museum of Natural History New York New York10024USAAbstract Over the last 30 yr, our understanding of the factors that control the structure and function of coastal wetlands has shifted from a narrative that focused on bottom‐up control to one that explicitly includes top‐down factors. However, the emphasis of this transition has been on how consumers influence wetland vegetation; comparatively, few studies evaluate how consumers influence broader ecosystem properties and functions such as nutrient cycling and decomposition while fewer still investigate how trophic interactions affect these relationships. Here, we review the literature on consumer impacts on coastal wetland ecosystems and highlight areas where additional studies are sorely needed. It is our hope that identifying the current gaps in our knowledge will provide additional impetus for the study of community and ecosystem ecology within these globally important ecosystems.https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3042coastal wetlandsconsumersecosystem functionstrophic interactions |
| spellingShingle | Alexandria Moore Emma Fauset Frederick Asher Consumer impacts on ecosystem functions in coastal wetlands: The data gap Ecosphere coastal wetlands consumers ecosystem functions trophic interactions |
| title | Consumer impacts on ecosystem functions in coastal wetlands: The data gap |
| title_full | Consumer impacts on ecosystem functions in coastal wetlands: The data gap |
| title_fullStr | Consumer impacts on ecosystem functions in coastal wetlands: The data gap |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consumer impacts on ecosystem functions in coastal wetlands: The data gap |
| title_short | Consumer impacts on ecosystem functions in coastal wetlands: The data gap |
| title_sort | consumer impacts on ecosystem functions in coastal wetlands the data gap |
| topic | coastal wetlands consumers ecosystem functions trophic interactions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3042 |
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