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Patterns of Diversity in Island Soil Fauna: Detecting Functional Redundancy

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 115))

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Distinguishing between functional redundancy and complexity is critical to developing an understanding of the consequences of species loss in ecosystems. An important case is species-rich communities closely associated with ecosystem function. It is unclear whether high species diversity reflects an increased number of functional groups or simply a higher degree of redundancy. Soil organisms represent one example of a community that affects ecosystem processes and is highly diverse. In these terrestrial detritivore-decomposer systems, the breakdown of litter and the subsequent mineralization of nutrients are carried out by a community that can approach 1000 species per m2 in some temperate woodland soils (Anderson 1978). This chapter explores a method to distinguish between functional complexity and redundancy in soil organisms using comparisons of biogeographic patterns of species diversity in communities of island soil fauna.

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  2. National Biological Survey, Haleakala National Park, 96768, Makawao, Maui, HI, 96768, USA

    Lloyd L. Loope

  3. Department of Plant Ecology, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2D, DK 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark

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Foote, D. (1995). Patterns of Diversity in Island Soil Fauna: Detecting Functional Redundancy. In: Vitousek, P.M., Loope, L.L., Adsersen, H. (eds) Islands. Ecological Studies, vol 115. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78963-2_6

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