Trade‐offs in the provisioning and stability of ecosystem services in agroecosystems

Daniel Montoya; Bart Haegeman; Sabrina Gaba; Claire De Mazancourt; Vincent Bretagnolle; Michel Loreau

doi:10.1002/eap.1853

journal article Feb 19, 2019

Trade‐offs in the provisioning and stability of ecosystem services in agroecosystems

Daniel Montoya

Bart Haegeman Sabrina Gaba

Claire De Mazancourt Vincent Bretagnolle Michel Loreau

Ecological Applications Vol. 29 No. 2 · Wiley

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Abstract

Abstract
Changes in land use generate trade‐offs in the delivery of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. However, we know little about how the stability of ecosystem services responds to landscape composition, and what ecological mechanisms underlie these trade‐offs. Here, we develop a model to investigate the dynamics of three ecosystem services in intensively managed agroecosystems, i.e., pollination‐independent crop yield, crop pollination, and biodiversity. Our model reveals trade‐offs and synergies imposed by landscape composition that affect not only the magnitude but also the stability of ecosystem service delivery. Trade‐offs involving crop pollination are strongly affected by the degree to which crops depend on pollination and by their relative requirement for pollinator densities. We show conditions for crop production to increase with biodiversity and decreasing crop area, reconciling farmers’ profitability and biodiversity conservation. Our results further suggest that, for pollination‐dependent crops, management strategies that focus on maximizing yield will often overlook its stability. Given that agriculture has become more pollination‐dependent over time, it is essential to understand the mechanisms driving these trade‐offs to ensure food security.

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Published: Feb 19, 2019
Vol/Issue: 29(2)
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Daniel Montoya

Centre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station CNRS 2 route du CNRS 09200 Moulis France; Agroécologie AgroSup Dijon INRA Université Bourgogne Franche‐Comté F‐21000 Dijon France; UMR Agroécologie Centre INRA Dijon 17 Rue Sully F‐21065 Dijon Cedex France

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Bart Haegeman

Centre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station CNRS 2 route du CNRS 09200 Moulis France

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Sabrina Gaba

Agroécologie AgroSup Dijon INRA Université Bourgogne Franche‐Comté F‐21000 Dijon France

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Claire De Mazancourt

Centre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station CNRS 2 route du CNRS 09200 Moulis France

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Vincent Bretagnolle

Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé UMR 7372 CNRS & Université de La Rochelle 79360 Villiers en Bois France; LTSER «Zone Atelier Plaine & Val de Sèvre» CNRS 79360 Beauvoir sur Niort France

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Michel Loreau

Centre for Biodiversity Theory and Modelling Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station CNRS 2 route du CNRS 09200 Moulis France

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Daniel Montoya, Bart Haegeman, Sabrina Gaba, et al. (2019). Trade‐offs in the provisioning and stability of ecosystem services in agroecosystems. Ecological Applications, 29(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1853

Trade‐offs in the provisioning and stability of ecosystem services in agroecosystems

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