Modulation of ecosystem services by animal personalities

Malcolm L Hunter; Sara R Boone; Allison M Brehm; Alessio Mortelliti

doi:10.1002/fee.2418

journal article Oct 05, 2021

Modulation of ecosystem services by animal personalities

Malcolm L Hunter Sara R Boone Allison M Brehm Alessio Mortelliti

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Vol. 20 No. 1 pp. 58-63 · Wiley

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Abstract

Conservationists rarely consider the roles individuals, with their own unique behavior, physiology, and genome, play in shaping ecosystem processes and consequently ecosystem services, but this is changing. An ongoing surge in research on animal personalities (that is, behavioral differences among individuals that are consistent over time and across contexts) is exposing the ecological roles of individuals to scientific scrutiny. Here, we present four broad examples of ecosystem services that are likely to be shaped by personalities: (1) pollination and seed dispersal, (2) regulation of pest species, (3) ecotourism, and (4) maintenance of soil quality. Although researchers have suggested diverse links between animal personality and ecosystem function, very few have examined this association. We outline a four‐step process for quantifying and validating these linkages, leading to application for conservation practitioners, and conclude by recommending that accounting for behavioral variation should be incorporated into the management of ecosystem services.

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Published: Oct 05, 2021
Vol/Issue: 20(1)
Pages: 58-63
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Authors

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Malcolm L Hunter

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology University of Maine Orono ME

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Sara R Boone

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology University of Maine Orono ME

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Allison M Brehm

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology University of Maine Orono ME

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Alessio Mortelliti

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology University of Maine Orono ME

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Malcolm L Hunter, Sara R Boone, Allison M Brehm, et al. (2021). Modulation of ecosystem services by animal personalities. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20(1), 58-63. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2418

Modulation of ecosystem services by animal personalities

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