From functional diversity to human well-being: A conceptual framework for agroecosystem sustainability

Enrique G. de la Riva, Werner Ulrich, Péter Batáry, Julia Baudry, Léa Beaumelle, Roman Bucher, Andrea Čerevková, María R. Felipe-Lucia, Róbert Gallé, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Ewa Rembiałkowska, Adrien Rusch, Verena Seufert, Dara Stanley and Klaus Birkhofer

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 208, issue C

Abstract: Agricultural intensification contributes to global food security and well-being by supplying the food demand of a growing human population. However, ongoing land-use change and intensification seriously affect the abundance, diversity and distribution of species, besides many other impacts, thereby threatening the functioning of ecosystems worldwide. Despite the accumulating evidence that the current agricultural model is unsustainable, we are far from understanding the consequences of functional diversity loss for functioning and ecosystem service supply and the potential long-term threats to food security and human well-being.

Keywords: Agroecosystem health; Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Ecosystem service; Food production; Human health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103659

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