Affiliation:
1. Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
2. Division for Natural Environment, Korea Environment Institute, Sejong 30147, Republic of Korea
Abstract
This study focused on understanding biodiversity variability in response to climate change as an environmental stressor from a carbon cycle perspective. As the frequency and magnitude of environmental stresses are expected to increase due to rising carbon concentrations, these changes may affect the variability in biodiversity. However, several studies have argued that conventional methods for biodiversity assessment, primarily based on arithmetic indices utilized in national policies, are inadequate for accurately assessing these interactions among species, abiotic changes, and material cycling. Here, we indicate that environmental stressors that occur at various scales and domains, from macroscopic to microscopic, and their effects on ecosystems are multi-dimensional. Furthermore, environmental stresses not only affect organisms inhabiting these ecosystems but these organisms, in return, influence the carbon cycle through life history changes resulting from these stresses. The results of our review suggest that these processes are sequentially interconnected, forming self-reinforcing feedback loops. Ultimately, an integrated approach is necessary to understand biodiversity variability in complex and open ecosystems. This approach should be capable of comprehending changes in the overall flow by considering ecosystem characteristics.
Funder
National Research Foundation of the Republic of Korea
Korea Forest Service
Korea Forestry Promotion Institute
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