Human appropriation of net primary production and species diversity in agricultural landscapes

Helmut Haberl; Niels B. Schulz; Christoph Plutzar; Karl Heinz Erb; Fridolin Krausmann; Wolfgang Loibl; Dietmar Moser; Norbert Sauberer; Helga Weisz; Harald G. Zechmeister; Klaus Peter Zulka

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2003.07.004

Human appropriation of net primary production and species diversity in agricultural landscapes

Helmut Haberl
, Niels B. Schulz
, Christoph Plutzar
, Karl Heinz Erb
, Fridolin Krausmann
, Wolfgang Loibl
, Dietmar Moser
, Norbert Sauberer
, Helga Weisz
, Harald G. Zechmeister
, Klaus Peter Zulka

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Abstract

The relationship between land-use induced changes in production ecology and species diversity was analyzed based on a transect of 38 squares (600 m x 600 m) in landscapes of eastern Austria. "Human appropriation of net primary production" (=HANPP = potential NPP - NPP_t), actual NPP (NPP_act), harvest (NPP_h) and NPP_t (=NPP _act - harvest) were calculated, considering aboveground processes only. HANPP is an indicator of changes in the production ecology induced by land-use which takes ecosystem productivity and harvest into account. NPP _act, NPP_t, and HANPP were correlated with data on species richness of vascular plants, bryophytes, orthopterans, gastropods, spiders, ants, and ground beetles. NPP_act and HANPP were inversely correlated with species diversity, whereas NPP_t was positively correlated with species diversity. Results were compatible with the species-energy hypothesis which predicts a positive relationship between energy flow and species diversity. The analysis of the relationship between HANPP and species diversity may yield results that are relevant in terms of ecological theory and biodiversity conservation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-218
Number of pages	6
Journal	Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Volume	102
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2003.07.004
Publication status	Published - Apr 2004

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 15 Life on Land

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405001 Agroecology

Keywords

Cultural landscape
Environmental indicator
Human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP)
Species diversity
Species-energy hypothesis

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