Links Between Biodiversity, Ecosystems Functions and Services: Systematic Review

Abstract

The benefits that individuals receive from ecosystems are referred to as ecosystem services (ES). Biodiversity is important in this context since it supports the majority of ecological functions. This review aims to include in the body of knowledge about ecosystem function and services, as well as their relationship to biodiversity. Natural resource stocks and natural ecosystems are essential to the earth's life-support system's operation, and they are priceless to humanity since they contribute to human well-being and welfare. However, because to deforestation and forest degradation, humans has been decreasing these services over the last few decades. The value of ecosystem services is reduced by the loss of species caused by deforestation and forest degradation and lowers our quality of life. Ecosystem processes and services can benefit from biodiversity in a variety of ways. Biodiversity can function as a regulator of important ecological processes, a final ecosystem service, or a good in and of itself. Ecosystems' control, habitat, production, and information functions are all supported by these responsibilities. These functions, in turn, are essential for ecosystems to function properly and deliver services to humans. Biodiversity is woven into ecosystems in a variety of ways. Functional diversity, on the other hand, appears to be the most important component in sustaining ecological integrity and, as a result, providing ecosystem services.