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Ecosystem services provided by armadillos
Biological Reviews ( IF 10.0 ) Pub Date : 2019-08-25 , DOI: 10.1111/brv.12551
Thiago F Rodrigues 1 , Aline M B Mantellatto 2 , Mariella Superina 3 , Adriano G Chiarello 4
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Awareness of the natural ecological processes provided by organisms that benefit human well‐being has significantly progressed towards the goal of making conservation a mainstream value. Identifying different services and the species that provide them is a vital first step for the management and maintenance of these so‐called ecosystem services. Herein, we specifically address the armadillos, which play key functional roles in terrestrial ecosystems, including as ecosystem engineers, predators, and vectors of invertebrates and nutrients, although these roles have often been overlooked. Armadillos can control pests, disperse seeds, and be effective sentinels of potential disease outbreaks or bioindicators of environmental contaminants. They also supply important material (meat, medicines) and non‐material (learning, inspiration) contributions all over the Americas. We identify key gaps in the understanding of ecosystem services provided by armadillos and areas for future research required to clarify their functional role in terrestrial ecosystems and the services they supply. Such information will produce powerful arguments for armadillo conservation.

中文翻译:

犰狳提供的生态系统服务

对生物体提供的有益于人类福祉的自然生态过程的认识已经朝着使保护成为主流价值观的目标取得了重大进展。识别不同的服务和提供它们的物种是管理和维护这些所谓的生态系统服务的重要的第一步。在此,我们专门讨论犰狳,它们在陆地生态系统中发挥着关键的功能作用,包括作为生态系统工程师、捕食者以及无脊椎动物和营养物质的载体,尽管这些作用经常被忽视。犰狳可以控制害虫、传播种子,并成为潜在疾病爆发的有效哨兵或环境污染物的生物指示剂。他们还提供重要物质(肉类、药品)和非物质(学习、灵感)遍布美洲的贡献。我们确定了在理解犰狳提供的生态系统服务方面存在的主要差距,以及未来需要研究的领域,以阐明它们在陆地生态系统中的功能作用及其提供的服务。这些信息将为犰狳保护提供强有力的论据。
更新日期:2019-08-25
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