Reply to Romero and Agrawal: Unpacking the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and social diversity is an essential first step.

DIAZ S; QUÉTIER F; TRAINOR, S; CÁCERES, D.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NATL ACAD SCIENCES

Lugar: Washington DC, USA; Año: 2011 vol. 108 p. 197 - 197

0027-8424

Romero and Agrawal (1) question the usefulness of our framework to link functional diversity with social actor strategies (2), arguing that it oversimplifies the complexity of the social dimensions of socioecological systems. We agree on the crucial importance of such dimensions, and we repeatedly highlighted this in our article, as is obvious from figure 1, the text, and the examples. While focusing on functional diversity, ecosystem services, and their role in different social actor strategies, we situated these in a broader setting that can be analyzed with the tools and concepts of social sciences, including institutional analyses. Rather than replacing major existing overarching frameworks for understanding the sustainability of socioecological systems, we aimed to ?unpack? the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). examples. While focusing on functional diversity, ecosystem services, and their role in different social actor strategies, we situated these in a broader setting that can be analyzed with the tools and concepts of social sciences, including institutional analyses. Rather than replacing major existing overarching frameworks for understanding the sustainability of socioecological systems, we aimed to ?unpack? the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of socioecological systems. We agree on the crucial importance of such dimensions, and we repeatedly highlighted this in our article, as is obvious from figure 1, the text, and the examples. While focusing on functional diversity, ecosystem services, and their role in different social actor strategies, we situated these in a broader setting that can be analyzed with the tools and concepts of social sciences, including institutional analyses. Rather than replacing major existing overarching frameworks for understanding the sustainability of socioecological systems, we aimed to ?unpack? the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). examples. While focusing on functional diversity, ecosystem services, and their role in different social actor strategies, we situated these in a broader setting that can be analyzed with the tools and concepts of social sciences, including institutional analyses. Rather than replacing major existing overarching frameworks for understanding the sustainability of socioecological systems, we aimed to ?unpack? the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). fies the complexity of the social dimensions of socioecological systems. We agree on the crucial importance of such dimensions, and we repeatedly highlighted this in our article, as is obvious from figure 1, the text, and the examples. While focusing on functional diversity, ecosystem services, and their role in different social actor strategies, we situated these in a broader setting that can be analyzed with the tools and concepts of social sciences, including institutional analyses. Rather than replacing major existing overarching frameworks for understanding the sustainability of socioecological systems, we aimed to ?unpack? the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). examples. While focusing on functional diversity, ecosystem services, and their role in different social actor strategies, we situated these in a broader setting that can be analyzed with the tools and concepts of social sciences, including institutional analyses. Rather than replacing major existing overarching frameworks for understanding the sustainability of socioecological systems, we aimed to ?unpack? the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). figure 1, the text, and the examples. While focusing on functional diversity, ecosystem services, and their role in different social actor strategies, we situated these in a broader setting that can be analyzed with the tools and concepts of social sciences, including institutional analyses. Rather than replacing major existing overarching frameworks for understanding the sustainability of socioecological systems, we aimed to ?unpack? the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). ?unpack? the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the strategies of different sectors of heterogeneous societies. In fact, the cross-cutting questions identified in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). fied in the text and in figure 1 underscore the significance of institutional and cross-scale analysis and offer specific directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4). fic directions for moving forward in deepening our understanding of functional biodiversity and ecosystem service dynamics (directly in questions 1?3 and indirectly in question 4).?3 and indirectly in question 4).