Who is contributing where? Predicting ecosystem service multifunctionality for shellfish species through ecological principles

Highlights

• Ecosystem services (ES) can be predicted from underlying ecological principles.
• Principles were formulated to link shellfish-mediated processes to human benefits.
• Spatial patterns of single and combined ES were compared for two shellfish species.
• Variation in ES provision were driven by species' habitat associations and density.
• ES models can inform environmental management, scenario testing, and restoration.

Keywords

Bivalves, ecological processes, ecosystem functions, hotspots, mapping, ecosystem-based management