The Functional Consequences of Biodiversity : : Empirical Progress and Theoretical Extensions (MPB-33) /

The Functional Consequences of Biodiversity : : Empirical Progress and Theoretical Extensions (MPB-33) / / ed. by Ann P. Kinzig, David Tilman, Stephen Pacala.

Does biodiversity influence how ecosystems function? Might diversity loss affect the ability of ecosystems to deliver services of benefit to humankind? Ecosystems provide food, fuel, fiber, and drinkable water, regulate local and regional climate, and recycle needed nutrients, among other things. An...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Armesto, Juan J.,
Balser, Teri C.,
Chesson, Peter,
Firestone, Mary K.,
Hector, Andy,
Holt, Robert D.,
Joshi, Jasmin,
Kareiva, Peter,
Kinzig, Ann P.,
Knops, Johannes,
Lawler, Sharon P.,
Lehman, Clarence,
Loreau, Michel,
Naeem, Shahid,
Neuhauser, Claudia,
Pacala, Stephen,
Reich, Peter,
Schläpfer, Felix,
Schmid, Bernhard,
Tilman, David,
Wedin, David,
HerausgeberIn:
Kinzig, Ann P.,
Pacala, Stephen,
Tilman, David,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2013]
©2002
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Core Textbook
Language:English
Series:Monographs in Population Biology ; 33
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Physical Description:1 online resource (392 p.) :; 22 tables, 76 line illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • 1. Opening Remarks
  • PART 1. Empirical Progress
  • 2. Biodiversity, Composition, and Ecosystem Processes: Theory and Concepts
  • 3. Experimental and Observational Studies of Diversity, Productivity, and Stability
  • 4. Biodiversity and the Functioning of Grassland Ecosystems: Multi-Site Comparisons
  • 5. Autotrophic-Heterotrophic Interactions and Their Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
  • 6. Empirical Evidence for Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning Relationships
  • 7. The Transition from Sampling to Complementarity Stephen Pacala and David Tilman
  • PART 2. Theoretical Extensions
  • 8. Introduction to Theory and the Common Ecosystem Model
  • 9. Successional Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
  • 10. Environmental Niches and Ecosystem Functioning
  • 11. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: The Role of Trophic Interactions and the Importance of System Openness
  • PART 3 Applications and Future Directions
  • 12. Linking Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functioning
  • 13. How Relevant to Conservation Are Studies Linking Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning?
  • 14. Looking Back and Peering Forward
  • References
  • Index

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