Functional roles of biodiversity : a global perspective
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Functional roles of biodiversity : a global perspective
（SCOPE, 55）
Wiley, 1996
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"Published on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) and of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)"
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This wide-ranging text presents a synthesis of ideas emerging from 15 biome-specific workshops, each charged with the task of assessing our current knowledge of the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem processes. In all chapters the authors apply a broad definition of biodiversity, ranging from genetic to landscape diversity, thus providing a comprehensive assessment of the current situation. This assessment of the consequences of human activities at the ecosystem level is intended to assist in the development of an appropriate framework that can be used for making future policy decisions.
Table of Contents
- Arctic and alpine biodiversity
- biodiversity and ecosystem processes in boreal regions
- ecosystem function of biodiversity in arid ecosystems
- biodiversity and ecosystem function in grasslands
- Mediterranean-type ecosystems - biodiversity and tropical savanna properties
- diversity and processes in tropical forest ecosystems
- island ecosystems
- biodiversity and agroecosystem function
- biodiversity and ecosystem function on coral reefs
- freshwater ecosystems - linkages of complexity and processes.
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