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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Exploring mediterranean-type ecosystems - the Mediterranean Basin, California, Chile, Australia, and South Africa - this volume addresses the question whether biological diversity plays a significant role in the functioning of natural ecosystems, and to what extent that diversity can be reduced without causing system malfunction. Comparative studies in ecosystems that are similar in certain respects, but differ in others, offer considerable scope for gaining new insights into the links between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Stress Ecology Research Unit, National Botanical Institute, Claremont, South Africa
George W. Davis
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Institute for Plant Conservation, Botany Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
David M. Richardson
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems
Book Subtitle: The Function of Biodiversity
Editors: George W. Davis, David M. Richardson
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78881-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-78883-3Published: 13 December 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-78881-9Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 366
Topics: Ecology, Plant Sciences, Zoology