Biodiversity in ecosystems: principles and case studies of different complexity levels

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Editorial

   1. Editorial

      • A. Kractochwil

      Pages 1-3

3. Biodiversity Survey and Principles

   1. Biodiversity in Ecosystems: Some Principles

      • Anselm Kratochwil

      Pages 5-38

   2. The Diversity of the Fauna of Two Beech Forests: Some Thoughts About Possible Mechanisms Causing the Observed Patterns

      • Matthias Schaefer

      Pages 39-57

4. Fauna, Flora, and Vegetation in Ecosystems: Some Aspects of Biodiversity

   1. Biodiversity in Mediterranean Ecosystems

      • Giuseppe Pignatti, Sandro Pignatti

      Pages 59-73

   2. Spatial Arrangements of Habitats and Biodiversity: An Approach to a Sigmasociological View

      • Angelika Schwabe

      Pages 75-106

   3. Diversity of Pasture-Woodlands of North-Western Germany

      • Richard Pott

      Pages 107-132

   4. Plant Diversity in Successional Grasslands: How is it Modified by Foliar Insect Herbivory?

      • Valerie K. Brown, Alan C. Gange

      Pages 133-146

   5. The Importance of Biogeography to Biodiversity of Bird Communities of Coniferous Forests

      • Hermann Mattes

      Pages 147-156

   6. Limits and Conservation of the Species Diversity of Small Mammal Communities

      • Rüdiger Schröpfer

      Pages 157-162

   7. Lemurs as Indicators for Assessing Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems of Madagascar: Why it does not Work

      • Jörg U. Ganzhorn

      Pages 163-174

5. Biodiversity and Nature Preservation

   1. Conservation of Biodiversity Scientific Standards and Practical Realization

      • Wolfgang Haber

      Pages 175-183

   2. Elements of Biodiversity in Today’s Nature Conservation Discussion — From a Geobotanical Viewpoint

      • H. Haeupler

      Pages 185-197

   3. Biodiversity — Its Levels and Relevance for Nature Conservation in Germany

      • Josef Blab, Manfred Klein, Axel Ssymank

      Pages 199-214

6. Back Matter

   Pages 215-216

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This volume does not aim at merely adding to the vast and increasing number of individual publications on `biodiversity'. Rather it is our objective to investigate biodiversity on the previously little studied coenosis and landscape levels. Phytosociological and animal-ecological fields are considered, as well as theoretical approaches to biodiversity and aspects of its application in nature and landscape protection and preservation. Since biodiversity has so far been predominantly studied in the Anglo-American area, it seemed to be of value to discuss this complex topic from a central and southern European viewpoint, based on data gathered in these regions, and thus to promote a global discussion.

• biodiversity
• bird
• ecosystem
• fauna
• flora
• forest
• insects
• nature conservation
• research
• Vegetation

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