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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Ernst-Detlef Schulze

    1. Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

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  2. Harold A. Mooney

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVII
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  2. Ecosystem Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Biological Diversity and Terrestrial Ecosystem Biogeochemistry

      • P. M. Vitousek, D. U. Hooper
      Pages 3-14

    3. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Agricultural Systems

      • M. J. Swift, J. M. Anderson
      Pages 15-41

    4. Biodiversity and Interactions Within Pelagic Nutrient Cycling and Productivity

      • C. E. W. Steinberg, W. Geller
      Pages 43-64

  5. Community Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 236-236
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    2. Keystone Species

      • W. J. Bond
      Pages 237-253

    3. Redundancy in Ecosystems

      • J. H. Lawton, V. K. Brown
      Pages 255-270

    4. How Many Species Are Required for a Functional Ecosystem?

      • F. I. Woodward
      Pages 271-291

    5. Rare and Common Plants in Ecosystems, with Special Reference to the South-west Australian Flora

      • J. S. Pate, S. D. Hopper
      Pages 293-325

    6. Community Diversity and Succession: The Roles of Competition, Dispersal, and Habitat Modification

      • D. Tilman
      Pages 327-344
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About this book

The biota of the earth is being altered at an unprecedented rate. We are witnessing wholesale exchanges of organisms among geographic areas that were once totally biologically isolated. We are seeing massive changes in landscape use that are creating even more abundant succes­ sional patches, reductions in population sizes, and in the worst cases, losses of species. There are many reasons for concern about these trends. One is that we unfortunately do not know in detail the conse­ quences of these massive alterations in terms of how the biosphere as a whole operates or even, for that matter, the functioning of localized ecosystems. We do know that the biosphere interacts strongly with the atmospheric composition, contributing to potential climate change. We also know that changes in vegetative cover greatly influence the hydrology and biochemistry ofa site or region. Our knowledge is weak in important details, however. How are the many services that ecosystems provide to humanity altered by modifications of ecosystem composition? Stated in another way, what is the role of individual species in ecosystem function? We are observing the selective as well as wholesale alteration in the composition of ecosystems. Do these alterations matter in respect to how ecosystems operate and provide services? This book represents the initial probing of this central ques­ tion. It will be followed by other volumes in this series examining in depth the functional role of biodiversity in various ecosystems of the world.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

    Ernst-Detlef Schulze

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Harold A. Mooney

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

  • Editors: Ernst-Detlef Schulze, Harold A. Mooney

  • Series Title: Springer Study Edition

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58001-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-55804-0Due: 24 February 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-58103-1Published: 26 July 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-58001-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6234

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 525

  • Additional Information: Originally published as volume 99 in the series: Ecological Studies

  • Topics: Ecology, Ecotoxicology, Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Environmental Economics

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