Biodiversity, Temperate Ecosystems, and Global Change

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VI

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2. Biodiversity, Temperate Ecosystems, and Global Change: Introduction to the NATO Advanced Research Workshop

   • T. J. B. Boyle

   Pages 1-7

3. Conservation strategies in the face of Global Change

   • David Neave, C. Caza, S. Henneman

   Pages 9-18

4. Social factors as driving forces: Towards interdisciplinary models of global change

   • Gary E. Machlis, Deborah J. Forester

   Pages 19-52

5. The Natural Impermanency of Most Temperate Wetlands

   • Richard L. Bowen

   Pages 53-60

6. Predicting the Fate of Temperate Species in Response to Human Disturbance and Global Change

   • Ken Thompson

   Pages 61-76

7. Ground beetles in a changing environment: determinants of species diversity and community assembly

   • Michel Loreau

   Pages 77-98

8. Fungal Species Diversity and Forest Ecosystem Functioning in The Netherlands

   • Thomas W. Kuyper

   Pages 99-122

9. Effects of former land use on plant species diversity and pattern in European deciduous woodlands

   • Martin Hermy

   Pages 123-144

10. Impact of Global Change on Genetic Diversity of Temperate Ecosystems

    • Gene Namkoong

    Pages 145-156

11. Strategies for conserving genetic diversity in the face of global change

    • Hans-Rolf Gregorius

    Pages 157-182

12. The genetic response of plant populations to a changing environment: the case for non-Mendelian processes

    • Tore Skrøppa, Øystein Johnsen

    Pages 183-199

13. The Effects of Natural Disturbance on Plant Communities in Temperate Ecosystems

    • D. C. Malcolm

    Pages 201-216

14. Ecological Processes Linking Forest Structure and Avian Diversity in Western Oregon

    • Andrew J. Hansen, Robyn M. Vega, Arthur W. McKee, Andrew Moldenke

    Pages 217-245

15. Fire and Diversity in Canadian Ecosystems

    • Luc C. Duchesne

    Pages 247-263

16. Consequences of a 150 years’ history of human disturbances in some forest ecosystems

    • Roman J. M. Lenz

    Pages 265-289

17. Soil arthropods for faunal indices in assessing changes in natural value resulting from human disturbances

    • Roberto Pizzolotto

    Pages 291-313

18. Changes in the Species Diversity of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) Following Disturbances

    • A. Georges

    Pages 315-335

19. Biodiversity of the Wadden Sea (Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands): recent changes and future projections

    • W. J. Wolff, N. Dankers, K. S. Dijkema, P. J. H. Reijnders, C. J. Smit

    Pages 337-355

20. Interactions between tree species and their effects on nitrogen and phosphorus transformations in the forest floor

    • B. L. Williams

    Pages 357-370

Reviewed here is the current state of knowledge concerning the relationship between global change and biodiversity of temperate ecosystems. The aim is to improve the ability to conserve biodiversity under conditions of global change.
The book focuses on:
- The threats posed by global change to biodiversity in temperate ecosystems; - Levels and spatial patterns of diversity in temperate ecosystems; - The impact of global change on genetic diversity; - The effects of disturbance (natural and anthropogenic) on temperate ecosystems; - Existing research priorities and programmes.

• Artenvielfalt
• Global Change
• Globale Veränderungen
• biodiversity
• ecosystem
• Ökosysteme
• ecotoxicology

• Canadian Forest Service, Hull, Canada

  Timothy J. B. Boyle, Christopher E. B. Boyle

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