Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Human Wellbeing
An Ecological and Economic Perspective
ISBN13: 9780199547951ISBN10: 0199547955
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384 pages
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Preface
Introduction, Background, and Meta-analyses
1.
Introduction: The Ecological and Social Implications of Changing Biodiversity: An overview of a decade of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research
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2.
Consequences of Species Loss for Ecosystem Functioning: Meta-analyses of data from biodiversity experiments
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3.
Biodiversity-ecosystem Function Research and Biodiversity Futures: Early bird catches the worm or a day late and a dollar short?
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Natural Science Foundations
4.
A Functional Guide to Functional Diversity Measures
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5.
Forecasting Decline in Ecosystem Services Under Realistic Scenarios of Extinction
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6.
Biodiversity and the Stability of Ecosystem Functioning
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7.
The Analysis of Biodiversity Experiments: From pattern toward mechanism
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8.
Towards a Food-web Perspective on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
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9.
Microbial Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Under Controlled Conditions and in the Wild
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10.
Biodiversity as Spatial Insurance: The effects of habitat fragmentation and dispersal on ecosystem functioning
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Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing
11.
Incorporating Biodiversity in Climate Change Mitigation Initiatives
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12.
Restoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function: Will an integrated approach improve results?
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13.
Managed Ecosystems: Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in landscapes modified by human use
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14.
Understanding the Role of Species Richness for Crop Pollination Services
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15.
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function: Perspectives on disease
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16.
Opening Communities to Colonization: The impacts of invaders on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
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17.
The Economics of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
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18.
The Valuation of Ecosystem Services
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19.
Modeling Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services in Coupled Ecological-Economic Systems
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Summary and Synthesis
20.
TraitNet: Furthering biodiversity research through the curation, discovery, and sharing of species trait data
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21.
Can We Predict the Effects of Global Change on Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Functioning?
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References
Index
