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The functional consequences of biodiversity : empirical progress and theoretical extensions /
Does biodiversity influence how ecosystems function? Might diversity loss affect the ability of ecosystems to deliver services of benefit to humankind? Ecosystems provide food, fuel, fiber, and drinkable water, regulate local and regional climate, and recycle needed nutrients, among other things. An...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2001.
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| Colección: | Monographs in population biology ;
33. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Does biodiversity influence how ecosystems function? Might diversity loss affect the ability of ecosystems to deliver services of benefit to humankind? Ecosystems provide food, fuel, fiber, and drinkable water, regulate local and regional climate, and recycle needed nutrients, among other things. An ecosyste's ability to sustain functioning may depend on the number of species residing in the ecosystem--its biological diversity--but this has been a controversial hypothesis. There are many unanswered questions about how and why changes in biodiversity could alter ecosystem functioning. This v. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 365 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-357). |
| ISBN: | 9781400847303 1400847303 0691088225 9780691088228 |