Functional Roles of Biodiversity: A Global Perspective: v. 55 (SCOPE Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471956015 ISBN 13: 9780471956013

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1996

Synopsis

Biodiversity refers to the three attributes of living environments: the variety of distinct ecosystems they contain; the number of species within them; and the range of genetic diversity within the populations of each of these species. This book presents a synthesis of ideas emerging from 15 biome–specific workshops exploring our current knowledge of the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem processes. The contributions offer an assessment of the consequences of human activities at the ecosystem level and provide an appropriate framework for making future policy decisions.

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Synopsis

This wide-ranging text presents a synthesis of ideas emerging from 15 biome-specific workshops, each charged with the task of assessing our current knowledge of the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem processes. In all chapters the authors apply a broad definition of biodiversity, ranging from genetic to landscape diversity, thus providing a comprehensive assessment of the current situation. This assessment of the consequences of human activities at the ecosystem level is intended to assist in the development of an appropriate framework that can be used for making future policy decisions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471956015
• ISBN 13: 9780471956013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 518
• Editor: Mooney Harold A., Cushman J. Hall, Medina Ernesto, Sala Osvaldo E., Schulze Ernst–Detlef