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Mediterranean-type ecosystems : the function of biodiversity
- Title
- Mediterranean-type ecosystems : the function of biodiversity / G.W. Davis, D.M. Richardson (eds.).
- Publication
- Berlin ; [New York] : Springer-Verlag, ©1995.
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- Description
- xviii, 366 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Human activities are causing species extinctions at a rate and magnitude rivaling those of past geologic extinction events. Exploring mediterranean-type ecosystems - the Mediterranean Basin, California, Chile, Australia, and South Africa - this volume addresses the question whether biological diversity plays a significant role in the functioning of natural ecosystems, and to what extent that diversity can be reduced without causing system malfunction. Comparative studies in ecosystems that are similar in certain respects, but differ in others, offer considerable scope for gaining new insights into the links between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
- Series Statement
- Ecological studies ; v. 109
- Uniform Title
- Ecological studies ; v. 109.
- Subject
- Mediterranean-type ecosystems
- Biodiversity
- Biotic communities
- Conservation of natural resources
- Ecosystem
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Biodiversity
- 42.90 ecology: general
- Conservation of natural resources
- Biotic communities
- Mediterranean-type ecosystems
- Artenreichtum
- Etesienklima
- Ökosystem
- Ecosystemen
- Ecosystème > Méditerranée (région)
- Biodiversité > Méditerranée (région)
- Écologie des régions de climat méditerranéen
- Gemäßigte Zone
- Mittelmeerraum
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: Opportunities and Constraints for Studying the Function of Biodiversity / R.J. Hobbs, D.M. Richardson and G.W. Davis -- 2. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in the Mediterranean Basin: Human and Non-Human Determinants / J. Blondel and J. Aronson -- 3. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Mediterranean-Climate California / J.E. Keeley and C.C. Swift -- 4. Functional Approaches to Biodiversity in the Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems of Central Chile / E.R. Fuentes, G. Montenegro, P.W. Rundel, M.T.K. Arroyo, R. Ginocchio and F.M. Jaksic -- 5. Function of Biodiversity in the Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems of Southwestern Australia.
- ISBN
- 3540578099
- 9783540578093
- 0387578099
- 9780387578095
- LCCN
- 94034429
- OCLC
- ocm31011301
- 31011301
- SCSB-9625651
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library