Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems The Function of Biodiversity / edited by George W. Davis, David M. Richardson.

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 divers...

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Other Authors: Davis, George W. (Editor), Richardson, David M. (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1995.
Edition:1st ed. 1995.
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 109
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505 0 |a 1 Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: Opportunities and Constraints for Studying the Function of Biodiversity -- 1.1 Focus on Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems -- 1.2 Definitions -- 1.3 Why Study Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function? -- 1.4 Linking Diversity and Ecosystem Function -- 1.5 Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems: Similarities and Differences Between Regions -- 1.6 History of Research on Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems -- 1.7 Opportunities for Studying Links Between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in MTEs -- References -- 2 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in the Mediterranean Basin: Human and Non-Human Determinants -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Geography, Climate and Habitat Diversity -- 2.3 Patterns of Mediterranean Diversities in Relation to Space and Time -- 2.4 The Historical Load and Mediterranean Adaptations -- 2.5 Humans and the Mediterranean Biota -- 2.6 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function at the Community Level -- 2.7 Functional Groups and Redundancy -- 2.8 Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Patchiness -- 2.9 The Future -- References -- 3 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Mediterranean-Climate California -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Patterns and Determinants of Diversity -- 3.3 Biodiversity and Community Structure and Function -- 3.4 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function -- 3.5 Conclusions -- 3.6 Future Research Needs -- References -- 4 Functional Approaches to Biodiversity in the Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems of Central Chile -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Biodiversity in Chile -- 4.3 Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems in Central Chile -- 4.4 The Role of Diversity in Ecosystem Function -- 4.5 Plant Species Diversity and Growth-Form Diversity -- 4.6 Environmental Resources as a Factor in Diversity -- 4.7 Storage of Species Diversity -- 4.8 Biodiversity in Vertebrate Predator/Prey Systems -- 4.9 Production of Honey at the Community Level -- 4.10 Impact of Changes in Climate and Land-Use on Biodiversity -- 4.11 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Function of Biodiversity in the Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems of Southwestern Australia -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems in Australia -- 5.3 Ecosystem Function of Biodiversity -- 5.4 Research Opportunities -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Links between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in the Cape Floristic Region -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Geography of the Region -- 6.3 Patterns of Biodiversity in the Cape Floristic Region -- 6.4 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function: Community-Level Perspectives -- 6.5 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function: Landscape-Level Perspectives -- 6.6 The Ecology of Formation Shifts -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- 7 Ecosystem Function of Biodiversity: Can We Learn From the Collective Experience of MTE Research? -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems as a Focus -- 7.3 Diversity and System Function: a Distillation of MTE Thinking -- 7.4 The Way Ahead -- References -- Taxonomic Index. 
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