Quantifying Functional Biodiversity

Quantifying Functional Biodiversity by Laura Pla, Fernando Casanoves, Julio Di Rienzo.

Functional diversity (FD) – the value, range, and abundance of functional traits in a given community or ecosystem – is increasingly accepted as a synthetic ecological concept that sheds light on ecosystem functioning. Standard tools for comparing FD across different ecosystems and for different eco...

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Main Authors: Pla, Laura (Author), Casanoves, Fernando (Author), Di Rienzo, Julio (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Biodiversity.
Ecology .
Biostatistics.
Climate change.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Functional Diversity Approach To Quantify the Biodiversity
  • 1.2 Functional Diversity Assessment
  • 1.3 Classification of Ecosystem Services
  • 1.4 Selection of Traits According to Ecosystem Service
  • 1.5. Functional Diversity Quantification
  • 2. Functional Groups
  • 2.1 Selecting Trait and Its Relation With Ecosystem Services
  • 2.2 A Guide For Data Arrangement
  • 2.3 Statistical Procedures To Define Functional Groups
  • 2.4 Functional Characterization of Coastal Sandy Plain Vegetation in Southeast Brazil
  • 2.5 Functional Groups For Bird Species in Nicaragua
  • 3. Functional Diversity Indices
  • 3.1 About Functional Diversity Indices and Measures
  • 3.2 Species Diversity Indices
  • 3.3 Single-trait Metrics and Indices: Properties and Estimation
  • 3.4 Multi-trait Indices: Properties and Estimation
  • 3.5 Ability of Indices to Detect Some Ecological Processes
  • 4. How To Estimate Functional Diversity Indices
  • 4.1 The FDiversity Software: Capabilities and Data Management
  • 4.1.1 How To Install FDiversity
  • 4.1.2 Data Menu
  • 4.1.3 Statistics and Output Menus
  • 4.2 Case study: Changes in Functional Diversity in an Altitudinal Gradient
  • 4.2.1 Sample Design and Trait Evaluation
  • 4.2.2 The Database
  • 4.2.3 Changes of Plant Functional Types With the Altitude
  • 4.2.4 Changes of Functional Diversity Indices With the Altitude
  • 4.3 Case study: Changes in Functional Diversity in a Chronosequence
  • 4.3.1 Sample Design and Trait Evaluation
  • 4.3.2 The Database
  • 4.3.3 Changes of Plant Functional Types in the Chronosequence
  • 4.4 Multivariate Graphical Projection Methods
  • Index.

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