Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : frameworks, methodologies, and integration

Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : frameworks, methodologies, and integration / edited by Martin Solan, Rebecca J. Aspden, David M. Paterson.

This edited volume addresses the latest advances in biodiversity-function science using marine examples. It provides an in-depth evaluation of the science before offering a perspective on future research directions for some of the most pressing environmental issues facing society today and in the fu...

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Other Authors: Solan, Martin, Aspden, Rebecca J., Paterson, D. M. (David M.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Marine biodiversity > Effect of human beings on.
Marine ecology > Effect of human beings on.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
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Table of Contents:
  • Marine biodiversity : its past development, present status, and future threats / Stephen Widdicombe and Paul J. Somerfield
  • Biodiversity in the context of ecosystem function / Anne E. Magurran
  • Ecosystem function and co-evolution of terminology in marine science and management / David M. Paterson, Emma C. Defew, and Julia Jabour
  • Ecological consequences of declining biodiversity : a biodiversity-ecosystem function (BEF) framework for marine systems / Shahid Naeem
  • Lessons from the fossil record : the Ediacaran radiation, the Cambrian radiation, and the end-Permian mass extinction / Stephen Q. Dornbos [and others]
  • The analysis of biodiversity-ecosystem function experiments : partitioning richness and density-dependent effects / Lisandro Beneditti-Cecchi and Elena Maggi
  • The importance of body size, abundance, and food-web structure for ecosystem functioning / Mark C. Emmerson
  • Effects of biodiversity-environment conditions on the interpretation of biodiversity-function relations / Jasmin A. Godbold
  • Extending the approaches of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning to the deep ocean / Roberto Danovaro
  • Incorporating extinction risk and realistic biodiversity futures : implementation of trait-based extinction scenarios / Martin Solan [and others]
  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : an ecosystem-level approach / David Raffaelli and Alan M. Friedlander
  • Multitrophic biodiversity and the responses of marine ecosystems to global change / J. Emmett Duffy, John J. Stachowicz, and John F. Bruno
  • Reality check : issues of scale and abstraction in biodiversity research, and potential solutions / Tasman P. Crowe, Matthew E.S. Bracken, and Nessa E. O'Connor
  • Why bother going outside : the role of observational studies in understanding biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships / Simon F. Thrush and Andrew M. Lohrer
  • Implementing an ecosystem approach : predicting and safeguarding marine biodiversity futures / Alison R. Holt [and others].

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