The Functional Consequences of Biodiversity: Empirical Progress and Theoretical Extensions (Mpb-33)

Book Overview

Does biodiversity influence how ecosystems function? Might diversity loss affect the ability of ecosystems to deliver services of benefit to humankind? Ecosystems provide food, fuel, fiber, and drinkable water, regulate local and regional climate, and recycle needed nutrients, among other things. An ecosyste's ability to sustain functioning may depend on the number of species residing in the ecosystem--its biological diversity--but this has been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691088225
• ISBN13: 9780691088228
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"