| Description |
1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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] -- Analysis of biodiversity-ecosystem function experiments : partitioning richness and density-dependent effects / Lisandro Beneditti-Cecchi and Elena Maggi -- 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]. |
| Summary |
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 future. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Marine biodiversity -- Effect of human beings on.
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Marine biodiversity. |
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Marine ecology -- Effect of human beings on.
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Marine ecology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Solan, Martin.
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Aspden, Rebecca J.
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Paterson, D. M. (David M.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 9780199642250 (OCoLC)781497165 |
| ISBN |
9780191637384 (electronic book) |
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0191637386 (electronic book) |
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9780191774768 (electronic book) |
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0191774766 (electronic book) |
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9780199642267 (Paper) |
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0199642265 (Paper) |
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0199642257 (hardback) |
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9780199642250 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
9786613889270 |
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