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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451727003321

Titolo

Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services in soils and sediments [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Diana H. Wall ; [foreword by Harold A. Mooney]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : Island Press, c2004

ISBN

1-59726-785-6

1-4356-4859-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

SCOPE ; ; 64

Altri autori (Persone)

WallDiana H

Disciplina

577.5/7

Soggetti

Soil ecology - Economic aspects

Biodiversity - Economic aspects

Ecosystem management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A project of SCOPE, the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment, of the International Council for Science."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Figures and Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Ch. 1: The Need for Understanding How Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Affect Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments; Part I: Ecosystem Processes and the Sustainable Delivery of Goods and Services; Ch. 2: The Sustainable Delivery of Goods and Services Provided by Soil Biota; Ch. 3: Ecosystem Services Provided by Freshwater Benthos; Ch. 4: Marine Sedimentary Biota as Providers of Ecosystem Goods and Services

Part II: Assessment of the Vulnerability of Critical Below-Surface Habitats, Functions, and TaxaCh. 5: Vulnerability to Global Change of Ecosystem Goods and Services Driven by Soil Biota; Ch. 6: Vulnerability and Management of Ecological Services in Freshwater Systems; Ch. 7: Vulnerability of Marine Sedimentary Ecosystem Services to Human Activities; Part III: Connections Between Soils and Sediments: Implications for Sustaining Ecosystems; Ch. 8: Connecting Soil and Sediment Biodiversity: The Role of Scale and Implications for Management



Ch. 9: Cascading Effects of Deforestation on Ecosystem Services Across Soils and Freshwater and Marine SedimentsCh. 10: Understanding the Functions of Biodiversity in Soils and Sediments Will Enhance Global Ecosystem Sustainability and Societal Well-Being; Contributors; SCOPE Series List; SCOPE Soil and Sediment Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning (SSBEF) Committee Publications; SCOPE Executive Committee 2001-2004; Index