Effects of changes in biodiversity on ecosystem function in tropical forests

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-24

  Silver, Whendee L ^a,c   Brown, Sandra ^b   Lugo, Ariel E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENERGY FLUX; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RESILIENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

CHINA; DOMINICA; NICARAGUA; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0029667693     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10010017.x     Document Type: Article

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