Linking biodiversity to ecosystem function: Implications for conservation ecology

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 297-305

  Schwartz, M W ^a   Brigham, C A ^a   Hoeksema, J D ^a   Lyons, K G ^a   Mills, M H ^a   Van Mantgem, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Ecosystem function; Observations; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0034012924     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050035     Document Type: Review

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