Conservation implications of the link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

Oecologia

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 624-628

  Hector, A ^a   Joshi, J ^b   Lawler, S ^c   Spehn, E M ^d   Wilby, A ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conservation ecology; Diversity; Ecosystem processes; Precautionary principle; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0035656718     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100759     Document Type: Review

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