Conservation implications of recent advances in biodiversity-functioning research

Biological Conservation

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-31

  Peh, Kelvin S H ^a,b   Lewis, Simon L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological diversity; Ecosystem functions; Ecosystem services; Extinction; Spatial and temporal scales; Species richness; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTINCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 84862005620     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.005     Document Type: Review

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