Ecosystem Function of Biodiversity: A Summary
Ecosystem Function of Biodiversity: A Summary
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DOI：
10.1007/978-3-642-58001-7_24
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发表时间：
1994
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E. Schulze;H. Mooney
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作者：
E. Schulze;H. Mooney
鉴于过去和预测的全球土地利用和气候变化，人们越来越关注分散种群的遗传多样性丧失、生境破坏造成的物种多样性丧失以及景观多样性在区域进程中的作用。然而，目前尚不清楚生物多样性的变化如何以及为什么会改变生态系统的功能，即，碳、水和养分的转移，以及生态系统稳定性的维持。其中一个原因是我们对大多数物种的种群生物学和功能特性知之甚少。此外，我们缺乏充分的了解的机制，自我组装和组织的物种在社区和变化的影响，在这样复杂的系统中的组件的安排。
In light of past and projected global changes in land use and climate, there has been increasing concern about the loss of genetic diversity in fragmented populations, the loss of species diversity through habitat destruction, and the role of landscape diversity in regional processes. However, it is unclear exactly how and why a change in biodiversity might alter the functioning of ecosystems, i.e., the transfer of carbon, water, and nutrients, and the maintenance of ecosystem stability. One reason for this is that we know too little about the population biology and functional properties of most species. Furthermore, we lack a full understanding about the mechanisms which underlie the self-assembly and organization of species in communities and about the effects of variations in the arrangement of components in such complex systems.