Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services in soils and sediments /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Diana H. Wall ; [foreword by Harold A. Mooney]
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Island Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2004
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xix, 275 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
SCOPE ;
Volume Designation
64
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"A project of SCOPE, the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment, of the International Council for Science."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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The need for understanding how biodiversity and ecosystem functioning affect ecosystem services in soils and sediments / Diana H. Wall ... [et al.] -- The sustainable delivery of goods and services provided by soil biota / Wim H. van der Putten ... [et al.] -- Ecosystem services provided by freshwater benthos / Alan P. Covich ... [et al.] -- Marine sedimentary biota as providers of ecosystem goods and services / Jan Marcin Weslawski ... [et al.] -- Vulnerability to global change of ecosystem goods and services driven by soil biota / David A. Wardle ... [et al.] -- Vulnerability and management of ecological services in freshwater systems / Paul S. Giller ... [et al.] -- Vulnerability of marine sedimentary ecosystem services to human activities / Paul V.R. Snelgrove ... [et al.] -- Connecting soil and sediment biodiversity : the role of scale and implications for management / Patrick Lavelle ... [et al.] -- Cascading effects of deforestation on ecosystem services across soils and freshwater and marine sediments / Phillip Ineson ... [et al.] -- Understanding the functions of biodiversity in soils and sediments will enhance global ecosystem sustainability and societal well-being / Diana H. Wall ... [et al.]