Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xiii
4. Contributors xix
5. Figures xxi
6. Tables xxv
7. 1. Opening Remarks 1
8. PART 1. Empirical Progress
9. 2. Biodiversity, Composition, and Ecosystem Processes: Theory and Concepts 9
10. 3. Experimental and Observational Studies of Diversity, Productivity, and Stability 42
11. 4. Biodiversity and the Functioning of Grassland Ecosystems: Multi-Site Comparisons 71
12. 5. Autotrophic-Heterotrophic Interactions and Their Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning 96
13. 6. Empirical Evidence for Biodiversity–Ecosystem Functioning Relationships 120
14. 7. The Transition from Sampling to Complementarity Stephen Pacala and David Tilman 151
15. PART 2. Theoretical Extensions
16. 8. Introduction to Theory and the Common Ecosystem Model 169
17. 9. Successional Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning 175
18. 10. Environmental Niches and Ecosystem Functioning 213
19. 11. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: The Role of Trophic Interactions and the Importance of System Openness 246
20. PART 3 Applications and Future Directions
21. 12. Linking Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functioning 265
22. 13. How Relevant to Conservation Are Studies Linking Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning? 294
23. 14. Looking Back and Peering Forward 314
24. References 331
25. Index 359