Table of Contents
ContributorsPART I. Introduction1. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: the emergence of a synthetic ecological framework, S. Naeem, M. Loreau, and P. Inchausti2. The debate on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, H. A. MooneyPART II. Core areas of debate: biodiversity and ecosystem processes in grassland ecosystems3 Plant diversity and composition: effects on productivity and nutrient dynamics of experimental grasslands, D. Tilman et al.4 Biodiversity manipulation experiments: studies replicated at multiple sites, A. Hector et al.5. Evaluating the relative strengths of biotic versus abiotic controls on ecosystem processes, M. A. Huston and A. C. McBride6 The design and analysis of biodiversity experiments, B. Schmid et al.PART III. New perspectives on ecosystem stability7 A new look at the relationship between diversity and stability, M. Loreau et al.8. Do species interactions buffer environmental variation (in theory)?, J. B. Hughes, A. R. Ives, and J. Norberg9. Biodiversity and stability in soil ecosystems: patterns, processes and the effects of disturbance, P. C. de Ruiter, B. Griffiths, and J. C. Moore10. Neighbourhood scale effects of species diversity on biological invasions and their relation to community patterns, J. M. Levine, T. Kennedy, and S. NaeemPART IV. Extending the scope to other systems11 Contributions of aquatic model systems to our understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, O. L. Petchey et al.12. How can marine ecology contribute to the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning debate?, M. Emmerson and M. Huxham13 Multi-trophic dynamics and ecosystem processes, D. Rafaelli et al.14. Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the above-ground—below-ground linkages, D. A. Wardle and W. H. van der Putten15. Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and soil decomposer food webs, J. Mikola, R. D. Bardgett, and K. Hedlund16. The critical role of plant-microbe interactions on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: arbuscular mycorrhizal associations as an example, M. G. A. van der Heijden and J. H. C. CornelissenPART V. Extending the scope to other dimensions17 Species diversity, functional diversity, and ecosystem functioning, D. U. Hooper et al.18 Slippin' and slidin' between the scales: the scaling components of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relations, J. Bengtsson et al.19 Effect of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning in managed ecosystems, J. Vandermeer et al.PART VI. Synthesis20. Perspectives and challenges, M. Loreau, S. Naeem, and P. InchaustiBibliographyIndex
