A wealth of empirical and theoretical studies has investigated the consequences of biodiversity loss on ecosystem properties. Whilst the importance of biodiversity in mediating ecosystem properties has been established, the magnitude and direction of effects vary between studies and are dependent on the biotic and abiotic conditions of the experimental system. Consequently there are still significant gaps in our understanding of how species loss may affect ecosystem properties, what the underlying mechanisms are, and how the effects of species loss are modified by environmental context.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:493491 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Godbold, Jasmin Annica |
| Publisher | University of Aberdeen |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=24847 |
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