Quantifying Functional Biodiversity (Paperback, 2012 ed.)

Functional diversity (FD) defined as the value, range, and abundance of functional traits in a given community or ecosystem is increasingly accepted as a synthetic ecological concept that sheds light on ecosystem functioning. Functional group richness and functional biodiversity indices have been proposed to quantify the FD of a community, or some of its components. The comparative assessment of FD in different ecosystems and for different ecosystem processes would be an invaluable tool for a better and more general understanding of what are the functional roles of biodiversity in the provision of ecosystem services. In this volume we offer a synthesis of the methods used to quantify functional diversity and step by step examples to define functional groups and to estimate functional indices. We also compare communities, and changes of diversity along environmental gradients. All the examples may be reproduce using electronic data files and FDiversity, a free software.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	Laura Pla • Fernando Casanoves • Julio Di Rienzo
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	98
Edition:	2012 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9400726475
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming
LSN:	9400726473
Barcode:	9789400726475

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