INVESTIGADORES
DIAZ Sandra Myrna
capítulos de libros
Título:
Ecosystem function measurement, terrestrial communities.
Autor/es:
DÍAZ, S
Libro:
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity.
Editorial:
Academic Press
Referencias:
Lugar: San Diego; Año: 2001; p. 321 - 343
Resumen:
THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH the functioning of terrestrial
ecosystems with emphasis on primary producers
and their relationship to biodiversity. Primary producers,
in partil!ular vascular plants, are the major sustainers
of terrestrial life. They determine the amount of
energy and materials available to terrestrial food webs.
Biodiversity in this context involves not only the number
and relative abundance of species (taxonomic diversity)
but also the kind and relative abundance of traits
they possess (functional diversity). These traits influence,
and in turn are influenced by, major ecosystem
processes. Ecosystem resource dynamics (carbon, nutrients,
and water) and ecosystem stability in the face
of disturbance (resistance and resilience) are discussed,
including conceptual issues and major theoretical and
methodological approaches to their study.
ecosystems with emphasis on primary producers
and their relationship to biodiversity. Primary producers,
in partil!ular vascular plants, are the major sustainers
of terrestrial life. They determine the amount of
energy and materials available to terrestrial food webs.
Biodiversity in this context involves not only the number
and relative abundance of species (taxonomic diversity)
but also the kind and relative abundance of traits
they possess (functional diversity). These traits influence,
and in turn are influenced by, major ecosystem
processes. Ecosystem resource dynamics (carbon, nutrients,
and water) and ecosystem stability in the face
of disturbance (resistance and resilience) are discussed,
including conceptual issues and major theoretical and
methodological approaches to their study.
the functioning of terrestrial
ecosystems with emphasis on primary producers
and their relationship to biodiversity. Primary producers,
in partil!ular vascular plants, are the major sustainers
of terrestrial life. They determine the amount of
energy and materials available to terrestrial food webs.
Biodiversity in this context involves not only the number
and relative abundance of species (taxonomic diversity)
but also the kind and relative abundance of traits
they possess (functional diversity). These traits influence,
and in turn are influenced by, major ecosystem
processes. Ecosystem resource dynamics (carbon, nutrients,
and water) and ecosystem stability in the face
of disturbance (resistance and resilience) are discussed,
including conceptual issues and major theoretical and
methodological approaches to their study.
