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Table_4_Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions Across an Afro-Tropical Forest Biodiversity Hotspot.XLSX [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Ecosystem functions are important for the resilience of ecosystems and for human livelihood quality. Intact habitats and heterogeneous environments are known to provide a large variety of ecosystem functions.
Tobias Seifert (1685482)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of Main Land-Use Types on Plant and Microbial Diversity and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Degraded Alpine Grasslands

open access: yesLand, 2023
Grassland resources occupy an important place in the national economy. However, grasslands in alpine regions of China are severely degraded, and the effects of land-use types on species composition, soil nutrients, and ecosystem multifunctionality of ...
Hongye Su   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Energy flows reveal declining ecosystem functions by animals across Africa. [PDF]

open access: yesNature
A key challenge for ecological science is to understand how biodiversity loss is changing ecosystem structure and function at scales that are relevant for policy1.
Loft T   +8 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Ecosystem functions and management : theory and practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This is the first book to provide vital information on key local ecosystems, their functions, state of health, and their role in development in an Asian context, particularly on the Indian subcontinent.
Sandhu, Harpinder
core   +1 more source

Application of UAV photogrammetry for the assessment of forest structure and species network in the tropical forests of Southern Nigeria

open access: yesGeocarto International, 2023
Using the object-based image analysis (OBIA) technique, this study examined structural characteristics, quantified carbon stocks, and identified tree species in the tropical forests of southwestern Nigeria.
Sehinde Akinbiola   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trait‐based selection of nurse plants to restore ecosystem functions in mine tailings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Metal mining in drylands generates waste tailings with high toxicity, physical instability, as well as water and thermal stresses that hamper their biological colonization.
Verdú, Miguel   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Theory and Practice of Ecosystem Functions and Management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This chapter describes major ecosystems and associated ecosystem services in South Asia. It develops a conceptual framework to explore major ecosystems and the benefits they provide in terms of social and economic values.
Sandhu, H.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Tree species, tree genotypes and tree genotypic diversity levels affect microbe-mediated soil ecosystem functions in a subtropical forest [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Tree species identity and tree genotypes contribute to the shaping of soil microbial communities. However, knowledge about how these two factors influence soil ecosystem functions is still lacking.
Purahong, Witoon   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Functions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This chapter reflects on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Drawing connections between ecosystem functions and ecosystem services can make the concept of sustainability less nebulous.
Oswald J. Schmitz
core   +1 more source

Ecosystem functions and estimation of multifunctionality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Ecosystem functions and estimation of ...
Tabeni, Solana   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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