The Functions of Biological Diversity in an Age of Extinction
- 15 June 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 336 (6087), 1401-1406
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1215855
Abstract
Environmental Determinism?: Earth's millions of species influence a wide range of environmental processes, including elemental cycling, the stability of ecosystems, and the goods and services they provide. Naeem et al. (p. 1401 ) review recent advances in the young and evolving field of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, explore the extent to which the field is becoming a predictive science, and indicate how the field needs to develop in order to aid worldwide efforts to achieve environmental sustainability in the face of rising rates of extinction.Keywords
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